Linux anyone?

[Cupe]

I'm gonna get one of those mini laptops and run ubuntu on it

Anyone use linux?

[BeatLeSS]

don't do it man!

[Cupe]

what

why?

[BeatLeSS]

There's a reason why linux users are a minority.

Don't make me label you!

[lloydc]

There's a reason why linux users are a minority.

Don't make me label you!

i don't geddit... it's not for everyone, but what's wrong with it?

[chrismak]

I say go for it. Its free after all.

(edit)

I had ubuntu on a work laptop a couple of years back. Was a bitch to get the Bigpond 3G USB dongle working but everything else worked like a charm.

[lloydc]

I say go for it. Its free after all.

not to mention stable

[Mitch]

ive used a range of different linux distributions. I'd definately recommend ubunutu over windows for one of those mini laptops.

A netbook isn't going to be doing anything too intense anyway, and ubuntu has all the software you'd be familiar with, e.g.:

-openoffice

-firefox

etc.

[CapFive]

Ubuntu works well for basic stuff, its a minority because its freeware and freeware can only go so far...

[Buck_Choi]

same here. recently started to use linux @ uni. so installing it at this minute onto some vmware. so i can get familiar with this shit.

ive used ubuntu for like an hour. and it seemed fine. for the basics. but im very new to it. but read its heaps stable.

im currently installing fedora. ill post back up how it goes.

[Elsamchez]

Linux is a step forward. There is a good reason why a truck load of web servers use it as their base OS.

[Gandy]

do you pronounce it LIE NEX or LIN NEX

[Jaz]

ive always said, LIN UX

[Cupe]

Lin-ix

[Mitch]

Lin-ix

[Lurk6r]

lie nux

[Cupe]

commonly /ˈlɪnəks/ lin-əks in English, also pronounced /ˈlɪnʊks/ lin-uuks in Europe

[Robsta]

Some of you guys are silly, Linux is great. I've used Linux all my life (Dad is a huge Linux nerd) and I've always found it better than Windows. I'm currently running Linux Mint on my Main PC, it's my personal favourite when it ces to the different distros.