what's the best linux os for a work-office laptop?
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PostPosted: Tue, 4th Mar 2014 01:48    Post subject:
Mavericks worked great! it feels as usual, slower than windows, but got everything running. was surprised that it even detected my camera and put in to work. (as Elementary OS did). loved that os, but i need a strong word and a strong email client, so office is a must for me.

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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Apr 2014 04:48    Post subject:
Well if its slower than windows then whats the point ? Had it for a while on my ssd after i got sick of teh always changing linux world ..and it ran great.. would had stick with it but game addiction is too stronk damit..


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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Apr 2014 12:48    Post subject:
however we still advise to use Debian which separates the men from the pussies Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Apr 2014 12:56    Post subject:
why does linux always look like it's coming straight from the 90's?
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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Apr 2014 13:05    Post subject:
OSX isnt per se slower than Windows. It just feels different. (Has to do with how the designers fine-tune response to clicks etc. )

I use both on the same machine. Both installed on SSDs and they are not slower. In fact, with the latest Clover v. 26xx as a EFI-bootloader OSX boots just as fast as Windows 8.1.

I find myself using Windows exclusively for gaming and OSX for when I'm working on papers and stuff.


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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Apr 2014 13:21    Post subject:
couleur wrote:
OSX isnt per se slower than Windows. It just feels different. (Has to do with how the designers fine-tune response to clicks etc. )

I use both on the same machine. Both installed on SSDs and they are not slower. In fact, with the latest Clover v. 26xx as a EFI-bootloader OSX boots just as fast as Windows 8.1.

I find myself using Windows exclusively for gaming and OSX for when I'm working on papers and stuff.

Booting on OS X is fast, yes (and I'm talking a real boot, not the wake from sleep so many people call "booting").

But stress your system a bit and OS X falls behind Windows very rapidly. With Mavericks it has improved a lot, but Windows' resource management is still better. I/O scheduling in particular is just way behind. I've got a 2012 15" MBP w/ i7, 16 gigs of RAM and an 840 Pro and I still run into I/O bottlenecks before CPU bottlenecks. At least they finally got rid of the bug where plugging in a USB device would lock the entire internal bus up (on my MBP), disabling touchpad + keyboard + other USB peripherals for a couple of seconds until the initialisation is done Smile
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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Apr 2014 14:00    Post subject:
nothing boots faster than a well configured gnu/linux machine. as a simple test, in order to fully understand how well gnu/linux machines behave under stress, you should try opening +10 windows virtual machines and the thing still will work ok Very Happy nothing beats gnu/linux performance wise but all should try to taste it for a couple of months while refraining from the lack of gaming support and other bull shit
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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Apr 2014 14:05    Post subject:
Sigh skx, can you just stop already? You're not going to convince anyone and that's coming from someone who's been running a multitude of Debian servers since Etch (about 40 in total now, all Debian; handful are on Ubuntu 12.04 because they run Ruby and Ruby on Squeeze is a PITA compared to Precise). You are just as big of an idiot as all the Mactards who think OS X is flawless and unhackable or those who think Windows is the best server platform.

All three have their place, all three can work as a desktop OS depending on what you need. For me, the number of VMs I need to use is the lowest on OS X, so that's what I run nowadays. I'll be damned before I start using Windows for servers though...or better yet, OS X Server Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Apr 2014 17:00    Post subject:
skx7 wrote:
however we still advise to use whatever fits your needs which separates one user from another Very Happy


Fixed.
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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Apr 2014 17:41    Post subject:
Werelds wrote:

But stress your system a bit and OS X falls behind Windows very rapidly. With Mavericks it has improved a lot, but Windows' resource management is still better. [...]


Yes, that may be, but I've never quite stressed my system in OSX, since what I mostly do for work is text work. Mavericks has been an improvement, especially concerning battery life on my MBA. My MBA is still using a 1.6Ghz C2D but with the SSD and Mavericks it's still good enough for what I do. I never thought I'd be using that C2D for so long.

And please dont stone me, but with disabled UAC and with Startisback, Windows 8.1 has not been as bad as some people make it seem.


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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Apr 2014 17:57    Post subject:
derpwald wrote:
why does linux always look like it's coming straight from the 90's?
Elementary OS Luna looks 10x better than windows.


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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Apr 2014 18:31    Post subject:
And even the latest Ubuntu looks very smooth.
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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Apr 2014 20:06    Post subject:
PumpAction wrote:
derpwald wrote:
why does linux always look like it's coming straight from the 90's?
Elementary OS Luna looks 10x better than windows.

Guy_Incognito wrote:
And even the latest Ubuntu looks very smooth.

The OSes themselves are OK, but the problem is in the software. Elementary at least does their best to configure some software to look native. But that's just few apps. The rest look retarded (or, "out of the 90s" as someone else put it). Terrible.

That's what I like about the Mac - almost everything is consistent.
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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Apr 2014 12:59    Post subject:
Werelds wrote:
Sigh skx, can you just stop already? You're not going to convince anyone and that's coming from someone who's been running a multitude of Debian servers since Etch (about 40 in total now, all Debian; handful are on Ubuntu 12.04 because they run Ruby and Ruby on Squeeze is a PITA compared to Precise). You are just as big of an idiot as all the Mactards who think OS X is flawless and unhackable or those who think Windows is the best server platform.

All three have their place, all three can work as a desktop OS depending on what you need. For me, the number of VMs I need to use is the lowest on OS X, so that's what I run nowadays. I'll be damned before I start using Windows for servers though...or better yet, OS X Server Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing


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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Apr 2014 13:08    Post subject:
skx7 wrote:
Werelds wrote:
Sigh skx, can you just stop already? You're not going to convince anyone and that's coming from someone who's been running a multitude of Debian servers since Etch (about 40 in total now, all Debian; handful are on Ubuntu 12.04 because they run Ruby and Ruby on Squeeze is a PITA compared to Precise). You are just as big of an idiot as all the Mactards who think OS X is flawless and unhackable or those who think Windows is the best server platform.

All three have their place, all three can work as a desktop OS depending on what you need. For me, the number of VMs I need to use is the lowest on OS X, so that's what I run nowadays. I'll be damned before I start using Windows for servers though...or better yet, OS X Server Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing


butthurt?

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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Apr 2014 13:18    Post subject:
skx7 wrote:
butthurt?

Did you even read what I posted?
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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Apr 2014 13:30    Post subject:
The answer to "what's the best linux os for a work-office laptop?" is:

1. previous knowledge about Linux (for instance how to connect to the office network (if it's a Windows network you'll have to keep that in mind).
2. which applications you need
3. if the company support technician know Linux


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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Apr 2014 13:34    Post subject:
LeoNatan wrote:
OS X Mavericks is free Wink


As an update. You need to own an existing OS X License (coming with an Apple computer).

Not really a good idea to run a pirated OS in a working environment. Besides, Windows 7 or Linux are obvious choices whereas OS X is not (for soooooooooo many reasons). It doesn't have all drivers for the majority of non-Apple laptop/desktop PC's out there making it a bitch to get up and running via hackintosh.


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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Apr 2014 13:39    Post subject:
Werelds wrote:
skx7 wrote:
butthurt?

Did you even read what I posted?

yes.
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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Apr 2014 15:03    Post subject:
Frant wrote:
LeoNatan wrote:
OS X Mavericks is free Wink


As an update. You need to own an existing OS X License (coming with an Apple computer).

Not really a good idea to run a pirated OS in a working environment. Besides, Windows 7 or Linux are obvious choices whereas OS X is not (for soooooooooo many reasons). It doesn't have all drivers for the majority of non-Apple laptop/desktop PC's out there making it a bitch to get up and running via hackintosh.

Depending on needs, OS X runs very well on VMWare, which is what I always recommend instead of dual-boot. Smile (And it seems to have worked well in the case of kumkss.)

When you need Office capabilities, there is just no replacement (yet) for Windows or OS X. You can kid around with LibreOffice (and GIMP is better than Photoshop), but when you need to work, you go to the big boys.
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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Apr 2014 22:46    Post subject:
When in doubt, you can always check dedoimedo reviews. He does sound like a jackass, but he actually tests relevant things (out-of-box codecs, preinstalled software, smb sharing, network printing, resource usage, graphics drivers, bugs and crashes, update procedure etc) so it's a nice overview if some distro can fulfil this task of being a work OS. Of course, you don't get the info about long term reliability from these reviews, but in most cases, if based on Debian or Red Hat and if it's not a rolling distro, it will work fine.
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PostPosted: Wed, 1st Oct 2014 20:27    Post subject:
freiwald wrote:
linux on desktop pcs Laughing


What's so funny about that ? look what games got released recently for linux Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Wed, 1st Oct 2014 20:30    Post subject:
What games? Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed, 1st Oct 2014 20:35    Post subject:
LeoNatan wrote:
What games? Laughing


https://steamdb.info/linux/

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861 games, 15 applications, 676 confirmed to be working


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PostPosted: Wed, 1st Oct 2014 20:42    Post subject:


Show me the monies. Don't care about indie craps, show me the serious games.


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PostPosted: Wed, 1st Oct 2014 20:44    Post subject:
Also, show me how many people have no problems with the drivers, and how many have same or higher fps on Linux.
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PostPosted: Wed, 1st Oct 2014 20:50    Post subject:
You asked about games for linux and I posted a huge list of games for linux.

Also, telling us to show you "how many people have no problems with drivers" is as you know something we can't provide.

But yeah, I see that you're mad. Laughing

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Admit it, you're a bit mad brah...just a bit brah!


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