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Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:47 pm Reply and quote this post
Will i'm thinking of using Linux and with my Windows XP. So yes it will be a dual boot-up. Anyway I got questions?
As i'm a newbie in Linux and I do not anything about Linux only I tryed this software knipx or whatever it is called and I do not want Linux distro I will need.
This what I will do.

+ Do homework.
+ Check my email.
+ Go on the internet.
+ Play some games.
I think thats about it.

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Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:26 pm Reply and quote this post
Kubuntu & OpenSuSE.
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Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:44 pm Reply and quote this post
Which is better?
Which has more features?


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Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:04 pm Reply and quote this post
Both are nice. SuSE has a much better GUI, but other than that, what features are you looking for?
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Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:18 pm Reply and quote this post
Security and cool features.

+browser
+games
+editing software (maybe)

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Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:30 pm Reply and quote this post
I suggest you give both a shot.
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Sat Oct 08, 2005 7:00 am Reply and quote this post
Ubuntu.
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Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:42 am Reply and quote this post
Is it free to download of from the internet?
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Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:12 am Reply and quote this post
Yes, most linux distributions are. Just search google.
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Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:15 pm Reply and quote this post
Before you go switching, what kind of games do you plan on playing?  Any of the bigger games you may want to dual boot just for your games alone, as linux doesn't have support for most games.
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Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:56 pm Reply and quote this post
World of Warcraft & Doom 3 are both on Linux.
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Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:00 pm Reply and quote this post
Ok, what about these games can this games go on Linux or just Windows/Mac.
+Gunz The Duel
+ Matrix Online

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Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:04 pm Reply and quote this post
I do not believe so.
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Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:20 pm Reply and quote this post
OK, will thats fine I just have to do a Duel Boot.

Any games other then what you said that do work on Linux.

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Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:23 pm Reply and quote this post
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
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