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Title: Help me with OS
Post by: SGVaibhav on March 03, 2010, 02:33:10 pm
I have XP right now and i have not formatted since long time and my hard disk is kind of loaded heavily..
Specs
2.4 core 2 duo
2gb ram
xfx 9400 gt nvidia
etc etc...

my pc lags (as i have not formatted since long time and my hard disk is kind of loaded heavily..)(some sectors might be corrupted too)
i have to run applications such as MATLAB, and they are very laggy.

so i have 2 options

1) remove hard-disk load and format pc....   (edit: and put XP back again)
2) put ubuntu..
i want to put ubuntu...
but i have 2 probs...
     a) i dont know how to use     (is it easy?)
     b) compatibility..
i will need to use and run these drivers/softwares
there r some other small small applications, but that dont matter much
actually i choose ubuntu, because its better (so applications might run faster on my pc)
so what should i do??
give me some good technical advice, because i want a faster pc
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on March 03, 2010, 02:44:03 pm
I think you can install it over the internet and have it install as a dual boot pc. I would do that.
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: SGVaibhav on March 03, 2010, 02:57:11 pm
hmm that is a good idea....

what size would ubuntu take when installed?? (2gb or what ??)
and after putting ubuntu, i can run heavy applications such as MATLAB only on ubuntu... (would that help??)

so i can format completely...
put XP (and take care of my hard disk space)
and put ubuntu to run heavy applications...

how would this be???
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: SGVaibhav on March 03, 2010, 03:49:33 pm
expecting professional reply from stylish  8)
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: $tyli$h Executive on March 03, 2010, 04:28:13 pm
Ubuntu is not recommended for you.

Try XUbuntu, a light, compact version of ubuntu, offering higher speed and performance than ubuntu. It is much better if performance is your preference.

XUbuntu requires 1.3 bare minimum HDD space. ubuntu requires 4GB minimum.
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: SGVaibhav on March 03, 2010, 04:31:41 pm
Quote from: $tyli$h Executive on March 03, 2010, 04:28:13 pm
Ubuntu is not recommended for you.

Try XUbuntu, a light, compact version of ubuntu, offering higher speed and performance than ubuntu. It is much better if performance is your preference.

XUbuntu requires 1.3 bare minimum HDD space. ubuntu requires 4GB minimum.
lol im a kind of good computer user (the things which i know, i know them extremely well, and things i dont know (I DONT KNOW ANything about them) so i need to learn)

and i cant put in much time learning..
i have college  :-[ :-X

which is more user friendly??
hmm, im thinking of only running C++ and MATLAB in Xubuntu :D

Xubuntu = xubuntu    (xu bun tu  :D :P )
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: $tyli$h Executive on March 03, 2010, 05:43:21 pm
Lol, take it easy! :D . I myself dont know much. I dont know C++. Only Visual basic .net 2008. And I have never  heard of MATLAB. ::)

XUbuntu will be compact and therefore, less user friendly than Ubuntu. But it is the best choice if you want to get much higher performance out of your PC. Since you are expert in computer thingies, less user friendly shouldn't be much of a problem.
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: SGVaibhav on March 03, 2010, 06:05:00 pm
Quote from: $tyli$h Executive on March 03, 2010, 05:43:21 pm
Lol, take it easy! :D . I myself dont know much. I dont know C++. Only Visual basic .net 2008. And I have never  heard of MATLAB. ::)

XUbuntu will be compact and therefore, less user friendly than Ubuntu. But it is the best choice if you want to get much higher performance out of your PC. Since you are expert in computer thingies, less user friendly shouldn't be much of a problem.
i need my time to get expert which takes time which i dont have
lol my bad phrasing
i mean, i need time to become a expert, while i dont get much time....
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: °o.O-hash94-O.o° on March 03, 2010, 07:16:22 pm
i dont see a reason of a lag for ur computer...the specs r pretty decent...i have little lower specs than u ... but i am not facing any kind of lagg my 500Gb is disk filled with 350GB of games plus photoshop plus movies and everything..no lag whatsoever...personally shift to windows 7!
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on March 03, 2010, 07:18:12 pm
believe me even experts dont like seeing lines of code all the time
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: Saladin on March 04, 2010, 06:52:55 am
Well if u wanna change over to open source, i suggest that you chose fedora over ubuntu.
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: DrEvil on March 04, 2010, 05:16:40 pm
shift to Windows 7...I think it'll probably solve all ur problems...good luck!
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: SGVaibhav on March 05, 2010, 08:21:57 am
any idea what is a RPM based system??

i found out, that we can run it wihout installing it
i will try fedora later
now im trying x-ubuntu

1) i want to know tell me what is a rpm based system.
2) im download x-ubuntu, latest version, i read that u can run it without install it, (dual boot), but im kind of confused in that that thing (if anyone has tried, then tell me, if no1 has, then i will read instructions {which i dont prefer :P} )
Title: Exciting Linux :D
Post by: SGVaibhav on March 05, 2010, 12:50:36 pm
ok clear all my previous questions
NO QUESTIONS

i resolved them...
if anyone is confused to choose his OS, i found 2 sites which can suggest.
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/
http://polishlinux.org/choose/quiz/

Then if anyone wants to read a review about a OS, he can do it on
http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major

And finally, to compare 2 OS's together
http://polishlinux.org/choose/comparison/


I am confused in which one to choose

Linux Mint   (Least chance)
Ubuntu       (im not convinced with it, but i still have a feeling i will put this)
Kubuntu     (Moderate)
OpenSuSE   (Highest after ubuntu - it has really good graphics and installation options)
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on March 05, 2010, 01:50:00 pm
I have ubuntu
Title: Re: Help me with OS
Post by: SGVaibhav on March 05, 2010, 01:56:08 pm
Quote from: astarmathsandphysics on March 05, 2010, 01:50:00 pm
I have ubuntu

congo :D :D :D

now u should teach me ubuntu...
im not going on those forums...
u only teach me ubuntu :D :D



By the way on these quiz sites, both of them recommended me OpenSuSE  and still i took ubuntu
downloaded 2% so far xD