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RE: [split] Changing OS
October 11, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Either are good. Ubuntu just comes with Pidgin by default, so it's easier for newbies Smile

And yes, I would never advise Kubuntu to a beginner. I've been using Linux for years and KDE still confuses the fuck out of me. I find it unusable compared to a nice simple GNOME interface (which Ubuntu has by default).
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RE: [split] Changing OS
October 11, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Hmm...I'll try this Ubuntu out soon enough.

Yeah....Kubuntu was like....cool-looking but very confusing. >< lol
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RE: [split] Changing OS
October 11, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Personally I have never had any problems with KDE, though I can't speak for the easiness of Ubuntu since I'm a Mandriva girl at heart.
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RE: [split] Changing OS
October 11, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Ditto. I saw gnome and went... ew! Big Grin
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RE: [split] Changing OS
October 11, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Exactly. Gnome may not have the looks by default (that is easily changeable though...), but at least it works easily. Everything is kind obvious, the menus work really well, etc. In KDE I had trouble enough getting the internet to connect, and then finding the package manager was just ridiculous.
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RE: [split] Changing OS
October 11, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I have never had a problem like that, it's always been easy to use.
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RE: [split] Changing OS
October 14, 2009 at 12:23 pm
After switching to Mac... I both can't get off it... and don't want to. Wink

I like the simplicity and ease of use it brings to a computer... but I've no experience with Linux or other less mainstream OS.
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RE: [split] Changing OS
October 14, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Mac OS X, like Linux, is Unix based. If you know how to use a Mac (as in, the advanced stuff too), you'll be fine on Linux.

I agree with you, after I switched to a Mac I can't get off it either.
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RE: [split] Changing OS
October 14, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Hmm, since you might have experience with doing so... Is it true that you can switch between Mac and Windows rapidly via Linux? Or does it work in much the same way as Boot Camp? (Which seems to require shut down and rapid intervention on startup to switch, although I've never printed the guide so I don't know of another way.)
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RE: [split] Changing OS
October 14, 2009 at 4:24 pm
You can either dual boot (which requires a restart since two OS's are installed on the same computer), or you can do it through visualization. Basically you install an OS "within" another, so Windows within a Linux install, and run it "virtually". That way, you are practically running the OS as a program on Linux, but you can use it exactly the same.

It's hard to explain without demonstrating it though Wink
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