Time to do a reality check before we proceed further.
Operating System is just a platform for our work and entertainment, well, unless you like tinkering and take that as an hobby. It should not cause major frustrations and affect your normal routine. You do not want to end up screwing your one and only PC, and unable to work on an urgent report and get fired as a result of that. Therefore, if you are happy with Microsoft Windows and do not mind the "force down the throat" kind of attitude from them, WGA, DRM, and etc., by all means continue to use it. You can still use many Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) on MS Windows such as OpenOffice & IBM Symphony, as many FOSS applications are cross platforms.
Linux, like Mac OSX, is just another option opened for you, and the good thing about Linux is, most distribution is completely free, well, not entirely, you still need to pay for a blank CD to burn the OS though.
Linux is a completely different operating system started out as a hobby by Linus Torvalds. Just as Mac OSX will not run your PC game, you cannot expect the same on Linux (though it is possible to run MS Office and games in Linux, that's another story). When you switch over to Linux, do expect you are going to do things a little differently and use very different applications to accomplish your tasks.
Here's a list of some alternative applications:
MS Windows ---> Linux alternatives
Be mentally prepared for changes-- the familiarization of the menu systems, OS, and applications will take anywhere from a couple of days to weeks. Basically, modern desktop Linux is mainly GUI driven with little need of typing commands in terminal. As you progress and get more comfortable with Linux, you will probably be using the terminal more and more as it provides a direct, efficient way of control & configuration.
I will end this post with an article: Linux is NOT Windows, and will talk more on Linux Suitability Test in the next post.
Operating System is just a platform for our work and entertainment, well, unless you like tinkering and take that as an hobby. It should not cause major frustrations and affect your normal routine. You do not want to end up screwing your one and only PC, and unable to work on an urgent report and get fired as a result of that. Therefore, if you are happy with Microsoft Windows and do not mind the "force down the throat" kind of attitude from them, WGA, DRM, and etc., by all means continue to use it. You can still use many Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) on MS Windows such as OpenOffice & IBM Symphony, as many FOSS applications are cross platforms.
Linux, like Mac OSX, is just another option opened for you, and the good thing about Linux is, most distribution is completely free, well, not entirely, you still need to pay for a blank CD to burn the OS though.
Linux is a completely different operating system started out as a hobby by Linus Torvalds. Just as Mac OSX will not run your PC game, you cannot expect the same on Linux (though it is possible to run MS Office and games in Linux, that's another story). When you switch over to Linux, do expect you are going to do things a little differently and use very different applications to accomplish your tasks.
Here's a list of some alternative applications:
MS Windows ---> Linux alternatives
- MS Office ---> OpenOffice/ IBM Symphony
- Internet Explorer ---> Firefox/ Konqueror
- Outlook ---> Evolution/ Thunderbird
- Media Player/ iTune ---> Amorak/ Quod Libet/ Totem Movie Player
- Adobe Photshop ---> GIMP
Be mentally prepared for changes-- the familiarization of the menu systems, OS, and applications will take anywhere from a couple of days to weeks. Basically, modern desktop Linux is mainly GUI driven with little need of typing commands in terminal. As you progress and get more comfortable with Linux, you will probably be using the terminal more and more as it provides a direct, efficient way of control & configuration.
I will end this post with an article: Linux is NOT Windows, and will talk more on Linux Suitability Test in the next post.
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