Windows 10

[RangerDanger830]

I have the option to upgrade from 7 Pro and was wondering if it is worth it. What are some of the opinions of it out there?

[Bio-Active]

I have the option to upgrade from 7 Pro and was wondering if it is worth it. What are some of the opinions of it out there?

there are some things to think about. Win 10 forces you to do updates and monitors what you do. I am running it on one machine and my other machines dual boot windows 7 and Linux. Linux is my primary os now a days

[austinite]

I went back to 8 after 6 hours of playing with 10. Try it, you can always revert back. I did not like it one bit. It's a resource HOG.

[manstrom]

there are some things to think about. Win 10 forces you to do updates and monitors what you do. I am running it on one machine and my other machines dual boot windows 7 and Linux. Linux is my primary os now a days

I've got two laptops. The one stateside that my wife is using runs Windows 7 and Ubuntu (she prefers Windows, I don't) and my laptop over here is Windows 8 and Ubuntu. Honestly, the only reason I even keep Windows is I have some software that I don't feel like fighting with to get working with Linux so I just pop over to Windows... That said I haven't touched the windows side of the computer in months.

[Bio-Active]

I've got two laptops. The one stateside that my wife is using runs Windows 7 and Ubuntu (she prefers Windows, I don't) and my laptop over here is Windows 8 and Ubuntu. Honestly, the only reason I even keep Windows is I have some software that I don't feel like fighting with to get working with Linux so I just pop over to Windows... That said I haven't touched the windows side of the computer in months.

I am running linux mint right now but i like Ubuntu, Fedora and Suse as well. Ubuntu and Mint are pretty similar since they are both Debian based

[manstrom]

I've had some friends trying to get me to cross over to Mint for a while now. From what I've seen Mint looks a bit more "Windows-ish" in appearance and Ubuntu looks more "Mac-ish".
Beyond that I haven't looked much more into it.

[Bio-Active]

I've had some friends trying to get me to cross over to Mint for a while now. From what I've seen Mint looks a bit more "Windows-ish" in appearance and Ubuntu looks more "Mac-ish".
Beyond that I haven't looked much more into it.

Linux is open source brother you can make it look however you want. I am running the mate desktop but if you like the look of the classic Ubuntu then all you have to do is install gnome classic shell

[Hazard]

What the fvck are you guys talking about.....


All I know is I buy a computer, connect the Internet, and find Internet explorer or if I feel adventurous..... Safari.

[Bio-Active]

What the fvck are you guys talking about..... All I know is I buy a computer, connect the Internet, and find Internet explorer or if I feel adventurous..... Safari.

I would use either Firefox or chrome. Not explorer

[Hazard]

I would use either Firefox or chrome. Not explorer

English..... Do you speak it? Lmaoo

I'm very computer dumb man.... All I want is capability to search shit. Beyond that Idc much.... I couldn't even pretend I knew what Linux was lol

[Bio-Active]

English..... Do you speak it? Lmaoo I'm very computer dumb man.... All I want is capability to search shit. Beyond that Idc much.... I couldn't even pretend I knew what Linux was lol

lmao.... Linux is an open source operating system that gives the user complete freedom to customize it and do anything they want to it.

[Hazard]

lmao.... Linux is an open source operating system that gives the user complete freedom to customize it and do anything they want to it.

Ok so I buy Linux? And when I get it how the eff do you customize it? Lol

I wouldn't even know what I want..... Search function, porno, steroids ..... That about sums it up :-)

[Euroholic]

What the fvck are you guys talking about.....


All I know is I buy a computer, connect the Internet, and find Internet explorer or if I feel adventurous..... Safari.

[Bio-Active]

Ok so I buy Linux? And when I get it how the eff do you customize it? Lol I wouldn't even know what I want..... Search function, porno, steroids..... That about sums it up :-)

you do not buy it. It's free

[Hazard]

you do not buy it. It's free

Ok so let me get this straight.....

- Linux is free
- computers come with windows or Mac
- windows and Mac cost $$
- I need a search engine to download Linux?
- I need to buy windows or Mac to have a search engine to download Linux

Where did I go wrong?

[kelkel]

What the fvck are you guys talking about.....


All I know is I buy a computer, connect the Internet, and watch midget porn.

Somehow I'm not surprised.

[Hazard]

Somehow I'm turned on.

Somehow I'm not surprised

[GirlyGymRat]

Hahahhahaha.

I have a virus in on my apple. Little lollipop thingy spins and spins. Can't access email.:/. How do I get rid of this malware :evil:

[kelkel]

Somehow I'm not surprised

Not sure of your point.....

[Bio-Active]

Ok so let me get this straight..... - Linux is free - computers come with windows or Mac - windows and Mac cost $$ - I need a search engine to download Linux? - I need to buy windows or Mac to have a search engine to download Linux Where did I go wrong?

you can get about any linux distribution you need from distrowatch and most linux distribution come with Firefox already installed to surf the net

[numbere]

you can get about any linux distribution you need from distrowatch and most linux distribution come with Firefox already installed to surf the net

I've been dual booting chrome os and linux xfce for the last two years. Linus is great, but unless you understand CLI it's not user friendly.

IMO linux gives you a cute mascot (Tux below) and enough rope to hang yourself with lol.

[Bio-Active]

I've been dual booting chrome os and linux xfce for the last two years. Linus is great, but unless you understand CLI it's not user friendly. IMO linux gives you a cute mascot (Tux below) and enough rope to hang yourself with lol. <img src="http://forums.steroid.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=158574"/>

once you understand apt-get or whatever package manager have along with adding the correct repositorys it's really pretty simple but I have been using linux now for more then 10 years so it seems pretty native to me

[bloodchoke]

Linux: free
Every app/program for linux: free

I currently have Mint in a Virtual Box (on a PC), but I prefer Ubuntu.

It's not as easy as Windows or Mac (you'll eventually need to know some command-line shit) but, as Bio-Active stated, practice makes perfect. If you can learn cycling AAS, you can learn any flavor of Linux.

[lovbyts]

Those of you who are going with Windows 10 might want to look into this and change some settings.

How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems | PCWorld

[tarmyg]

Admin, this site is no working on my Lynx browser, I mean, what is up with that?

[RaginCajun]

haz, i am with you on this one, have no clue what language they are speaking!

i run windows on a pc and have a mac book pro

linux = no FN clue!

[MrFreshmaker]

haz, i am with you on this one, have no clue what language they are speaking! i run windows on a pc and have a mac book pro linux = no FN clue!

Linux is also good against malware and spyware(pc viruses etc),and it's very hard to hack linux!
By the way,most of the hackers use Linux operating system to hack others!

[Bio-Active]

Linux is also good against malware and spyware(pc viruses etc),and it's very hard to hack linux! By the way,most of the hackers use Linux operating system to hack others!

yeah that's true and Linux isn't as vulnerable because executable files to not execute in Linux. To install a virus you would have to compile configure make and install it. Using the repos is the safest way to install software as its free and clean

[MrFreshmaker]

yeah that's true and Linux isn't as vulnerable because executable files to not execute in Linux. To install a virus you would have to compile configure make and install it. Using the repos is the safest way to install software as its free and clean

True.And the best thing on Linux is that you don't need an antivirus!

[kelkel]

True.And the best thing on Linux is that you don't need an antivirus!

I just got done three weeks of antibiotics. Does that count?

[MrFreshmaker]

I just got done three weeks of antibiotics. Does that count?

Lmfao Kel,yes it counts lol

[RangerDanger830]

Well, since you hooligans went off on a Linux tangent I just downloaded 10. I like it, but I'm not picky.

[lovbyts]

Well, since you hooligans went off on a Linux tangent I just downloaded 10. I like it, but I'm not picky.

I suggest you read my post #24 and disable it.

[Honkey_Kong]

True.And the best thing on Linux is that you don't need an antivirus!

Eh, there are some viruses that affect linux out there. It's easy to click on a spoofed address and download a piece of software with a root kit attached in it.

[Charlie6]

Currently running Windows 10 on two laptops and enjoying the experience. Faster boot up time and I haven't noticed any additional resource drain

[Bio-Active]

Currently running Windows 10 on two laptops and enjoying the experience. Faster boot up time and I haven't noticed any additional resource drain

windows 10 runs fine. I don't like the privacy part of it and I feel strongly that those settings should be turned of by default. Unfortunately that's not going to happen. So I run windows on my one machine that I game on and everything else is done with a different os.

[Avi3510]

windows 10 runs fine. I don't like the privacy part of it and I feel strongly that those settings should be turned of by default. Unfortunately that's not going to happen. So I run windows on my one machine that I game on and everything else is done with a different os.

How do you change the privacy settings?

[Avi3510]

Well, which ones specifically should I be concerned with. For example, if I was ordering gear online, is there anything on the new windows I should be worried about?

[tarmyg]

Well, which ones specifically should I be concerned with. For example, if I was ordering gear online, is there anything on the new windows I should be worried about?

Microsoft do not give 2 shits about your AAS usage, trust me. LOL. They do however want to use your "unused" bandwidth and that you can turn off unless you are running Win 10 Pro in which case it already is off.

[RangerDanger830]

I suggest you read my post #24 and disable it.

I find the fact that people complain about the privacy absurd since there is a fix for every single privacy complaint I've encountered. The first thing I did was Google the list of issues, figure out which ones I wasn't okay with, and fixed it. Way ahead of you there, apparently I'm the only one though. The privacy terms and conditions aren't even that bad compared to most I've seen from companies anyway.