a few missed poiints in the last review (Linux in general)

Member Name: Simy.org

Product:	Linux in general
Date:	08/11/06 (38 review reads)
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Advantages: EVERYTHING!

Disadvantages: initial instillation, and the learning curve required

I was just reading the other review, well, not reading more of just skimming through.

I was hoping to find a penguin shaped CD, so when I googled it came up with the review. But back to it.

A really quick look at debian and ubuntu.

First I'll go with debian as it is what ubuntu is based off of. Now dont let that fact scare you on its own, its really not a bad thing, or even hard to understand, just slightly confusing to new people at first.

Debian is really good for servers. It has a more technical aspect to it, but it makes up for it in ease of upgrade. It also allows you to easly install new packages (programs) and update your system.

The bad side, its a little harder then most distrobutions for installing, as sometimes more technical knowledge is needed, and while if linux was dominating the market this wouldnt be an issue, you just ask your neighbors kids, its not. Its the equivilent of hardware not being recognized in windows, but easier to fix then the crap that you have to go through for windows.

Next is ubuntu, I specificu use xubuntu, and kubuntu.


I know what your thinking, cause im good.
Whats with the extra starting letters?

Welp, the X and the K the X stand for diffrent display options, X for XFCE and K for KDE, otherwise it uses Gnome, this is like the diffrence between what a mac looks like booted and a windows system after its booted up.

the major diffrence is how hard it is to change things, or how easy it is to use it. I'ld suggest first time users try xubunu for older systems, I like it and i think that xubuntu is easier to use then ubuntu, but thats me!
Thats the excelent nature of linux, YOU can choose what YOU want, or you can decide to not really care.

That above all else is why i LOVE linux, and why i have such a problem with windows. Not to mention linux tends to be more secure.

Sombody on a website compared the updates of a linux distro to windows, and their point was that linux has had more holes. But its more likley that they are just fixed faster, my dads computer was just hacked not 6 or 8 months ago because of a security hole, my server on the otherhand on that same network which is also always on wasnt.

my server, is open to email, web and ssh traffic, not to windows backdoors. that is why i generally use windows on my laptop too, although not all the time.

Summary: Linux can be a great alternative, but you must give the learning curve some time to kick in. diff of

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