Why People Prefer Linux?

[sunzeal]

Hi

The few reason why Linux lover say they prefer Linux over Windows is :

It is more Stable
Immune to Virus
Open Source

Does those thing makes Linux more better??

If you compare it with Windows 7 than you will see:-

Better GUI
Tons of Softwares
You virtually get any type of software in Windows

Well, i have seen people running all around to get Download Accelerators like IDM, etc etc to run on their Linux but why just don't they use Windows?

[Faun]

because it's so kawaii

[Liverpool_fan]

Because people have no lives and too much time in their hands.

[Kl@w-24]

I see a flame war coming.

[Vyom]

@Kl@w-24 : I guess you are right.

@OP:
Why People Prefer Linux?
You mean why 1% of the people who use Linux (Source: OS market share news) do so?

Well, "immune to virus" has got nothing to do with it, IMO, since it comes down to which OS is more popular and have greater advantage for creating a virus.
The most important reason is I think, is that Linux is Open Source.

[Krow]

Originally Posted by sunzeal

Well, i have seen people running all around to get Download Accelerators like IDM, etc etc to run on their Linux but why just don't they use Windows?

One size does not fit all.

[ico]

I use Ubuntu because:

1) It is very easy to use.
2) I plug my hardware like printer/scanner/bluetooth dongle and it just works. No driver installation required.
3) I connected my Nokia 5800 once, and it immediately recognised it as a modem and connected me to the Internet.
4) No viruses.
5) More stable.

Originally Posted by sunzeal

Well, i have seen people running all around to get Download Accelerators like IDM, etc etc to run on their Linux but why just don't they use Windows?

I personally use this in Arch linux + KDE: KDE - KGet - Download Manager

[Anorion]

Is that a trick question? There is Hanna Montana Linux. There is no Hanna Montana Windows

[sunzeal]

I connected my Nokia 5800 once, and it immediately recognised it as a modem and connected me to the Internet.

Well, you don't get an OVI suite for Linux, do you ?

It is very easy to use

It took me days to find out how to hide a partition of a drive, still was not able to figure out even via Ubuntu Forum, their answers are kinda complicated for newbies.

So fore newbies Windows is easy to use i guess as it does not involve more code stuff.

[ico]

Originally Posted by sunzeal

Well, you don't get an OVI suite for Linux, do you ?



It took me days to find out how to hide a partition of a drive, still was not able to figure out even via Ubuntu Forum, their answers are kinda complicated for newbies.

So fore newbies Windows is easy to use i guess as it does not involve more code stuff.

Nokia hasn't made any Ovi Suite for Linux. Bloatware anyways.

Would you be more clear about 'hiding a partition'??

My father is a newbie. He finds Ubuntu easier to use than Windows. Just because Linux is different doesn't mean that it is difficult to use. And everything has its learning curve. To make the perfect judgement, use Ubuntu for some time as you have _only_ been using Windows since years. I hardly touch Command-line in Ubuntu, anyways.

yea..distros like ubuntu is so much easier to use these days.

then u have people who moan about linux partitioning when they are installing after windows. i will give an apples to apples comparison...ever tried installing windows after linux??? no windows setup wont allow u to easily do that and make things 10000x difficult.

Originally Posted by vineet369

Well, "immune to virus" has got nothing to do with it, IMO, since it comes down to which OS is more popular and have greater advantage for creating a virus.

linux still has a rocksolid base compared to flawed windows core. use it and u'll realise it.

and it surely has very very less vulnerabilties compared to windows--the reason why it is used in servers. due to opensource nature, vulnerabilities also get patched up quickly.

if u think that linux has no viruses because hackers dont want to target linux machines..then think again...u can take the internet of a whole country down if u take handful of linux servers down. and hence windows client machines will also be affected.

Originally Posted by sunzeal

Well, i have seen people running all around to get Download Accelerators like IDM, etc etc to run on their Linux but why just don't they use Windows?

do u really think these "download accelerators" really accelerate? i dont thinkso.
and these are windows softwares..dont expect these to run in linux just like windows wont run mac ilife suite.

[gagan007]

well I prefer and use Linux because it is open source.
Why waste 7K in purchasing a Windows when you can get a Linux for free. You can do everything (except hardcore gaming). What else is there to expect!

[sunzeal]

do u really think these "download accelerators" really accelerate? i dont thinkso.

yes i think so, Download Accelerators really Accelerates and that's the reason their are 1000s of people using IDM which is d best Download Accelerator.

+ their are 100s of people running all around google trying to find IDM for Linux (google search it you will get loads of threads for IDM for Linux)

Why waste 7K in purchasing a Windows when you can get a Linux for free.

Well that can be considered as an excuse, i bet 95% of People using Windows at home are using the pirated version of Windows, even my College is using the Pirated Copy.

[abhijangda]

I have been using Fedora for past 5 yrs. I use it because it is open source and free. It is very much secure than Windows. Hardware support is good. The best thing is it is good for programming. Pls!! Dont start a new Linux vs Windows war.

[sunzeal]

Originally Posted by abhijangda

I have been using Fedora for past 5 yrs. I use it because it is open source and free. It is very much secure than Windows. Hardware support is good. The best thing is it is good for programming. Pls!! Dont start a new Linux vs Windows war.

well, its not a Linux vs Windows war, the only few options i see people say they use Linux is :-

Open Source
Stable
No Virus
Free.

I wonder do people using Linux ever like a GUI ??

I mean, Windows has Yahoo Messenger, MSN messenger with v good GUI but Linux has Pidgin.

Their are tons of similar things like that, the reason i said that i switched to Ubuntu because people praised it and i could last only for a day.

Only good thing i like about it is that it can be booted up from USB drive and No Virus.

Talking about stability, my Windows 7 has not crashed seen months.

[desiibond]

I moved to Ubuntu because:

1. I spent rs.8 for the OS (to burn ISO image onto a CD)
2. It does everything that I used to do on windows (except gaming which I am not doing anymore)
3. Ubuntu Software Centre. superb way of finding and installing apps. don't even have to open a browser.
4. Lightweight and the fonts and colors are just supert (thanks to AA rendering)

[gagan007]

For me and many others, UI doesn't matter that much; and let me clear that I am including all the computer users (who are referred to as noobs by many). Like ico said, my father also didn't dislike any of the feature or UI of Ubuntu. As long as he is able to surf internet, open his documents and listen to the songs Linux is better because it doesn't cost a penny

[Faun]

Originally Posted by sunzeal

well, its not a Linux vs Windows war, the only few options i see people say they use Linux is :-

Open Source
Stable
No Virus
Free.

Did you even see my reply

[Liverpool_fan]

Originally Posted by sunzeal

I wonder do people using Linux ever like a GUI ??

Yup Lunix lusers are command line nerds, they do all the work in terminal and don't even use a GUI. Weirdos.

[Vyom]

Originally Posted by Liverpool_fan

Yup Lunix lusers are command line nerds, they do all the work in terminal and don't even use a GUI. Weirdos.

Somethings telling me, Lunix lusers wasn't a typo

[amitava82]

Because it makes you look cool among your friends.

[Garbage]

Originally Posted by sunzeal

It took me days to find out how to hide a partition of a drive, still was not able to figure out even via Ubuntu Forum, their answers are kinda complicated for newbies.

Can you please tell us in how many days you found to hide partitions in Windows? Did you go to Disk Management utility on the day you got introduced to Windows?
And now you are telling you gave up on Ubuntu in just one day because you didn't get how to hide your partitions?

Originally Posted by gagan007

well I prefer and use Linux because it is open source.
Why waste 7K in purchasing a Windows when you can get a Linux for free.

Did you mean "FREE" instead of Open Source? o_O

Originally Posted by sunzeal

yes i think so, Download Accelerators really Accelerates and that's the reason their are 1000s of people using IDM which is d best Download Accelerator.

On what basis you are telling that IDM is THE best download accelerator? How many other download accelerators did you use? Tried FDM ever?

Originally Posted by sunzeal

+ their are 100s of people running all around google trying to find IDM for Linux (google search it you will get loads of threads for IDM for Linux)

What does it prove?

Originally Posted by sunzeal

Well that can be considered as an excuse, i bet 95% of People using Windows at home are using the pirated version of Windows, even my College is using the Pirated Copy.

Agreed! Pirates!

Originally Posted by sunzeal

I wonder do people using Linux ever like a GUI ??

Did you ever hear about Compiz? If not, search Youtube for "Compiz" and watch the videos.

Originally Posted by sunzeal

I mean, Windows has Yahoo Messenger, MSN messenger with v good GUI but Linux has Pidgin.

And you don't like Pidgin's GUI, right?
Tell me one thing, what will you use; a software with very nice GUI which doesn't do much work versus a software with a okay GUI which does much more work than you would imagine?
Let me guess, what did you choose. You chose a software with nice GUI, right? Right?

Originally Posted by sunzeal

Their are tons of similar things like that, the reason i said that i switched to Ubuntu because people praised it and i could last only for a day.

You expected to learn ALL of the Ubuntu functionality in a day? Oh man, come on.. give it a break. There is a thing called learning curve.

Originally Posted by sunzeal

Talking about stability, my Windows 7 has not crashed seen months.

Aha.. I think people would say Linux is more stable that Windows. Did you hear it as Windows is not stable?

Quite offtopic, but I can surely see you have made up your mind against Linux just in a day. Buddy, be open to change. Be open to learn. Sorry if I seemed quite harsh.

[gagan007]

I very well understand difference between open source and free. When I mentioned price of Windows, I have to say free instead of open source.

[Garbage]

Originally Posted by gagan007

I very well understand difference between open source and free. When I mentioned price of Windows, I have to say free instead of open source.
If you think I am 16 year old, let me clear that for you because I am not.

LOL... Take it easy. Your sentence about Open source was followed by the price, thats why I asked. Because I can see many people here on TFD confused between Free and Open Source.

[sunzeal]

On what basis you are telling that IDM is THE best download accelerator? How many other download accelerators did you use? Tried FDM ever?

I am saying it on the basis of the user review.

I was not even using IDM from years, i used loads of Accelerators like DAP, Orbit etc etc i liked them until i used IDM.

IDM is a v good download mananger + v nice accelerator.

And you don't like Pidgin's GUI, right?
Tell me one thing, what will you use; a software with very nice GUI which doesn't do much work versus a software with a okay GUI which does much more work than you would imagine?
Let me guess, what did you choose. You chose a software with nice GUI, right? Right?

If you think Pidgin has better features than Yahoo Messenger, then, lemme say, You are Wrong.

You cannot PC-PC call, you cannot be invisible to few people, you cannot connect your YM status to FB, you cannot chat to FB people via Yahoo Messenger, you cannot video call (for yahoo), you don't have those nice audibles like in YM, you don't have those nice looking emotions, you cannot send SMS message to person.

Agreed! Pirates!

Doesn't matter much here.

Aha.. I think people would say Linux is more stable that Windows. Did you hear it as Windows is not stable?

Well, i said Windows 7 does not crash much, but XP and Vista do crash often, so in general we are regarding Windows as all type of Windows, so yeah Windows is not as stable as Linux.

Can you please tell us in how many days you found to hide partitions in Windows? Did you go to Disk Management utility on the day you got introduced to Windows?
And now you are telling you gave up on Ubuntu in just one day because you didn't get how to hide your partitions

Well , i used Windows when i was 8-9 and i was using Windows 95,98 than XP > Vista > 7.

I did learn alot about Windows, and talking about Partition (yeah it was v imp to hide 1 partition ) i went into Ubuntu Forums but answers were too detailed related to terminal stuff, even Google Didn't help on that.

Partitioning drive in 7 is just 1 minute work and even if i teach that to newbie he will learn it under 2 mins because of the GUI but in Ubuntu you have to open terminal and blah blah (i don't really understand what they really said).

[Liverpool_fan]

Originally Posted by Garbage

LOL... Take it easy. Your sentence about Open source was followed by the price, thats why I asked. Because I can see many people here on TFD confused between Free and Open Source.

And even more are confused between Free(ware) and Free

Originally Posted by sunzeal

Partitioning drive in 7 is just 1 minute work and even if i teach that to newbie he will learn it under 2 mins because of the GUI but in Ubuntu you have to open terminal and blah blah (i don't really understand what they really said).

Erm...Next please.

And looks like the feature in Gnome to mount the partition is against usability, damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[Garbage]

Originally Posted by sunzeal

If you think Pidgin has better features than Yahoo Messenger, then, lemme say, You are Wrong.

You cannot PC-PC call, you cannot be invisible to few people, you cannot connect your YM status to FB, you cannot chat to FB people via Yahoo Messenger, you cannot video call (for yahoo), you don't have those nice audibles like in YM, you don't have those nice looking emotions, you cannot send SMS message to person.

Okay. Good. It seems you have not gone through the complete list of Pidgin features. Would you mind to go through it once please?

Pidgin (software) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


And if you thinks Pidgin is the only IM client, then, there is Empathy.
Empathy (software) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

FYI, both supports multiple protocols including Yahoo!, XMPP (Google Talk, LiveJournal Talk, Gizmo5, Facebook, Nokia Ovi...), IRC, etc..

There is a huge software ecosystem behind Linux. Most of the softwares are designed to be do a specific task.

And for your partition hide thing, You could have used ntfs-config.

NTFS config

One more thing, instead of taking your frustration out on Linux, you could have asked for help in this forum as well. This forum has many el33t Linux g33ks to help.

[ico]

lol, who uses Yahoo Messenger in Windows anyways?? Bloatware. Pidgin ftw in Windows too. I use Skype for voice when I have to.

Lastly, the GUI of Ubuntu is much easier to use than Windows. Partitioning while setup too.

[Liverpool_fan]

There's voice chat and video call with GTalk in Empathy as well, never used it since I don't have a headphone/webcam. I am not sure the same with Y!M but don't care about Yahoo.
Anyway there's GyachE for Y!M users, doesn't seem to be in development since 2007 but will probably work as well.
Similarly for MSN, you have Emesene.

[ico]

There is GYachE Improved btw. Fork and under regular development.