What OS do you use

[Senzelian]

Windows 8.1

Because it looks better than Win7

[Decon]

Ubuntu because bash and Kali because bash and haxorz

[OCing Noob]

Why the heck would you buy windows ultimate? Its a waste of money.

Gift from ASUS my friend i didn't bought it .lol

[werto165]

Windows 8.1, it's faster(boot times general tasks), task manager is miles better, it was cheaper at the time. Start is back fixes all my issues with 8.1. 

[OCing Noob]

Ubuntu because bash and Kali because bash and haxorz

Plz ubuntu pros/cons against Windows ....why i have to switch to ubantu.?

[rmac52]

why not set up a poll for this?  It would be a much better way to actually collect data.

[handymanshandle]

Windows 7 and 8.1

 Because my laptops have that pre-installed

Fedora WS 21

 Because Fedora is interesting.

[OCing Noob]

Windows 8.1, it's faster(boot times general tasks), task manager is miles better, it was cheaper at the time. Start is back fixes all my issues with 8.1. 

i have the disk of 8.1 pro . its a gift from a friend in ASUS . do i need to say tata to 7 and install 8.1?

[OCing Noob]

why not set up a poll for this?  It would be a much better way to actually collect data.

by that way brothers just click the mark but less reasons to read why?

[OCing Noob]

Windows 7 and 8.1

 Because my laptops have that pre-installed

Fedora WS 21

 Because Fedora is interesting.

Explain fedora a little plz

[Enderman]

Gift from ASUS my friend i didn't bought it .lol

ok thank god lol

[Exp]

Linux Mint on my desktop (17.1, Cinnamon). I love the interface, functionality, ease-of-use, driver and software managers, and relative security in particular. I love supporting the open-source community when I can as well. There are some other benefits, but these are the most important ones, to me. It's a good free alternative to Windows, in some ways, although not in others. Is it incompatible with many things? Yes. Can it be difficult to learn for someone using Windows all their life? Sometimes. I think most, if not all, of the people on this forum would pick up on it pretty quickly.

 

I believe it's based off of Ubuntu, so I imagine the pros/cons are very similar.

[Decon]

Plz ubuntu pros/cons against Windows ....why i have to switch to ubantu.?

just a suggestion; I like bash and open-source stuff so... you can always try it if you want; it's free

[OCing Noob]

ok thank god lol

hahhhahahahahahahahaahhah.

[NInety]

Xubuntu because it has everything I need. But for gaming I'll see how good Win10 is.

[OCing Noob]

Linux Mint on my desktop (17.1, Cinnamon). I love the interface, functionality, ease-of-use, driver and software managers, and relative security in particular. I love supporting the open-source community when I can as well. There are some other benefits as well, but these are the most important to me. It's a good free alternative to Windows, in some ways, although not in others. Is it incompatible with many things? Yes. Can it be difficult to learn for someone using Windows all their life? Sometimes. I think most, if not all, of the people on this forum should pick up on it pretty quickly.

 

I believe it's based off of Ubuntu, so I imagine the pros/cons are very similar.

you made me think about my business laptop to switch from windows to Ubuntu coz of security you've described ..

[OCing Noob]

just a suggestion; I like bash and open-source stuff so... you can always try it if you want; it's free

how strong is ubuntu security then windows for a CEO's laptop ? i just googled it and found out many of the business secret keepers who want linux security and windows way to operate are using ubuntu ...why ?

[OCing Noob]

Xubuntu because it has everything I need. But for gaming I'll see how good Win10 is.

how about installing it in a business laptop ? i need to use office on it and few softwares like Stock exchange spy and all . its not a spy software its just a name .lol

[OCing Noob]

just a suggestion; I like bash and open-source stuff so... you can always try it if you want; it's free

I'm a part of corporate sector but in computers and softwares i also want it free for all . i'll donate if i like ubantu ....

[NInety]

how about installing it in a business laptop ? i need to use office on it and few softwares like Stock exchange spy and all . its not a spy software its just a name .lol

It comes with alternatives for Microsoft Office.

[Decon]

how strong is ubuntu security then windows for a CEO's laptop ? i just googled it and found out many of the business secret keepers who want linux security and windows way to operate are using ubuntu ...why ?

ubuntu/linux is generally considered more secure because less viruses are written for it given it’s relatively small users base and exploits are patched more quickly because the software is open source, meaning anyone can issue patches

[Exp]

you made me think about my business laptop to switch from windows to Ubuntu coz of security you've described ..

  I mean as long as you have an antivirus and are browsing wisely, you should be alright with Windows for the most part. However, I believe I heard a statistic (no idea where), that on average the Windows user comes across a virus every 30-40 minutes. I have no idea if that's true or not.

  The statement that Linux is safer because it's less used is for the most part a myth. Most servers, I believe, use a Linux variation, so there's a lot of incentive for hackers to exploit security issues. I believe the two best reasons that Linux is relatively secure is that it requires an admin password for pretty much any change you try to do to the system, and that it's open source community tends to report and fix security problems.

  As far as differences between Ubuntu and Linux Mint, I believe the biggest one is the desktop environment. Linux Mint seems to be more similar to Windows, with some OSX-like features, whereas Ubuntu looks to me like an iOS/OSX hybrid, but I haven't used that OS personally. I believe it's just a matter of preference.

[OCing Noob]

It comes with alternatives for Microsoft Office.

will the docs created on the alternative open on MS-Office coz not all of managers have ubuntu and they are not that change lovers lol. they are above 40 and they like to have MS-office .

[rockking1379]

windows 7 on my desktop because its the only windows OS i have like recently. linux mint 17.1 on my laptop because i like its interface and it runs what i need. xenserver on my server as its a nice hypervisor and i enjoy it. most of my virtual machines are ubuntu server. but i do have one running windows server 2008R2 and then one with debian.

[OCing Noob]

 

ubuntu/linux is generally considered more secure because less viruses are written for it given it’s relatively small users base and exploits are patched more quickly because the software is open source, meaning anyone can issue patches

 

Thats cool......