dual boot system? ibex pc

[mark3274]

anyone have thoughts on linux over windows xp?

or experience with ibex pc?

[nehemiah]

linux is great if you know all the command-line stuff. if they ported the sims2 to linux, i would use it in a shot.

what file system are you using? i seem to recall that linux has problems with NTFS, but i could be remembering wrong.

[GrapeDRINK]

Linux has no software support, only hardcore computer people have any interest in it as their primary OS.

[nehemiah]

Linux has no software support, only hardcore computer people have any interest in it as their primary OS.
if you pay for the distro - you can get software support.

[Woody]

I use Windows XP as my primary OS. I also have Linux loaded just so I can stay sharp on the CLI... which I use frequently on the job. :niterider

And like mentioned earlier... if more developers made software for Linux I use it more. :niterider

[pigpen65]

Linux is awesome if you don't have money for windows or the office suit. I've tried linux. Nothing wrong with it, just that everything supports windows. If you've never tried Linux, give knoppix.org a shot before you go wiping windows off your HD. Knoppix is a CD bootable linux distribution. So it's a great way to try Linux without making any irreversible changes to your system.

download http://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/knoppix/KNOPPIX_V3.8.1-2005-04-08-DE.iso
Burn the image onto a cd
Enter Bios on startup and set Boot priority to CD drive 1st.
Try linux.

[nehemiah]

anyone try out the VMWare workstation? you can run windows right over the top of linux.

that deserves a :rockon:

it costs $200, though. that deserves a :lowblow:

http://www.vmware.com/products/desktop/ws_features.html

[mark3274]

ok thanks for the insights.