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Beside windows, mac, and free BSD, what are other free alternative operating systems that are available?
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Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...rating_systems
Linux is freely available in a number of versions, with Ubuntu being very popular at the moment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...rating_systems
Linux is freely available in a number of versions, with Ubuntu being very popular at the moment.
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what kind of OS are you looking for exactly?
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i'm thinking of either KDE 4.0 or Solaris, which one is better and can be installed on a blank machine with out any preinstalled os.
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KDE is a desktop environment, that can run on solaris, linux, bsd, and loads of other distros.
solaris is Sun's Unix flavour.
What do you want the system TO DO?
solaris is Sun's Unix flavour.
What do you want the system TO DO?
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run as a test system for beta software, and test things on it, as well as have an extra usable pc available when needed. also, i want to surf the Internet, put music and photos, and basically run just like a windows pc without any hefty price tags (very tight budget, even xp home OEM is out of the question!).
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Get the latest Ubuntu, then.
It installs easily and supports many media features. There are thousands of free apps available for Linux.
http://www.ubuntu.com/
It installs easily and supports many media features. There are thousands of free apps available for Linux.
http://www.ubuntu.com/
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yeah, go for ubuntu or debian linux.
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how compatible is it with software like ms office 2003, need for speed hot pursuit 2, printers, and things of that sort?
also, how good is the user interface?
(ubuntu)
also, how good is the user interface?
(ubuntu)
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