Question #77535 on Ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/77535
AJD posted a new comment: So Tom - If you were dual booting both what would make you choose XP over Linux at the boot screen and vice versa? I did like the general speed of the OS and the fact that firefox was already there and i had to do ZERO setup to get online (with xp I need to add DNS/set IP's etc) I'd be inclined to use ubuntu for mail/browsing etc but not sure what else?? (I like open office 3, but it's available on XP too) On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:01 PM, Tom <[email protected]>wrote: > Your question #77535 on Ubuntu changed: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/77535 > > Tom posted a new comment: > Lol, thanks & congrats :)) > > I would definitely avoid running any Windows stuff in linux. Why bother > with it when native linux apps tend to be so much better anyway? > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromWindows > > To get almost all your multimedia working in one go it's worth running > through the Medibuntu worksheet > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu > I tend to go with non-free components and haven't had to pay anything so > far. Depending on which country you're in perhaps you should pay someone > for the rights to use certain codecs and things. I'm still waiting to be > asked and will then look into the validity of the claim made - perhaps while > simultaneously switching over to completely OpenSource to really free > myself. > > I find the best way to add any extra functionality i require is to go up > to the top taskbar and click on > > System - Administration - Synaptic Package Manager > > and then use the search button to do some vague search. If i do know > the name of a particular package then i still tend to use the search > button even though it's main advantage is that it searches in package > descriptions as well as in package titles. There are other package > managers (for example, Applications - Add/Remove Applications) and they > all read the same lists, databases, repos and everything but i prefer > the way synaptic gives me more detail. Sometimes it just adds a library > or codec to make an application i use all the time just gain the extra > functionality, sometimes it suggests installing a whole new app :) > > The idea of continuing to think in Windows terms and then trying to > translate that into linux terms doesn't appeal. Each is good in their > own world. I agree that Xp is an excellent OS now - in the linux world > we would say the beta testing stage has finally produced something > that's just about secure enough and Xp seems ready for full release. > It's just a shame that microsquish has made so much money from selling > people something that wasn't really ready and is beginning to withdraw > support for it now that Xp is at last ready! lol > > Oh here's one good reason for going with linux > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Antivirus > > I see no reason to wipe my Xp side or my linux sides. They both work so > i'm keeping both <shrugs> Not a big issue for me :) > Good luck and welcome to linux-land, especially the Ubuntu corner of it :) > Regards from > Tom :)) > > -- > You received this question notification because you are a direct > subscriber of the question. > -- You received this question notification because you are a member of UF Unanswered Posts Team, which is an answer contact for Ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuforums-unanswered Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuforums-unanswered More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
