Thinking Of Switching Stay With Windows Or Move To Linux?

1. █▄ █▄█ █▄ ▀█▄ Says

   My favorite flavor of Linux would be Ubuntu, you can dual boot W7 and Ubuntu and decide which one you do like best (note that there is a learning curve involved):http://lifehacker.com/5403100/dual+boot-…
   The grass is much greener on the Linux side <3

2. SonicBoo Says

   Switching to Linux with your older computer gives you much more benefits. Linux cannot be infected by viruses (or so I thought) and your PC will run much faster because Linux is light on processor usage and memory. However, there might be programs you’re using right now on Win7 that might not be available to Linux, so consider this first before switching. Or perhaps, install them both

3. Mack Says

   If you have never used linux before then I would not recommend switching to it and if you do make sure to use one of the more simple ones such as Ubuntu. And yes you can have 2 operating systems on your hard drive just google adding a second hard drive partition and you should be able to find a guide.

4. A White Man Says

   To keep Windows 7 and have Linux you have to dual boot them. To do this you need to partition your hard drive and install Linux on the partitioned part of your hard drive. This way you have both OS on one computer.

5. Mahamitra Kumar Says

   Windows 8 is coming out it looks like windows phone

6. Mint 11/Compiz 0.8.6 Says

   Overall a Linux based platform can perform most of the tasks equally as well as a proprietary platform using the likes of Ubuntu and its derivative distros. However Linux does have its limitations with some applications and in particular gaming. For example I retain a dedicated Windows partition to run specific applications such as Office 2010 etc.
   I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint 11. Its easy to install and easy to use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled. There is an outstanding issue with Compiz 0.9.4 but is easily fixed by downgrading to Compiz 0.8.6 which is more stable.
   Linux Mint 11 Downloadhttp://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=…
   Linux Mint Installation Guidehttp://www.linuxbsdos.com/2009/12/03/lin…
   How To Dual Boot Linux Mint and Windows 7http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2010/12/08/how…
   Linux Mint 11 Release Notes/User Guidehttp://linuxmint.com/rel_katya.php
   You download the ISO. image of Linux Mint 11 then you need to create a Bootable LiveDVD for installationhttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/Burnin…
   Linux Mint 11 can also be run straight from the LiveDVD from Boot without touching your Hard Drive
   Downgrade Compiz 0.9.4 to Compiz 0.8.6 on Linux Mint 11http://www.webupd8.org/2011/05/how-to-do…
   sudo apt-get purge compiz compiz-plugins-extra compiz-plugins-main
   sudo apt-get purge compizconfig-settings-manager
   sudo apt-get purge libemeraldengine0 emerald
   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:guido-iodice/compiz-0.8.6-natty
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get upgrade
   sudo apt-get install compiz compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-unsupported compiz-gnome compiz-plugins compizconfig-backend-gconf compizconfig-settings-manager libcompizconfig0 libdecoration0 python-compizconfig
   sudo apt-get install mint-meta-gnome
   sudo apt-get install mint-meta-gnome-dvd
   LUg.

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