Star How to Replace Windows Completely with Ubuntu
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 22nd Oct 2007 09:08 UTC, submitted by Dan Warne
Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu APCMag has a lenghty article on switching from Windows to Ubuntu. "When I was first given this task I had to sit and blink a few times, if for nothing else than dramatic pause. I'm a self-confessed Linux nut, as some of you may know, but even I'm cautious to do away with Windows completely. There's a reason I have a dual-boot Windows and Linux machine. Several of them, in fact. But have I just been conditioned into using Windows because of past experience, or applications, or file formats, or the myriad other reasons that make Windows a comfort zone because it's all so familiar?"
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RE[2]: Linux-nut
by martinus on Mon 22nd Oct 2007 12:56 UTC in reply to "RE: Linux-nut"
martinus
Member since:
2005-07-06

here is my list:

* Windows does not have any decent virtual desktop manager
* No borderless full screen
* Not able to move windows with Alt + leftclick
* not able to resize windows with Alt + Middle click
* does not have taskbar applets
* Windows explorer has no previews
* no support for protocols like sftp in explorer
* no themes

And thats only about the windowing system, I have not even talked about the command line or other applications.

Edited 2007-10-22 12:57

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codergeek42 Member since:
2006-01-07

* Windows does not have any decent virtual desktop manager

The Nvidia Windows drivers do contain this functionality, so it's not entirely impossible; though why it's not enabled by default is beyond me.

* Windows explorer has no previews

Incorrect. Explorer can do thumbnail views for most multimedia formats that have proper codecs installed. Select "View" then "Thumbnails" (or "Filmstrip," as applicable) from the main menu.

* no themes
As with the virtual desktop stuff, it's not inherent to Windows but it is possible. Things like Windows Blinds or other apps will allow you to fully theme your Windows install as you see fit.

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miscz Member since:
2005-07-17

Incorrect. Explorer can do thumbnail views for most multimedia formats that have proper codecs installed. Select "View" then "Thumbnails" (or "Filmstrip," as applicable) from the main menu.

What are those codecs you speak of? Windows is too hard for average user!

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RE[3]: Linux-nut
by Joe User on Mon 22nd Oct 2007 22:30 in reply to "RE[2]: Linux-nut"
Joe User Member since:
2005-06-29

Alright, I see you're a power user. I never heard of all these features. I do know about the virtual desktop stuff but I never use it because my computer is low on RAM and so I use at most 2-3 applications. Most of the time I use only one application at a time, or my computer gets too slow. I don't use taskbar applets, not to pollute my desktop. Windows Explorer does have previews, both as thumbnails and in the left bar. You also have themes in Windows Explorer (I remember seeing Vista themes in Windows XP). SFTP support in Windows Explorer would be cool. In the meantime I use WinSCP.

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