linux??

redped

Not sure if you fully understand what linux is - it's an operating system that you would use instead of windows, not with windows.

stilltheone

redped wrote: »

Not sure if you fully understand what linux is - it's an operating system that you would use instead of windows, not with windows.

You can use both on one machine.

RussJK

buzzyy wrote: »

can you use it with windows to?

Yes you can:
http://www.andlinux.org/

Linbox

stilltheone wrote: »

You can use both on one machine.

But not at the same time.
(Unless you use wine but that'll just confuse)

No not that wine, not the one your friend might like; never mind just ignore the wine bit :rotfl:

redped

RussJK wrote: »

Yes you can:
http://www.andlinux.org/

Fair enough, that's a new one to me. I'm used to dual-booting a PC with linux & Windows, but hadn't heard of the andlinux distro.

Linbox

RussJK wrote: »

Yes you can:
http://www.andlinux.org/

I stand corrected.

Owain_Moneysaver

Linbox wrote: »

But not at the same time.
(Unless you use wine but that'll just confuse)

Well, you can run Linux within Windows, or Windows within Linux, or run both at the same time in separate virtual machines within something else.

VMS if you're that way inclined...

buzzyy

so i think i got it half right.either i could use windows or i could swop over and use linux instead,but only use either one at the time,yeah?(well thats if it was installed)is it any safer than windows,
i am sorry if i make it sound confusing that down to my dyslexia,but its not all gibberish ,thankyou for trying to explain all this xx

buzzyy

think maybe i should read up a bit more before i go looking to install it just in case i do end up with a big mess-up,i would be lost without the use of a computer even though i dont know to much and being inquisitive can sometimes mess up to,like curiosity killing the cat xxcheers all xxx

paddyrg

buzzyy wrote: »

so i think i got it half right.either i could use windows or i could swop over and use linux instead,but only use either one at the time,yeah?(well thats if it was installed)is it any safer than windows,
i am sorry if i make it sound confusing that down to my dyslexia,but its not all gibberish ,thankyou for trying to explain all this xx

That's pretty much it, for most users, most of the time, you use either linux or windows. It is possible to have both set up so when you switch on your machine you can choose which you use, but if you're feeling untechnical, I don't think Linux has too much to offer you. In some ways it is safer, yes, but it does help to be a bit computer savvy at times, and Windows isn't unsafe unless you spend a lot of time downloading and installing stuff from dodgy websites!!