Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Linux or Windows the age old question

Linux or Windows that is the question.  I like both, I like Linux a little better because of the free rain that I have and software that comes with it.  I have problems with some wireless cards that I have in a few of my boxes.  Windows had problems as well but I could get a driver that worked for it.  Installing different programs that make life easier though is actually easier in Ubuntu.  Easier in the since that the software is listed in a repository and I can add more and more repositories if need be.  Windows gives me a more of a variety of software because of all the manufacturers and other software companies that use these products.  Linux however wins in virutualization ease.  I installed vmware server in a few seconds with the help of the Ubuntu forums and had mulitple virtual servers going at once which was great to see running at a much lower resource rate than in windows.  Windows is what I use at work and most places use Windows as a desktop and servers.  Windows is easy to manage in a large environment.  Linux however is great for home use as a desktop, most organizations use Linux on servers as a cheap and very powerful method of having some very good server products. 

The question then is asked again Linux or Windows and that is where my delimma is, I want to be able to enjoy linux but I also want to be productive.  However, I do not want to dual boot.  I guess I could try the Linux Host and Windows guest and see what happens with it.

Hopefully, it will work out in the best.

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