Linux Anybody

Looked at and played around with fedora and red hat a few years ago,but not in too much depth. I suppose i had just been used to windows for too long.I reckon it would be excellent if you have knowledge of C programming. I am thinking of giving Ubuntu a try as the Gui looks pretty good,having seen a few tutorials on Ubuntu i might stick it on an older computer? and pursue it a bit more this time.

im using linux on my acer notebook at the moment and find it very easy to use.My main computer is a mac and i have no porb. switching between them.

Glad to see there's people using it or willing to try

I have tried the different variants ubuntu, kbuntu and xbuntu
And i have to say each has its pro's and cons

Ubuntu is gnome gui the most unlike windows but is the most popular

Kbuntu is kde gui which is closer to windows in layout and feel the start at the bottom left and little things like that also mac is based on kde (i think) its real cool looking but requires the most resources out of all of them

Xbuntu is for lower spec machines and is like a hybrid between the 2 not as fancy but real good on low ram machines

Nearly all apps run on all three as the kernel is the same

I have been using command code on ubuntu for a few years now and its simply a lot easier than fedora or red hat maybe because of more novice users willing to try it and asking about code on forums, i tried fedora and red hat and found ubuntu a lot easier

If your ever willing to give it a try let me know what you want to do as i have installed server and desktop on lots of different hardware

I have a ubuntu server in the house with all my media sharing on it and also have a ubuntu desktop with Xbmc installed which by the way is one of the best media centres i have used its also available on windows and mac

Right out the box it plays pretty much everything .mkv .avi .flacc and so on really good for high def

XBMC

Here is a YouTube video of it [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOc8JavYzHE&feature=related[/ame]

In the video they use a mouse i prefer a media centre remote FYI all the video art work it downloads itself and if you press i on the keyboard or remote it will bring up all the imdb info rating, cast, plot etc real cool

On the C programming i know a bit no expert but can compile drivers, kernel and play with some source code
Would always be willing to get my hands dirty

my son has a eepc900a running linux when he downloads anything he never knows how to open the download

if could give me an example of one of the downloads by copying and pasting the address i.e www.example.com/download/somthing.......

I will have a look and see what is required

Great post Thebyrnie, you now have me looking closer at linux.
Q for you........Am i right in thinking i could partition a hard drive and give myself a Dual boot option, i was thinking of partitioning a new computer i am Building and was thinking of being able to dual boot Linux and Windows 7

whenever he tries to open a download it says which programe do you whant to open it with thanks thebyrnie

Originally Posted by anfieldroad

whenever he tries to open a download it says which programe do you whant to open it with thanks thebyrnie

Try this link Anfield... you just have to type in the file extension into the search option and it should pop up information about the file type,what it is used for, and also a list of possibilities to open with.

File-Extensions.org - File extension library

can you explain a bit more please knotaclu as i dont rearly have a clue,sorry for being such a d...head