Ubuntu or Windows 7

[andrew35133]

Hey,

I have a problem. I really like both Ubuntu and Windows 7 but I dont know which one to chose as my main OS. I really like that Windows has TONS of programs and is basically supported by everything. But I do like Ubuntu cause it opens up a entire new relem of stuff to find and figure out. Please post why I should go with Windows 7 or Ubuntu

Thanks,
Andrew Pearson

[roby718]

same issue

[labrat1461]

I personally like windows 7 at the moment more just because I'm into gaming right now and it has more programs that I need, BUT my secondary os is ubuntu, lightweight, all around good os. I use both frequently though.

[henk506673]

i love both and have 2 hard drives one for each but if anyone can tell me how to make it work with them please let me know. i install ubuntu then can not access windows 7 using grub. on the other side of things i do not see the problem here, just use partitioning.

[cybrax]

Ubuntu will also boot and run happily from a USB memory stick for those who do not wish to tamper with partitioning.

[Eugen Jung]

I recently ordered a new 160GB hard-drive for £35 ($60) and installed Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" on it. I now use it exclusively, my old Windows HD forgotten in the deep dark recesses of my wardrobe. The ONLY Windows program that I miss is Microsoft Visual Studio (Code::Blocks and Eclipse are pretty good alternatives, but still...).

Plus, a lot of Free Software is easier to set up on Linux, especially development libraries (I still remember trying to develop my hobby OS on Windoze - not something I want to repeat).

I know many people still think that Linux is "just for geeks" or "just for developers", but I think that the 11.04 release of Ubuntu is starting to bridge the gap. Katherine Noyes tweeted: "Natty Narwhal: the First Linux for Newbies? http://t.co/3dyCZRp" <-- The article is worth a read...

[rolandr]

Window 7 or Ubuntu [?] why not both? I think the majority of Ubuntu users has their computer dual boot in both OS.

Window 7 is pretty nifty ...

... but I would say 95% of the time I'm using Ubuntu because of open source free apps.

Only time I use Window is for Adobe Photoshop / ImageReady (fluent in both, yes, I know, Linux has GIMP but I have to familiarize myself with its menus and capabilities), and with my M-Audio Fast Track. I have yet to run the script that might be able to install drivers for this Fast Track.

[Sharky]

Go for windows - the new unity interface looks like a half hearted attempt at trying to get mac users, and there's far fewer applications available, as you've said. Really you've answered your own question.

Who is Katherine Noyes and why should I care what she has written?

Plus, there are open source free apps on windows...

[cybrax]

Plus, there are open source free apps on windows...

Yet having a menu option whereby a user could quickly aquire software packages or apps (for free or paid ) from a trusted source is a trick that Micro$oft missed initially and yet is common to even the humblest of Linux distro's such as Puppy. Games are also a big stumbling block, getting something like COD to run on a linux desktop requires a fair bit of tweeking as to just opposed to load disc and play.

As the console makers pretty much have the games side covered and business is becoming more savvy about the benifits of linux, Micro$oft needs to pull a rabbit out of the hat big time with the next O/S version release.

[kadai]

I have been using Kubuntu almost only for more than 2 years by now.

I do not regret the move, because i have (almost) everything I need on that environment, and with the advantage to do not have viruses and other nasty microsoft-only things. And let's not talk the wonderful desktop that KDE provides.

The only thing I regret is that some solutions are not as "good" as its Windows counterparts. Specially GIMP, whose I have too much that it is a 3 window scheme that, if you are not carefull, the windows will screw and you'll need to minimize every other thing you had to see the windows of GIMP again (along with its usability) .. that is why I still use Photoshop, even in Linux.