What kind of OS do YOU use? The big survey.
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. It's a good OS except for one thing: you can't move folders in windows explorer. It's so stupid that they would remove this option. I wish I could afford 7 Ultimate so I could get the virtual pc thing so that I could play my old games. I miss xp.
Dual booting Windows and Linux is generally considered to be a bad idea, that's well known. And printing with Ubuntu is... temperamental; a lot of the other OS's do it better (Ubuntu locks away a lot of the functionality to protect users for security reasons).Calatar said:
I'll disagree with you about sudo though; one of the best things about Ubuntu is that it is installed and used by default (it's an optional package for most distributions). If you really want to use sudo with GUI objects you have to use gksudo (e.g. with gedit or nautilus). The reason I think it's good is that it makes you really think before doing anything that could damage the computer (which is really easy to do in Linux: 'rm -rf /' for instance).
Finally, doing things on the command line is the Linux (well, Unix) way. The reason is that it lets you automate tasks that much more effectively. Got a lot of tasks that have to be run together? Just throw them into a quick shell script and run that. It makes things much more convenient once you get used to it.
The vast majority of computer users use Windows XP (though 7 is starting to catch up). That's more than likely going to be the general consensus when you get out of the more tech-savvy sample groups.Arcanz said:
As for what I particularly use: either Windows 7 or Arch Linux.
Windows 7 for gaming and general tomfoolery, because it's compatible with nigh everything and is easy to use.
Arch Linux I use when I work. It's so much easier to code and mess with lower level stuff with Linux compared to Windows. Trying to actually get coding work done in Windows is roughly equivalent to trying to juggle chainsaws. Sure, theoretically it's possible if you're skilled enough, but it takes so much effort to do that it's just not worth it.
vista 64 bit on my on my blue glowing custom monster since it was too powerful for 32 bit which was the only version of XP available at the time and windows 7 was not released at the time
kubuntu Maverick Meerkat on a machine that does stuff since its good on memory
kubuntu Maverick Meerkat on a machine that does stuff since its good on memory
Windows 7 x64, because I use my computer.
Win7 is the best Windows OS: full DirectX 10 and 11 support, very stable, and none of Vista's woes.
Windows is pretty much a given since I use my PC for gaming and run actual applications on it, not just hobby programs. Therefore Linux is not a serious option.
Maybe if I coded more I'd use Linux, but I do so little that I can just use an Ubuntu in a VM for that.
Win7 is the best Windows OS: full DirectX 10 and 11 support, very stable, and none of Vista's woes.
Windows is pretty much a given since I use my PC for gaming and run actual applications on it, not just hobby programs. Therefore Linux is not a serious option.
Maybe if I coded more I'd use Linux, but I do so little that I can just use an Ubuntu in a VM for that.
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. I bought a new PC in February and it came with Windows Vista. I have rarely used Vista, but I am aware of the horror stories in getting it to work properly and how incompatable it can be. I can get Win 7 cheap through University so I went for it.
I like the interface and the couple of enhanced features such as easy file searching and I haven't had any compatibility or bug issues yet.
I like the interface and the couple of enhanced features such as easy file searching and I haven't had any compatibility or bug issues yet.
You should have made a poll but regardless i'll tell you anyway, the most common operating system is Windows 7 followed by XP/Vista followed by OS X followed by Ubuntu Linux.
It's spelled poll, not "poole".Arcanz said:Yes, it's one of those. But I actually NEED to know it. I'm studying computer technology at the moment and we are tasked with finding out what kind of OS people use, and what is the most popular. I wanted to start a pool, but we are interested in every OS you use, be it laptops, home computers, handhelds, everything. We would also like to know why you use it and what you like about and what you hate about it.
In short, what OS and why?
Edit: Reson why I didn't want a pool: Well, it's just because the pool limits the options. I would never have had such a good response like the first post and some of the others down there if they just voted and moved on. We are interested in everything here. Pools regarding OS is also a little stupid because there are so many and I could never fit everything into a pool. So there you have it
I use windows 7
Hello, first, best of luck. And now:
I got Windows 7 64-bit.
1.) Like more said before. It works.
Then, my mother does use Windows Vista 32-bit
1.) She does not like it, and always does say me " i want the old thing [Windows XP] back "
2.) Not that bad, but it is a slap into the balls for people which did like XP, like me.
I got Windows 7 64-bit.
1.) Like more said before. It works.
Then, my mother does use Windows Vista 32-bit
1.) She does not like it, and always does say me " i want the old thing [Windows XP] back "
2.) Not that bad, but it is a slap into the balls for people which did like XP, like me.
On my home PC, Windows 7 Professional 64bit since it's mostly (if not only) used for playing games. You know, to avoid OS compatibility crap and all.
On my lappy, Windows 7 Home Basic 32bit. I didn't bother changing it because it just works fine although I have a virtual machine with Ubuntu on it since most of my Uni works requires Linux OS for easy customization and programing.
Guess you could say I use Windows for entertainment and Linux for work.
On my lappy, Windows 7 Home Basic 32bit. I didn't bother changing it because it just works fine although I have a virtual machine with Ubuntu on it since most of my Uni works requires Linux OS for easy customization and programing.
Guess you could say I use Windows for entertainment and Linux for work.
Mac OS 10.5.8 I also run Windows Vista on Bootcamp to run some Visual Novels that aren't available for the Mac. I prefer the Mac portion, though. Moving files around on the Mac is easy. With Windows, it's a hassle. I have to give permission- twice, mind you! for every file I move. Grr.