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Which operating system is the most no-nonsense, lightweight and efficient of them all today? I hate unnecessary features and applications and faggy graphics.
Windows 8 seems to be a major suck job.
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Linux if you want lightweight and only essential apps and hate gaming.
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still using xp sp3 on two of my three computers at home. Nothing they made after was better than this anyway.
they force you to upgrade your OS to benefit from the new Direct X routines for video games, but im pretty sure you could use the last DX routine on xp if they wanted to...it's just in order to sell they force the consumer to upgrade, this is pointless, XP does everything 99.99% of what the average and tech expert person need to do with their computer or tablet/smart phone.
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Windows 3.1
No nonsense OS, straight and to the point.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/Windows_3.1.png)
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OpenBSD.
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still using xp sp3 on two of my three computers at home. Nothing they made after was better than this anyway.
they force you to upgrade your OS to benefit from the new Direct X routines for video games, but im pretty sure you could use the last DX routine on xp if they wanted to...it's just in order to sell they force the consumer to upgrade, this is pointless, XP does everything 99.99% of what the average and tech expert person need to do with their computer or tablet/smart phone.
You cant know anything about computers and software if you claim XP sp3 is equal to Windows 7.
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Linux if you want lightweight and only essential apps and hate gaming.
The only thing I do is download and watch movies, surf the net and minor document work like writing a CV. Maybe some photoshop.
No gaming whatsoever.
Which Linux version?
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OpenBSD.
OpenBSD is interesting. Just never heard about anyone using it.
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OpenBSD.
;D
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The only thing I do is download and watch movies, surf the net and minor document work like writing a CV. Maybe some photoshop.
No gaming whatsoever.
Which Linux version?
http://linuxmint.com/ (http://linuxmint.com/)
Linux Mint 14 “Nadia”
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www.archlinux.org
1 more stable than debian or other linux with latest debugged kernel code
2 as fast and easy to compile programs on
3 easier to update than ubuntto debian or bsd or solaris
4 easier to install software than freebsd or netbsd or solaris
until plan9 from bell labs gets a nice user interface or forthOS gets a nice GUI browser archlinux is the greatest and has won the admin award 5 years running
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www.archlinux.org
more stable than debian or other linux with latest debugged kernel code
as fast and more easy to compile programs on and update and install software than freebsd or netbsd or solaris
until plan9 from bell labs gets a nice user interface or forthOS gets a nice GUI browser archlinux is the greatest
We use CentOS at work, I like it, it's solid, never crashes, and it handles the tons of data we output.
For home use, Windows 7 hands down.
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Which operating system is the most no-nonsense, lightweight and efficient of them all today? I hate unnecessary features and applications and faggy graphics.
Windows 8 seems to be a major suck job.
no-nonsense depends on how familiar you are with computers
lightweight depends on the spec of your computer
efficient depends on what you do with your computer
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http://linuxmint.com/ (http://linuxmint.com/)
Linux Mint 14 “Nadia”
Not sure if it's this one but seems "buggy".
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When I was in college I used Ubuntu (linux distro). It was great! I could do all the admin stuff via shell as well as just be a power user because the GUI is very similar to Windows.
Another up side to Ubuntu is the great support community around it, I have never ran into a problem that hasn't already been solved with a full solution on the Ubuntu forums.
You can even try it out by running the live-cd to see if you like it before you install it. You can install it along-side your Windows OS, so you can switch back and forth in case that is something you want. All apps are free and open source. GIMP is just as good as photoshop and works in a very similar way. VLC works like a charm. It even has some impressive games you can run on it.
You can download the ISO or order a free cd they send in the mail.
Hope this helps
WannaBe
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We use CentOS at work, I like it, it's solid, never crashes, and it handles the tons of data we output.
For home use, Windows 7 hands down.
for watching vids use vlc
surf web I like seamonkey browser
iceWM nice desktop
pidgin for internet chat
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When I was in college I used Ubuntu (linux distro). It was great! I could do all the admin stuff via shell as well as just be a power user because the GUI is very similar to Windows.
Another up side to Ubuntu is the great support community around it, I have never ran into a problem that hasn't already been solved with a full solution on the Ubuntu forums.
You can even try it out by running the live-cd to see if you like it before you install it. You can install it along-side your Windows OS, so you can switch back and forth in case that is something you want. All apps are free and open source. GIMP is just as good as photoshop and works in a very similar way. VLC works like a charm. It even has some impressive games you can run on it.
You can download the ISO or order a free cd they send in the mail.
Hope this helps
WannaBe
Thanks.
I'm looking mostly at Ubuntu or Win 7.
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no-nonsense depends on how familiar you are with computers
lightweight depends on the spec of your computer
efficient depends on what you do with your computer
Sure.
I'm very familiar but would like something effortless. Only basic usage, mostly on the web, listening to music or watching movies. The specs are basic. I don't need anything special for my usage.
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I'd give Windows 8 a chance. From what I've been reading (and my own experience)..everyone thinks it sucks at first, but once they learn the new way of doing things, people really like it.
I'm not knocking Linux, I would just go the Windows route due to its widespread adoption and ease of finding information to resolve issues.
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What Chrome is for browsers, is what I'm looking for but in a OS if that makes sense...
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What Chrome is for browsers, is what I'm looking for but in a OS if that makes sense...
Yes, it makes sense. IMHO, that's another reason to give Windows 8 some consideration.
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Or, maybe look at a Chrome book? It sounds like it meets your needs...
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Best Orange Soda is
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OpenBSD is interesting. Just never heard about anyone using it.
I use it for work in a lab for an external Firewall, it runs PF (packet filter) on OpenBSD.
Good, free stuff... Most linux is fine, people just seem to have their favorite flavors..
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Win2k and WinXP.
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What is OS ? Wizzard of....?
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If you want to use your computer for internet browsing and you want lightweight system which can run on old machine then Ubuntu. It's easy to install, easy to use. When you want to install something, like codecs to watch movies or whatever then you have plenty of tutorials on the internet, just google it out.
I use win7 because I got sick of looking at Ubuntu at work and like computer games.
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Thanks.
I'm looking mostly at Ubuntu or Win 7.
ubuntoo is linux
if linux then www.archlinux.org about 7 years ahead of ubuntoo
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for watching vids use vlc
surf web I like seamonkey browser
iceWM nice desktop
pidgin for internet chat
I use too many Windows only apps and don't like the performance of the emulators like wine to run my software.
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A decent Oriental Stew...
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Best Oral Sex has to be a fatty that cant have enough meat in her mouth
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Windows 3.1
No nonsense OS, straight and to the point.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/Windows_3.1.png)
that shit was stable as hell
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Windows XP
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(http://www.erosblog.com/sex-blog-pictures/suck.gif)
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I run Fedora, Cent, and OS X.
I do like Haiku though.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Haiku_OS.png)
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Microsoft has learned over the years. WinME and Vista were an obvious failure.
98SE, 2k, XP and win7 were all recent successes. Win8 is GREAT if you disable the metro UI and install a start menu. Much faster, much more efficient, etc... than win7.
Linux was great back in the day when win95-98 was what microsoft had to offer, even 2k/xp linux was ahead in many aspects. Compatibility issues, drivers, lack of industry standard software and arrogance on certain developer's minds is what set linux back and would never make it an accepted standard for any users.
What's the point of me knowing various commands and 'showing off' understanding the structure of various linux distros to regular joes? Pretty lame.
In the end even as a techy you want the most efficient, versatile, easiest and secure platform to get the job done. As I've said Microsoft has learned, Linux developers have not.
In the end every environment can be secured and every environment can be hacked.
Being a cocky shithead developer will keep you popular on IRC and the web underground for some time, but you'll be some nerd stuck in a mama's basement.
I endorse win7 and win8 (minus metro) as the current best platform.
Mac = piece of shit wana be unix/linux with the most RETARDED layout, hotkeys, mouse, etc...
PS - I've used computers since the 286, dos 3.0. dos 5, dos 6.22, Win3/3.1/3.11 etc... OS/2 warp, etc...
Quite frankly, I don't want to waste time on fiddling with the tools I use. I used to but who gives a shit? Life has more purpose than sitting at a computer. Now a days I just see a computer as a tool. The one that gets the job fastest wins. I want to go home and relax, spend time with family, go to gym, etc... Not be trying to find open source alternatives to x number of applications or drivers etc... I can do all that, but why waste my time?
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Microsoft has learned over the years. WinME and Vista were an obvious failure.
98SE, 2k, XP and win7 were all recent successes. Win8 is GREAT if you disable the metro UI and install a start menu. Much faster, much more efficient, etc... than win7.
Linux was great back in the day when win95-98 was what microsoft had to offer, even 2k/xp linux was ahead in many aspects. Compatibility issues, drivers, lack of industry standard software and arrogance on certain developer's minds is what set linux back and would never make it an accepted standard for any users.
What's the point of me knowing various commands and 'showing off' understanding the structure of various linux distros to regular joes? Pretty lame.
In the end even as a techy you want the most efficient, versatile, easiest and secure platform to get the job done. As I've said Microsoft has learned, Linux developers have not.
In the end every environment can be secured and every environment can be hacked.
Being a cocky shithead developer will keep you popular on IRC and the web underground for some time, but you'll be some nerd stuck in a mama's basement.
I endorse win7 and win8 (minus metro) as the current best platform.
Mac = piece of shit wana be unix/linux with the most RETARDED layout, hotkeys, mouse, etc...
PS - I've used computers since the 286, dos 3.0. dos 5, dos 6.22, Win3/3.1/3.11 etc... OS/2 warp, etc...
This shows you are pretty much a microsoft fanboy.
It's not a wanna be anything... It runs BSD. That's one of the original Unix operating systems.
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It may be so, but it still has a piece of shit interface and lack of logic. Which retard decided that a mouse should have one button lol. I love my PC mouse that has 6 buttons and two rollers, wireless, works on glass even, etc...
KDE/Gnome = better.
Only ones that actually LIKE macs are those that have been using them forever and don't know better. Plus the kiddies now a days who are into 'fashion trends' for a while mac products are what? Fashion/Trendy. I had every iphone, I jail broke them, had console access, etc... who cares? I have an android now, frickin way better and i have console access and then some.
Great, so I can go into the console on a mac, but when using it day to day, you get a pos interface/hotkeys/mouse/keyboard/etc...
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the Best Office SLuts , are the old horny white bosses
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It may be so, but it still has a piece of shit interface and lack of logic. Which retard decided that a mouse should have one button lol. I love my PC mouse that has 6 buttons and two rollers, wireless, works on glass even, etc...
KDE/Gnome = better.
That's the point... It's about the UI.
By only having one mouse it forces the Interface creators to put things on the menu so that no matter WHAT kind of mouse you have, it has no problems functioning with ALL mice.
That's the point.
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Well it has one piece of shit interface, especially the 'finder bar' it's just retarded sorry. And it's ont like I'm new to any form of computers, had a commodore too, been through every flavour of platforms there are.
And Macs are no longer 'amazing' for media/professional work. At our company they use macs for the art department, I studied media myself, we used PC hardware, Maya, 3dsmax, lightwave, photoshop, designer, after affects, premiere, etc... ALL readily available and FASTER on a PC today.
Oh sheesh macs have a 28" LCD, GREAT, so do PCs now a days.
The point is, Macs are behind and they are a fashion statement more than anything anymore. Do Macs work great in a corporate environment with active directory? No, patched up headache on a network. They run their own ghetto lan with all sorts of work arounds to be able to acces SAMBA (file sharing printing) etc... It's very poorly integratable, manageable, unsecure, etc...
PCs are more versatile, more powerful, whether you chose a MS platform or open source Linux deriative.
Macs are a fashion statement not a piece of tech worthy of a corporate environment.
Why do macs have no viruses? Because no one gave a shit about them. So they kept advertising that there are 'no viruses' on macs in their marketting campaigns. Guess what, there are DoS attacks, vulnerabilities on macs now, there are viruses, etc... tons of them. Apple removed those 'claims' from their marketting lol.
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We need to start qualifying replies.
Post a pic of your 18+ inch arm & then, and only then, make an OS recommendation.
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Onion Soup
(http://stevosoups.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/plate_french_onion_soup.jpg)
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I didn't think anyone used a computer anymore. It's all iPhone/Android thesedays.
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I'm currently using Ubuntu 12.04LTS for my main computer, Ubuntu 11 for my secondary, and I have 2 Android Tablets.
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My Desktop
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Brutal "manga or whatever is that shit" wallpaper ::)
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Vince's real desktop
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Brutal "manga or whatever is that shit" wallpaper ::)
That's Wolfwood.....I'm a big fan of Trigun....also the Dirty Pair which is what I had last time. I change it out from time to time
(http://www.galeon.com/animebabes/dirtypair/dirtypics/dirty02.jpg)
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I wish there was more anime like trigun. One of my fav animes for sure. Cowboy bepop was okay but eh trigun is trigun. I love DB/DBZ, DBGT was gay except ss4 lol. Yeah I was an anime/manga fanboy at one point haha.
Fist of the north star was pretty bad ass too :D
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I think we should start a seperate thread we're derailing :D
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What is OS ? Wizzard of....?
Yes.
Wizzard of.
And Floyd.
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We need to start qualifying replies.
Post a pic of your 18+ inch arm & then, and only then, make an OS recommendation.
Post count is sufficient. If you spend x hours a day on the net you should naturally have some merit.
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My Desktop
I'm inclined towards trying Ubuntu just to evaluate it. But I think i'd change it to classic Gnome to get rid of that side menu thing... do you like it?
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I uses
Mac OS X
Whatever the fuck that means
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My Desktop
Here is my Desktop
(http://www.dreamstime.com/very-old-desktop-thumb10881.jpg)
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no-nonsense depends on how familiar you are with computers
lightweight depends on the spec of your computer
efficient depends on what you do with your computer
good post.
leave it to an OS thread to bring out the power users :o
;D
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any free unix can give you desktop like icewm and web broswer n multichat like firefox or seamonkey and pidgin
so then you almost forget you not on windows surfing the net
www.archlinux.org
archlinux beats illumian openbsd freebsd netbsd debian ubuntuu fedora redhat centos etc. in these ways:
1 easy update
2 up to date pacakges/software install
3 linux so its easy to compile programs and the compiler is more up to date than other linux
4 more recent more stable less buggy code and linux kernel for better performacne and more stability
i reccomend:
icewm easy desktop liek win95
pidgin chat yahoo msn aol
seamonkey like firefox but simpler cleaner
vlc porn vids watching, hek I even use this on windows same as pidgin and seamonkey
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I'm inclined towards trying Ubuntu just to evaluate it. But I think i'd change it to classic Gnome to get rid of that side menu thing... do you like it?
It runs well on my old computers. The side menu for me really doesn't make a difference. I mainly use the big computers to operate my websites
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It runs well on my old computers. The side menu for me really doesn't make a difference. I mainly use the big computers to operate my websites
What websites do you operate?