Computer OS, what's yours?

[Black Sheep]

I am migrating from XP to Kubuntu, i am in the process of buying potions and supplies.

What's yours?

[Steve_j]

XP and OSX, unfortunatly a lot of the production tools i use for music are not available in linux and there are no subsitues.

[Panda Tse Tung]

Ubuntu and Vista (for zhe games).

[mykittyhasaboner]

Unfortunately Vista. I really dislike it at times, though it's not the worst OS ever.

I've never gotten to use Linux. What are the advantages over vista? (most importantly game-wise)

[which doctor]

Dual boot between Linux Mint and Vista on the laptop, though I hardly ever go into Vista anymore. The desktop has just Ubuntu on it.

[revolution inaction]

currently have ubuntu 9.10 and a broken ibook with os x 10.4 but i may replace the ubunto with debian soon

[BOZG]

Currently using Kubuntu, OpenSuse, Ubuntu, Windows 7 and Fedora :D

Mainly Windows 7 & Kubuntu though. I play around with the others when I'm bored.

[BOZG]

Unfortunately Vista. I really dislike it at times, though it's not the worst OS ever.

I've never gotten to use Linux. What are the advantages over vista? (most importantly game-wise)

Most games will not run natively but can be played via Wine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29), though it's not guaranteed. The Wine Application Database (http://appdb.winehq.org/) gives a list of applications and games that work with Wine and how well they work. In some cases, older games can actually run more smoothly on Linux than on Windows but generally, game support is a lot weaker on Linux than on Windows. If you play a lot of games that are new releases, certainly don't ditch Windows just yet - consider dual-booting instead.

[Panda Tse Tung]

Most games will not run natively but can be played via Wine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29), though it's not guaranteed. The Wine Application Database (http://appdb.winehq.org/) gives a list of applications and games that work with Wine and how well they work. In some cases, older games can actually run more smoothly on Linux than on Windows but generally, game support is a lot weaker on Linux than on Windows. If you play a lot of games that are new releases, certainly don't ditch Windows just yet - consider dual-booting instead.
Agreed.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

[RedStarOverChina]

On one of my computers I have Windows 7, and on the other I have pirated Windows Vista.

I wanted to switch to Linux but then I found out I can't play games on it. (I know there are stuff you could use to play games, but I'm not that computer-literate.)

[JazzRemington]

I use xubuntu (ubuntu with XFCE) exclusively. Before, I used Fedora 11 w/ Openbox over it.

[DecDoom]

Windows 7. I've tried dual-boots with various Linux distros, but can never find a good use for them.

[whore]

i wun dos. i hope no one makes fun of me.

[NecroCommie]

I know nothing about my computer, except how to start up the internet and a couple of programs.

[Bright Banana Beard]

Vista, although that is because this is family owned computer. However, I will have dual boot if I get my own laptop (I hope it will play TF2 smoothly)

[Sendo]

Ubuntu Netbook Remix

[AntiReactionZero]

I use Linux Mint with Windows XP.

[Honggweilo]

Windows 7/Ubuntu dualboot... and Mac OSX alot at school (stupid trendy design failures, i hate them even more then when i wasnt using them.. ok they run graphical applications somewhat faster, but not faster as a hometweaked pc)

[Black Sheep]

XP and OSX, unfortunatly a lot of the production tools i use for music are not available in linux and there are no subsitues.
What? isn't there a good substitute for i.e., cubase?

And no, audacity is not.

[und]

iMac: Mac OS 10.6.2 + Ubuntu 9.10 virtual machine + Windows 7 Enterprise x64 dual boot + Ubuntu 8.04 x64 Wubi
Laptop 1: Windows Vista x86 SP2 + Ubuntu 9.10 x86 Wubi
Laptop 2: Ubuntu 9.10 x86 + Windows 7 Enterprise dual boot (Gave up after I found out sleep would not work)

Hopefully my iMac will soon be replaced by a computer with an nVidia graphics card, actually supporting the Linux kernel and the latest version of X.org.

[ckaihatsu]

I wanted to switch to Linux


Using Linux is the closest thing we materialists have in the way of a 'moral imperative'....

(To the reader: Pretty deep, huh? Done the math on this yet?)