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Linux Adds 10K Users Overnight

dandirk said:
Yeah I lie cause I hate linux... I have 3 windows and 2 linux boxes in my house... just so happens both linux distros are custom "device" built versions.

As I said this was about a year ago... no shit nvidia had a long command line instruction webpage to downloading and upgrading their drivers. I am glad it has improved. I did find a repo someone put up but then again it was 3rd party (rather not do that) and I had to setup a repo which wasn't the easiest for a first timer.

Yes it was a first use of the OS, and that is my point EXACTLY. It is easier to config the simple stuff in windows. More and better info, better instructions for the average person. Virtually no commandline file editing for simple STANDARD networking stuff.

I got everything working but it was just plain harder to do with ubuntu. Not a huge deal for me, I like figuring out this stuff. But when people say linux is good for the normal desktop I balk.

As for security... yes its much safer to browse the web NOW... but what happens if linux becomes #1... then you will see infections even on linux cause people will click OK to ANYTHING.
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I'm really surprised you had this much trouble with Linux.

While everyone acts like the command line is some uber complicated thing they should never have to touch, somehow the "average joe" got along fine with it 20 or so years ago. Hell, my mom learned how to use punch cards back and the day and I can't even claim to do that(and no, she wasn't a technical major of any kind). So yeah, while it might seem scary at first, it's not bad imo if it's use is required sparingly. I'd often rather type in a line or two than do a lot of clicking around.

And usually to install drivers it's something like this:
add-apt-repository 'nvdidia drivers repository link'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ________
Enter 'y' at prompt

Once the repository is added it's about as complicated as this:
sudo apt-get install ________
Enter 'y' at prompt

Anyway... here's the current install page for nvidia drivers under linux
http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html
Download, install.

I just installed Linux Mint(based on Ubuntu) on my computer about 3 weeks ago. It was dead simple and installed much quicker than windows 7 does. After installing, it let me know with a popup in the top right that proprietary drivers were also available and that I could install them for a faster experience. I either clicked it or went to the app manager and installed them(can't remember which). They installed, I rebooted, and everything was fine. This is for crossfired 5770s too, even though ati's linux drivers are "terrible". Then I installed Wine, Steam, and Amnesia and played that for a bit and it ran fine.

Linux isn't 100% better at everything than Windows. I wish it were, but it's not (yet). There's still issues with interoperability. among others. A lot of this is Windows' fault imo(proprietary filesystems and file types for example that require reverse engineering), but it's still a barrier to switching over.

While I think libreoffice works fine for most home uses, and probably most office uses as well, it doesn't work so well when someone sends you a word or powerpoint file with tons of formatting that you need to open in libreoffice. I don't think this is libreoffice's fault so much, but it's still there and it causes problems that aren't pretty when your boss needs something "RIGHT NOW". That being said, I think libreoffice is "good enough" for what most people/businesses want to do and the problem is getting everyone to switch over. It might be a step back from the current version of MS Office in some ways, but I haven't seen anything in the latest versions of Office that is a "must have" feature or anything.

As for security, it's true that Windows is targeted more simply because it's more popular/easier to attack. However, Linux also patches its software much quicker when it comes to security issues from what I've seen, and there's other free OS's such as OpenBSD that do a better job of writing secure code. So I don't think Linux will suddenly be just as vulnerable to attacks as Windows currently is if they reach the tipping point in popularity. While it may not maintain practical immunity to 99% of attacks, it should still overall be a good deal safer.

I think the open source software model is inherently better and that because of that it's inevitable that it'll triumph in the end. I expect open source games to follow, and then sometime after that open hardware.
 
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