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Linux ???
Broadband1:
Hey all (Linux users in particular) ;D
I am considering installing Linux on my system and dual-booting it with XP and I was wandering apart from being an OS-OS (Open Sauce - Operating System) What is Linux ??? and how does it work ??? and is it any good for gaming ???
kitz:
I've not used linux for several years so I may be wrong, but if youre really into gaming, then perhaps linux as the main o/s isnt for you.
There's a list of available games here.
Linux however is a very good o/s if you want to learn more and dont want to be tied to the M$ world of bulky operating systems and un-needed applications. It takes a bit of patience to learn, but those that do feel it is well worth it. I'm afraid I failed and got frustrated when some drivers I needed weren't available.... but things have moved on since then and are a lot better.
Theres a lot more alternative software these days for linux, and theres also wine which is a windows emulator for linux. I keep saying I want to have another bash at linux, but its something I havent got around to :/
I dabbled with RedHat, but theres plenty more distros to choose from
Eric's our resident expert on linux, so he can probably add a lot more info than I could and say which would be the best distro for a new-comer.
roseway:
Perhaps these would be a good start: http://www.linux.org/info/index.html and http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
Floydoid:
I've dabbled a bit with Linux, namely with PCLinuxOS which is a nice distro to start with if you're used to the windows environment... Eric has written several (pinned) tutorials about getting started.
http://www.pclinuxos.com/
Broadband1:
Roseway that 2nd link you posted lead me to this
http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html
ReactOS looks good although it says its in Alpha mode so its not recommeneded for everyday usage so I think I'll donwload Linux for now and then whenever ReactOS is released i'll giv e that a go :)
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