Comments on: What to do before switching from Windows to Linux

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:59:29 +0000

If a programm does not work on Linux, why not virtualize? Personally, I use Virtualbox and it’s great.

By: ms

ms — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:06:04 +0000

Unless you are a flash user, switching to Linux is probably an OK idea. Flash is like the one major program in it’s category that has no competition. Aftereffects too I guess, although you can get shake for like 3 grand for linux.

Most people that post lists to great “alternatives” to commercial apps always name a bunch of cheesy media programs that rarely work good. They also say Flash works for linux, except half of them dont’ realize it’s just the player that works, not the authoring environment.

By: capricornus

capricornus — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:40:24 +0000

Yess. Do it. Try out the switch. You will love it. You will ask yourself: why did I not do it before?
But what distro to use? There are so many of them!
I can’t answer that. Ubuntu, untu, tu, tu. will be the chant you will hear in the foreground. And the choir will answer you with alternatives. I’m writing this with Mint. But this computer has Zenwalk and Wolvix also. And my other pc’s have PClinuxOS and SAM, and SimplyMEPIS, and even Puppy. They all have their + and -, but most of all: they release me from WinXP. Thank the Lord.

By: tumb_sc

tumb_sc — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:30:51 +0000

You should be checking for hardware compatibility, software options (based on your requirements), and sources of help (guides, wiki, forums, etc).

This is BEFORE you even download a Linux ISO.

Spend the time preparing saves you pain in the long run.