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What Operating System do you use to view MSE?

foofi22
foofi22 Posts: 2,213 Forumite
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The Linux...come of age! thread got me thinking...how many MSE's use some distro of Linux compared to Windows or a Mac...or is it just me?

To get started I have been using Ubuntu for nearly two years now. Think I may boot into XP once a month or so.

I have tried to cater for as many options as I can think off the top of my head!

Try to keep any flame wars to a minimum ;)

What OS do you use to view MSE? 92 votes

Ubuntu
13% 12 votes
Suse
2% 2 votes
Fedora Core
3% 3 votes
Other Linux
4% 4 votes
Microsoft XP
31% 29 votes
Microsoft Vista
29% 27 votes
OS X
15% 14 votes
Other OS
1% 1 vote
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  • deklan99
    deklan99 Posts: 637 Forumite
    Used Elive for nearly 2 years, rarely touch windows at all now. Did Ubuntu, Suse, Fedora, Mandriva etc. but any debian based distro with enlightenment desktop works for me.
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  • zappster1966
    zappster1966 Posts: 591 Forumite
    Used Ubuntu on the way to an XP install after a disastrous experience with Vista Ultimate. Steep learning curve but hooked eventually.

    Now using Mandriva ... it just works.

    Windows users ... there is a choice ... give Linux a try. You might be pleasantly surprised.
  • wavefinder
    wavefinder Posts: 74 Forumite
    well, i have a couple of nokia internet tablets that are linux. i would like to understand a bit more about ubuntu and the many other linuxs out there,but were do you start? i mean windows,you install it and it updates itself but linux its seems to keep changing all the time, a bit confusing. must admit tho' have seen some stuff on youtube and its very impressive,the stuff you can do with various linux apps!
  • foofi22
    foofi22 Posts: 2,213 Forumite
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    Changed thread title...maybe the word Linux in the title is putting off windows users - the results have certainly been a surprise so far (although it is a very small sample!)
  • GaryS
    GaryS Posts: 807 Forumite
    Should be an option to choose multiple Operating Systems, as I use Ubuntu, XP and Vista on different machines.
  • foofi22
    foofi22 Posts: 2,213 Forumite
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    GaryS wrote: »
    Should be an option to choose multiple Operating Systems, as I use Ubuntu, XP and Vista on different machines.

    Which is the most used for viewing MSE?
  • Seagull
    Seagull Posts: 286 Forumite
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    I've voted for Vista as I'm very happy with it compared to all the previous versions of windows that I've used, we have 4 other pc's here, 3 of them running XP and a spare system that I've recently installed PCLOS on (Linux). I've tried Linux in the past but lost interest fairly rapidly.
    In my view the Linux editions that I've tried just aren't as easy to use compared to windows although I'm sure that'll change, I think you need a good memory to be confident with Linux. ;)http://fosswire.com/2008/04/22/ubuntu-cheat-sheet/
  • fermi
    fermi Posts: 40,542 Forumite
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    I was using a Linux box until it decided it had had enough of life. :(

    Now using a new laptop with Vista. It's not as bad as I feared (or had heard). Once I'm fairly certain that there are drivers under Linux to support everything I need on it, then I may well dump Vista (or at least dual boot).
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  • turbobob
    turbobob Posts: 1,500 Forumite
    Ubuntu, XP, Mac OSX, BSD in roughly that order.
  • bainy
    bainy Posts: 126 Forumite
    Use Vista on all 3 computers on the network since Feb 2007, had absolutely no problems and for me the best O/S that MS has produced.
    Cheers
    ;)
    Bainy

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