famous factory and I'm a former windows power user I have use Microsoft products
since the DOS days
and I have tried every version of Windows that is out there
in April of 2011 I decided to use Linux is my main operating system well I would
bet that Windows is a decent platform for productivity and gaming
Today Show was shed new light on this
and hopefully educate anyone who is considering links
as an alternate everything I will cover in today's show is based on my own
personal experience I make no false claims are exaggerations
also I make no guarantees that you will have the same results that idea
now with all that out of the way today's topic is
Len X does what when don't and that begins right
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good alright
the number one thing that brought me to Lex was viruses let's face it viruses
are way out of hand in Windows Store
over and million up them and new ones are released into the wild everyday
today I looked on Wikipedia just to see how many known
rootkits trojans viruses and worms there on Lex
and counted only 47 up to
come by most said that now where has been depreciated by the
Lex colonels we use today 1x
is secure by design without root access now where cannot harm your system files
most Linux users would never give an unsolicited pop up the root password
we would rather open up a terminal kill the process to generate a and then
delete the file early set something I would personally do
I if that were to happen I've not had a virus on my Linux system and I'm not
saying Let X
is invulnerable any computer can get a virus but viruses
on Lex are rare I've yet to find an antivirus program for the next step runs
in real-time
I doubt I would use it though I do not consider viruses
to be a real threat on my system when I decided to switch selects two-and-a-half
years ago
I tried a distribution called met I burn the image to a CD boot my computer from
it
and was pleased to see that all my hardware was working and 1x
and I did not even install it yet one thing that really surprised me was
that I never saw a Linux distribution do this before
what's more I was able to power my TV card a USB mic gain control
and other peripherals without needing a drive
latex colonel matures also at an alarming rate
with each new release more hardware is being supported
unless you're running exotic hardware that is not well known or hardware
that was recently released lectured power all your devices without much
difficulty
in cases where there is no support for your hardware
you can check with the manufacturer or better yet
go online onto the forms and find out what's others have done to get that
harbor working I had actually do that with my
Kodak printer and today that printer is working great
inlex even though Kodak
refuses to provide support for the Linux platform
Linex is community-driven this means
many eyes are on the source code bring new innovations
every day one of my biggest pet peeves with Windows
was stability shirt for program crashed I could press Control Alt Delete to run
the task manager an attempt to stop the program
but that did not always work sometimes I had to reboot the computer
you hear me say this all the time reboot reboot ru
wash rinse repeat Len X rarely
requires reboot even after installing most updates
Delhi time I reboot is what I get a new car my computer runs for weeks on end
without ever needing to be shut down which is something I could never do and
when does
Lex serves up most is the website you visit on the internet
those machines run for months even years without being shut down
that says a lot to me when x is a stable as it gets
the software giant's want you to believe that sharing is wrong
it is really disheartening when you think about all the digital restriction
tactics that the software companies are using to hog up
your system resources applications dialing home a sushi
launch them treating you like you're a thief all
under the guise of combating piracy Lex is free as in freedom
most distributions are free of charge there is no catch
Lex earns its money through donations grants and pay support
you can copy Lennox and share it with your friends
you can change the code to make it better then
you can share or even sell it as long as the freedoms
you were given remain with that software
for example you can make your own mixed distribution for an out documents
provide support for feet
this is what canonical novell Red Hat and sis up for doing
keep in mind just about any software that is in the enterprise
or paid for distributions are available
in their free counterparts for example a free version
Red Hat would be for Doro X we all know how good Windows Update is
it only updates when does
maybe it may have a few driver updates in its stores
but will the update your video games your Firefox browser your QuickTime
viewer your Adobe products
back now instead all you have a cyst jump where running at startup
bogging more your resources so that those individual programs can check
online
and nag you about updates up and get this
one-time I had a six hour video rendering job running and Sony Vegas
and I figured I just let that one while I went to work
I came home only to find out that Windows installed updates and rebooted
my machine
a few hours a machine run during time ended up being lost
Thank You Microsoft but all kidding aside
and 1x we have an updated we have an update manager
which updates everything you have installed on your system
your game your browser File Manager all a bit without needing a reboot
unless the Colonels updated but that does not happen often
and the computer does not reboot unless you tell it to do so
most Linux distributions have a comprehensive set of applications
pre-install
but there are instances when you need programs that you cannot live without
most Linux distributions have a Software Center where you can easily find
free applications listen categories you can find educational programs to give
your kids an edge in school
games to abuse you in your free time multimedia applications for editing
audio/video editing or backing up DVD 80s
office suites Internet applications and I haven't even touched the tip of the
iceberg
why search the internet for programs when you have a
all in a central location be sure to make that Software Center your friend
let's test tops can do things you can never do with Windows without having to
pay for expensive third party software
with Windows you're locked into the desktop experience
Microsoft watch it half
how about that new Metro interface and when does a
yeah I know what you think and 1x your desktop
is a set about locations on like when does where the desktop is a major
component
up the OS let's say you try able to and you do not like they're Unity desktop
you could change that you could opt for the K desktop environment
or no if you're really geeky maybe a text-based tiling window manager will be
more to your liking
this is a screen capture of my desktop I am using
X FC eat with k when for visual effects
everything you are seeing from my taskbar to theme
and affects or all customized I also have tutorials on my channel
showing you how you can do things like this with your Linux desktop
it's all about choice Lex lets you tailor your computing
experience to fit your needs and balance your workflow
as a software cool I like to install and uninstall aP's on a regular basis
what can I say I'm a sucker for new software
but another thing that really bugs me about Windows was
it would get loaded and bogged down even with regular maintenance
I had to reinstall windows a minimum of twice a year
inlex this does not happen we do not have
to defragment your hard drives because we have a better file system that places
files on the hard drive in such a way that there's room for expansion
one thing lets users enjoys a system that runs just as fast as the day they
installed
it doesn't matter how long few months a few years
Lex let you spend more time enjoying your computer and less time
reinstalling over and over again does requires more and more hardware power as
its version number increases
so if you want to keep running Windows
need to constantly buy new hardware
now some people have a need for speed: want to be able to run the
latest high-end game sir be able to half faster rendering times in creating
videos
the for many users who surfed the web reading right emails
or socialize online what's the point of buying a new computer every few years
Lex runs perfectly well older or as I call it like I see hardware
try installing Windows seven on a Pentium to either refuse to install
early view waiting
for about a half hour between each click
of course 1x won't make a race one right after twelve year old computer
but it will run very well on it and allow you to perform everyday tasks just
fine
and of course there are several distributions available out there with
modern colonels
specifically designed to breathe new life into that machine you have
collecting dust in the attic
thanks to you can companies like the Humble Bundle this aura and state
less supports more games than ever it is proving to be a top notch gaming
platform
new titles are coming to Lex almost daily and I could say
I'm a happy camper my favorite series from ego soft
x3 reunion the Terran Conflict and Albion prelude
are fully supported on Linux and they want fabulously well
Lex also has a compatibility layer called why
why is not an emulator I'm able to get so my old favorites running natively in
life such as The Witcher
homeworld 2 freelance and on the application site a bit
unable to run Flash fireworks and FL Studio to create content that I can use
in Cajun life my video productions
that I put here on YouTube these programs run better inlex than they did
for me and Windows
now for those finicky games and applications that will not run under
Wine
we have a VirtualBox in VMware VirtualBox
does desktop APs and some 3d games well
a VM well definitely has the edge in terms of 3d acceleration for gaming
now you will never hear me say don't use when does
because I feel that is acceptable for most people I spent most my computer
career in Windows
but if you want to challenge and enriching user experience
Lex is the way to go and for those of you who are considering Lex
summer the easiest distributions to use out there
are soaring 1x met
Ubuntu let's light warping guy OS
just one thing to keep in mind though
there may be familiar characteristics
Linex is not when does
there's a little bit of a learning curve but there is plenty of support
on the forms if you have patience and motivation
you will get outta blacks more than what you put into it and that has been my
personal experience
mister Google taught me how to use latex and I cannot thank
the community and not of for this work of human genius
which has enriched my life the movies
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