considering linux

[20machinm]

I love gaming, messing about with my pc(nothing too technical).

Getting tired of winows b*llsh!t (who isnt?)

not 100% sure if I can switch to linux - can someone give me sum useful info. also are gfx card rivers available for linux?

Cheers

 

[Easy Rhino]

I love gaming, messing about with my pc(nothing too technical).

Getting tired of winows b*llsh!t (who isnt?)

not 100% sure if I can switch to linux - can someone give me sum useful info. also are gfx card rivers available for linux?

Cheers

well if you love gaming then i would not suggest going with linux. sure, there are some fun 3d games, but nothing too great.

 

[Davidelmo]

You can dual boot so that you can get experience with Linux without being stuck with no windows.

I wouldn't really suggest linux for gaming. There are usually linux drivers out for graphics cards but most games are for install on Windows.

 

[blobster21]

+ the "nothing too technical" is the primary reason not to move to linux

Sooner or later, you'll have to dig the forums in search for those bribes of abstract code in order to enable features and whatnot....

at least that's my own experience with ubuntu 7.10 & 8.04

 

[Egneil]

actually Linux isn't all that bad, but for gaming you will want to dual boot. It's great for programming and dual boot gives you flexibility when you need it. then there's Wine at http://www.winehq.org which will allow you to play certain games on linux, and its first stable release is scheduled to come out on june 6th*.
but you may need to use Microsoft DLL's

*or june 20th/july 4th if not then

 

[Solaris17]

linux is good if you want to game as said before than dual boot but you can use wine if you want. Also their are a couple games that have native support for linux most are open GL and include unreal tournament never winter nights etc. for graphics drivers nvida ones tend to be the easiest to install. but ATI might have changed tehirs.

some good beggining no hasle distros to look into would be

Suse
Ubuntu
Fedora
elive.


and imo in that order.

 

[MiST91]

if you are new to linux i would definitly sugest the one you have used already, Ubuntu or Kubuntu, but like Davidelmo said, i would definitly dual boot with windows for gaming (with 2 seperate Hard disk drives.


Also i would do a fresh reinstall of windows and optimise it for gaming (i.e disable ALL unneeded tasks, services and programs

 

[Easy Rhino]

i dont want to post jack, but does anyone know if vmware is freely available for ubuntu or any similiar flavor? just curious because if it is you could easily install ubuntu and then install vmware and use windows through it. if it works as well as it does on a mac, you will be quite happy. (windows xp runs better on a mac through vmware than natively.)

 

[UnkAsn93]

Linux is terrible. Hard to use, DON'T USE IT! It's open source, which means it's not really fully complete.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGGUkLrpa-E&NR=1

 

[dark2099]

Linux is terrible. Hard to use, DON'T USE IT! It's open source, which means it's not really fully complete.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGGUkLrpa-E&NR=1

It also is completely secure from any virus', malware, spyware, and such. And just because it is open source it doesn't mean it is not fully complete, making it open source allows for anyone to modify it to how they like. And Easy Rhino, I think you can, I had a nice guide for Ubuntu 7.04 I think. I can PM you the link for it.

 

[UnkAsn93]

Yeah, a hacker could modify it to make it unsecure, and have security holes. Tell me how secure it would be then...

 

[Easy Rhino]

It also is completely secure from any virus', malware, spyware, and such. And just because it is open source it doesn't mean it is not fully complete, making it open source allows for anyone to modify it to how they like. And Easy Rhino, I think you can, I had a nice guide for Ubuntu 7.04 I think. I can PM you the link for it.

yea PM it please. i wonder how well it works if i install ubuntu 8 on my rig and then install vmware and run windows vista through it. i wonder if i can game like that.

 

[v-zero]

Yeah, a hacker could modify it to make it unsecure, and have security holes. Tell me how secure it would be then...

Idiot alert... You sir, are a complete moron. Linux is: a) Not difficult to use, b) beautifully adaptable, c) free and frequently updated, d) very hardware-efficient, e) highly community-supported and customizable, e) the best and most stable platform for open-source software, f) extremely secure.

Do you know what the best firewalls use as an OS, a variant on the Linux or Unix codebase perhaps?!

AS for advice. Linux is not for gaming, full stop. However, it is a great replacement for Windows or Mac OSX for most uses. I use Linux almost exclusively now (this is being typed in Ubuntu Hardy), and only return to Windows and Mac OS for Dreamweaver, Fireworks and some gaming. I do a lot of my design work in The Gimp and then import it to Fireworks/Dreamweaver...

For something visually impressive check out Sabayon at www.sabayonlinux.org .

 

[dark2099]

Yeah, a hacker could modify it to make it unsecure, and have security holes. Tell me how secure it would be then...

That hacker would also have to be able to market it well enough for that to work efficiently.

 

[UnkAsn93]

Idiot alert... You sir, are a complete moron. Linux is: a) Not difficult to use, b) beautifully adaptable, c) free and frequently updated, d) very hardware-efficient, e) highly community-supported and customizable, e) the best and most stable platform for open-source software, f) extremely secure.

Do you know what the best firewalls use as an OS, a variant on the Linux or Unix codebase perhaps?!

You are just a linux fanboy. Linux has a terrible GUI, it's tough to navigate, and runs like crap. How do you know it's secure? NOTHING is secure, there will always be holes in software (Vista, anyone?)

Anyway, I don't appreciate you calling me a idiot/moron.

 

[Solaris17]

um...in the years iv used linux i never had a stability problem and the GUI's of the distros i listed above are so windows like its perfect for a n00b and vista mind you is absolutely NO comparison to linux.

 

[dark2099]

And with all the options for distributions, it would be easy to find a nice GUI, plus you probably can find a guide online to modify or change the GUI of any distro.

 

[UnkAsn93]

V-zero, I'm going to give sabayon a chance.

 

[Easy Rhino]

how can linux have a horrible GUI when there are like 30 different GUIs out there and most of them are entirely configurable for your specific needs. sheesh.

 

[v-zero]

Anyway, I don't appreciate you calling me a idiot/moron.

I wouldn't have to if it wasn't true. Just because you fail to understand, can't find the best looking GUIs (and there are many gorgeous choices), and love to bash operating systems it doesn't make you a meaningful part of this thread - it makes you a silly prat.

 

[UnkAsn93]

Not bashing, just pointing out flaws.

I could do the same with windows.

besides, I'm convincing him to stay away from linux, only because I don't like it.

 

[v-zero]

V-zero, I'm going to give sabayon a chance.

Sabayon is very nice, and beryl makes the GUI very configurable, but it can be difficult. It is based on the Gentoo codebase rather than the more common debian codebase (ubuntu etc...), so some things take a bit more configuring - it's all useful knowledge though, and everybody should have some experience of 'the bash'.

 

[v-zero]

Not bashing, just pointing out flaws.
I'm convincing him to stay away from linux, only because I don't like it.

Which is not a good reason.

 

[UnkAsn93]

Which is not a good reason.

ok so what is a good reason to stay away from linux?

you won't find one because your obviously a fanboy

by the way, you know, my first post was the reason. not because i dont like it

 

[Easy Rhino]

the only reason NOT to use linux is if you play directx games. if you play games that support opengl then go for it. in that case you could indeed install something like ubuntu and install wine and run your opengl games that way.