ahhhhhwet
I dont really know much about linux, but i know its open source and its community based but other than the fact that its free, why would anyone want to use it? And I want to use it just to try it but i dont know where to start. Is it like a program I install? If i do run it can I go back to running windows if i dont like it? help?
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its just a different operating system. I say the main benefits are the safety of it. 90% of virus' are written for windows based computers since its the 'norm' then about 9% on mac. Linux is less than 1% problems with malware/virus.
Another as you mentioned its FREE.
There are TONS of different versions and builds, but i prefer and just recently switched from using windows for over 20 years to linux. I use Linuxmint which is a good crossover.
You can get it here : http://www.linuxmint.com get ersion 12 the DVD version if you can, burn it to a disk and boot to the disk. If you just want to try it out you dont even have to INSTALL you can just run it from the live disk. However if you want to install it and still keep windows you can dual boot (partition your drive and have 2 operating systems and choose which one to use)
That info is here: http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/06/11/dual-boot-linux-mint-11-and-windows-7/
Enjoy man!
its just a different operating system. I say the main benefits are the safety of it. 90% of virus' are written for windows based computers since its the 'norm' then about 9% on mac. Linux is less than 1% problems with malware/virus.
Another as you mentioned its FREE.
There are TONS of different versions and builds, but i prefer and just recently switched from using windows for over 20 years to linux. I use Linuxmint which is a good crossover.
You can get it here : http://www.linuxmint.com get ersion 12 the DVD version if you can, burn it to a disk and boot to the disk. If you just want to try it out you dont even have to INSTALL you can just run it from the live disk. However if you want to install it and still keep windows you can dual boot (partition your drive and have 2 operating systems and choose which one to use)
That info is here: http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/06/11/dual-boot-linux-mint-11-and-windows-7/
Enjoy man!
how do i back up a computer that keeps crashing into an external hardriver?
snak3s2001
I'm having trouble backing some files from my computer into an external hard drive. Keeps freezing at the same file?
Is there a different way to do it other than using the software that came with the hard drive?
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You could try an Ubuntu Live CD, it allows you to run Linux without installing anything. This should allow to then copy the files from your hard drive to the external drive without it crashing.
Have a look at this link for more info:
You could try an Ubuntu Live CD, it allows you to run Linux without installing anything. This should allow to then copy the files from your hard drive to the external drive without it crashing.
Have a look at this link for more info:
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