Thread: Anyone getting or already have windows 8?

Originally Posted by Keela

I really want to try it. Have to give Linux a go though. I switched to Kubuntu a few weeks ago and I'm loving it.

Ubuntu is good if you're unable to access your OS for whatsoever reasons and you need to save your files.

Originally Posted by Carrot

Ubuntu is good if you're unable to access your OS for whatsoever reasons and you need to save your files.

Or just, you know, general usage....you know...

Originally Posted by Carrot

They have split up searching into category, unlike how we usually search on Windows 7 and all your files, programs are displayed at once. Searching on Windows 8 is split up into apps, files and tools I think.

I much prefered how that worked in Windows 7. If I want to open control panel, for instance, I could just type "control" and hit enter on windows 7. On windows 8 I will have to change category using the mouse, and this using much more time.

Originally Posted by Marvo

Linux is definitely a more attractive platform, if Steam is ported to it.

I've never been able to get into linux. I find the transition to be very hard. I'm not exactly sure why. And it's not that it's to difficult or such, I've had a headless linux box running for years. It just isn't comfortable as a desktop install.

Originally Posted by Carrot

Ubuntu is good if you're unable to access your OS for whatsoever reasons and you need to save your files.

I don't understand.

If you find Windows inaccessible at times, and Linux to be very reliable, why aren't you using Linux more?

It's pretty liberating once you break off from that dependency and realize your computer is actually yours.

Originally Posted by khh

I've never been able to get into linux. I find the transition to be very hard. I'm not exactly sure why. And it's not that it's to difficult or such, I've had a headless linux box running for years. It just isn't comfortable as a desktop install.

Depends on the flavor.

Fedora is pretty great for modern desktop purposes, though it takes some setting up out of the box.

Ubuntu is well supported, easy enough to use, and fairly popular, but I honestly wouldn't recommend it as a primary OS--too wonky at times.

That said, Debian does have an excellent offering in Mint, which can give you a clean, easily customizeable environment that can fit whatever needs you have, and as a bonus has everything ready to go at install (mp3 support, flash, etc.).

Originally Posted by Supernova

Or just, you know, general usage....you know...

I'd prefer a OS that supports most programs.

Originally Posted by Mzzkc

I don't understand.

If you find Windows inaccessible at times, and Linux to be very reliable, why aren't you using Linux more?

It's pretty liberating once you break off from that dependency and realize your computer is actually yours.

It's not about reliability. There are times when your OS just screws up, so my friend placed unbuntu inside his thumbdrive to act as a portable OS to help other people save their files. Since the computer is still able to boot up, except that we can't access the OS inside it.

I know nothing about ubuntu, my friend is the IT guy.