| </span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Anarchist Patriot,)
I would ask, can you find many applications that run on Linux?
I personally would love to learn to use Linux for no other reason except that it will be my way of raising my middle finger at Microsoft and Bill Gates.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>
Tons. There is kword which is similar to Word, Ksirc as a chat client, Kaim for instant messaging, Graphic programs, I can do just about everything on Linux that I can do on windows. Several browsers are available. A basic e machine can have dual boot with xp and linux with minimal set up. Best to start with a clean formatted machine--it gets complicated trying to install linux on a windows machine.
What applications in particular are you interested in. The biggest prob I have had is sound drivers. I used to use Mandrake and now use Redhat. The distribution comes with thousands of applications. Any I don't have can usually be found and downloaded. I am running both linux and windows on this pc. The install of Linux was just as easy as XP--only longer. We also run Solaris. |