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Toby

im a little curious about linux...

1. is there no viruses and spyware on it?
2. is it compatible with windows games?
3. what are some reasons people use it over windows?
4. what is the "best" free, and popular linux distribution for a person that likes casual use of a computer, like playing games, surfing web, listening to music...

just asking because i never really thought about linux before this.

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Bacn

My cousin uses linux. He said that you can't get viruses on it so I guess it's true. He seems to like it alot but I don't know much about it myself. I tried to use it but I couldn't figure out how to do anything.

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Anonymouse

1.theres a little chance that u will get a virus on mac(its really hard to hack the computer)
2.i think so , because i heard u can run it in intel.(maybe wrong 90%)
3. i would like to ask this too
4. iunno

FabianN

been asked so many times...
But I'll give a basic run down.

1. None of that stuff
2. You need to get a vertualization software and run it through that, and then most games are supported. Wine is the one I remember, but there are other, newer choices.
3. No viruses, faster, more stable, more secure, more powerful, free, highly modifiable.
4 Ubuntu is the current favorite of most people



Now, before you install over your copy of windows, key thing, LEARN about what you are doing.
This is a problem that so many people have. They don't take the time to learn about computers, about how they work, what to do and what not to do. It's one of the few devices that there are so many people that are ignorant about how to actully use it that are using it.
And for that reason there are so many people that have constant problems with it.

Windows is easy and made so that you can be a complete idiot about computers and work it to some extent.
Linux expects you to actually know what the **** you are doing, like you properly should.
So if you don't know what you are doing, do some reading and learn.

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Ramstien

Agreed, Fabian.

Although, when I first used Ubuntu, I didn't really know what to do. Fortunately, I'm not retarded like some other members of our dear community, and I went onto websites to find tutorials and such.

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