Timeline for Making the move from Win to Linux [closed]
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| Apr 20, 2019 at 15:06 | history | edited | Rui F Ribeiro | CC BY-SA 4.0 | edited title |
| Jan 13, 2019 at 22:21 | history | edited | Rui F Ribeiro | CC BY-SA 4.0 | deleted 1133 characters in body; edited tags |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 20:44 | comment | added | user31261 | than it's normal for a simple guy needing a simple working and flawless OS. But there comes a point when enough is enough. And that point for me is now :) With these being sad, I will say it again cause it's true: Linux is hard to learn, confusing, and complex, and could be made simpler. If people at Microsoft could create a simple OS so can the millions of Linux enthusiasts. Why they dont do it is beyond me but never mind. I will learn Linux too, as I kind of began to like it | |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 20:42 | comment | added | user31261 | I don't seem interested in learning Linux cause I am not and cause I like simple and easy things. But I will learn it nevertheless. But that doesn't mean I have no rights to first find the easiest, safest, cheapest and most powerful solution. I am also "cursing" the linux gods for making such complicated things instead of keeping it swift and easy like its normal. They probably try to appear more knowledgeable in front of the non-geeky persons, I don't know but I know the syndrome as I had many geeky colleagues myself. As for learning how to diagnose and solve problems, I tried to do this more | |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 20:02 | comment | added | rahmu | I completely agree with @njsg. You don't seem interested in learning how to use Linux, you're just trying to escape the problems you found on Windows by looking for something that behaves like it minus the problems. That's not what Linux is, and honestly, you're going to get disappointed and start cursing the linux gods. My advice to you is to take the time to learn to solve your problems on Windows. Random disconnect from the internet could be a problem at the side of the ISP, slowing down and/or freezing could be caused by a hungry process. Learn to diagnose. | |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 19:54 | history | closed | Ulrich Dangel Shadur-don't-feed-the-AI Renan jasonwryan rahmu | not constructive | |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 13:23 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jan 27, 2013 at 13:13 | comment | added | njsg | Once again, what version of Windows? Also, where did you install the codecs and drivers from? Did you check all the binaries for vlc and the like to be sure they were virus-free? Did you install a firewall, in case you did not install a version of Windows which already has a firewall (and I think that if it is this case, that's why you've got problems as soon as you install it). Also, where did you get drivers, up to date drivers? | |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 13:09 | comment | added | user31261 | ... (continued) and never had issues on a fresh new Windows installation. Yet, this time I am having automatic internet disconnection, PC slowing down or freezing (sign of trojans but none of the AVs I tested found any), automatic (rare, that's true) system restarts (aka BSOD) and other idiot things like these. If you're telling me that even Linux has such issues then you can ignore my original post and feel free to recommend an OS which doesn't have them (or at least has less of them, and less dangerous/annoying) | |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 13:05 | comment | added | user31261 | That's exactly what I'm saying :) Something is terribly wrong here but I am not the one doing it. It just got done by something, not someone cause I am the only one using the computer. What really bugs me is that I don't know what's wrong as I repeat (for the third time??) that I did NOTHING different than what I usually do after I install Windows, which is install drivers, install media (winamp, vlc), install antivirus (usually AVG) which I download from their website every time anyway, install firefox which again I download from their website, install winace, etc. Been doing this for years.. | |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 12:37 | comment | added | njsg | Which version of Windows? You do clearly have an issue with windows here, you should fix that. It is not normal to get "connectivity and virus issues" just after installing windows, unless you have been doing something terribly wrong. | |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 12:18 | comment | added | user31261 | I tried everything a newbie would try and even more. I am not technology inclined type of guy I just use computer for basic needs (internet marketing, games, office, emails, downloads and stuff. I don't do programming, video editing and the alikes). With this said, I really have had enough with Windows. I've been using it for 20 years or so, but never had weekly issues with it like I had in the last year. What's more, I just re-installed it on a new formatted partition and installed only the basic apps (like I mentioned in my post) and yet, I still have connectivity and virus issues... | |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 11:33 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jan 27, 2013 at 11:28 | comment | added | njsg | Also, you sound like you really want Windows, just without these problems. Have you ever considered trying to fix the way you use windows? What did you do? Did you run everything as Administrator or execute random EXEs from the web or enable flash and javascript for all web sites? Because I don't think it's that common for Windows to get infected that easily... | |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 11:28 | history | edited | user31261 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | I finished a sentence that I forgot finishing :) |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 11:27 | answer | added | Chris Down | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 11:26 | comment | added | njsg | "I also need my OS to be highly intuitive (to look as much as Windows, if possible)" Windows and Linux are different. Even if you get something close to that (automagic DE which allows you to do everything with the mouse), be sure to get acquainted with some of the major differences. The evolution of this question, which is also quite new, may be useful: unix.stackexchange.com/q/62708/14831 | |
| Jan 27, 2013 at 11:13 | history | asked | user31261 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |