Q. Ive been told it's a difficult thing to do - return windows. Does anyone have experience with this issue?
A. These people are wrong. It is illegal to use Windows if you can't read, understand, and agree to the EULA. If you don't agree to the EULA (you have to agree to the licence, to have your operating system on loan and not own it, grant Microsoft the right to have backdoors into your private system etc) - then you are not legally allowed to use it. People are ignorant, they ignore this and just think it's okay to use it anyway. Stupid people! So if you refuse the EULA, you're entitled to a refund BUT the vendor will charge you more to remove it than you'll save.... (source - German friend who bought from Dell, he paid $75 extra)
You can try to order your laptop - depending on where you live. Some friends of mine (one in Germany, the other in UK) bought Dell xps1330 computers with linux installed.
It wasn't cheaper, but they were happy that Microsoft didn't manage to force them to pay a tax!!! That's right, even if you delete Windows after buying it, you still paid Microsoft!!!
You cn try to buy a laptop with NO operating system (freedos or whatever) but in the end, you're better off playing around.
If you get some experience, then you can install something like 'crunchbang' linux, which is so light on resources - it would make your computer work ten times better than with XP. So fast it makes your nose bleed!
If you want features, then I'd recommend Ubuntu. There's a 'eeepc remix' which can install from USB with some skill...
but basically, install Ubuntu yourself isn't too hard - just check forums for problems with certain laptops - or just call up Dell and tell them you want Ubuntu preinstalled, and ask what models they're offering (easy in USA I think - strange how USA doesn't force Microsoft on their customers - but I know that DELL UK are very arsey about it, and can be rather abrupt on the phone!)
Go for it - my ubuntu desktop has been getting faster all year long - ready to upgrade to Jaunty very soon, exciting ;) but I do keep XP installed, as I have a good graphics card and run windows games. (I disabled internet for XP and it has a 40GB space on the drive - the rest of the 320GB drive is for linux - the filesystem never let me down).
Good luck, enjoy ;) any problems, buzz me or just get down to ubuntuforums
click the link and make an account ;) keep in touch
You can try to order your laptop - depending on where you live. Some friends of mine (one in Germany, the other in UK) bought Dell xps1330 computers with linux installed.
It wasn't cheaper, but they were happy that Microsoft didn't manage to force them to pay a tax!!! That's right, even if you delete Windows after buying it, you still paid Microsoft!!!
You cn try to buy a laptop with NO operating system (freedos or whatever) but in the end, you're better off playing around.
If you get some experience, then you can install something like 'crunchbang' linux, which is so light on resources - it would make your computer work ten times better than with XP. So fast it makes your nose bleed!
If you want features, then I'd recommend Ubuntu. There's a 'eeepc remix' which can install from USB with some skill...
but basically, install Ubuntu yourself isn't too hard - just check forums for problems with certain laptops - or just call up Dell and tell them you want Ubuntu preinstalled, and ask what models they're offering (easy in USA I think - strange how USA doesn't force Microsoft on their customers - but I know that DELL UK are very arsey about it, and can be rather abrupt on the phone!)
Go for it - my ubuntu desktop has been getting faster all year long - ready to upgrade to Jaunty very soon, exciting ;) but I do keep XP installed, as I have a good graphics card and run windows games. (I disabled internet for XP and it has a 40GB space on the drive - the rest of the 320GB drive is for linux - the filesystem never let me down).
Good luck, enjoy ;) any problems, buzz me or just get down to ubuntuforums
click the link and make an account ;) keep in touch
What operating system should i run on my netbook?
Q. I have a Samsung NC110 Netbook, 2GB ram, Item atom dual core processor, 320gb hard drive with win 7 starter and its just too slow. SO WHAT IS THE FASTEST OPERATING SYSTEM FOR A NETBOOK. PREFERABLY LINUX...PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
A. crunchbang or bohdi are fast.
How can i Learn Linux at my home?
Q. I am system administrator in Bank of America base in windows, & I want Study at my home. So How can i do this,
A. Ask people who know what they're doing.
If you want to play with Linux at home, make a space and install Linux Mint. If you have lots of space, then try an rpm distro like Fedora alongside it - and if you want to learn lots more, then try building an Arch system for yourself.
Visit the LinuxOutlaws forum and ask questions there - there are many system administrators there who work with Windows and Linux in their full time occupations and who love to go home and discuss this kind of thing on the forum.
Crunchbang linux is also full of people who learned a very great deal. Crunchbang is a very lean and fast distribution (but with a little more pain when you want to make things work...)
I'm sure they can advise you better than I can! I do remember that Dan (one of the presenters of the LinuxOutlaws podcast) always says that he loves using Centos for servers (based on Redhat) but uses Debian linux at home.
One thing I'm sure about, it's much easier to be an admin for a Linux setup than for Windows - that's why Windows is only really big on domestic desktops and laptops.
Another option might be to investigate universities running programs online.
One thing is for sure - if you start running Linux on a computer, you'll very soon become addictive - and after 6 months or so, you'll wonder how you ever thought that Windows was in any way more 'user-friendly'. You'll probably learn to despise Windows even more and could turn into a bit of a freaky geek. Take care ;)
If you want to play with Linux at home, make a space and install Linux Mint. If you have lots of space, then try an rpm distro like Fedora alongside it - and if you want to learn lots more, then try building an Arch system for yourself.
Visit the LinuxOutlaws forum and ask questions there - there are many system administrators there who work with Windows and Linux in their full time occupations and who love to go home and discuss this kind of thing on the forum.
Crunchbang linux is also full of people who learned a very great deal. Crunchbang is a very lean and fast distribution (but with a little more pain when you want to make things work...)
I'm sure they can advise you better than I can! I do remember that Dan (one of the presenters of the LinuxOutlaws podcast) always says that he loves using Centos for servers (based on Redhat) but uses Debian linux at home.
One thing I'm sure about, it's much easier to be an admin for a Linux setup than for Windows - that's why Windows is only really big on domestic desktops and laptops.
Another option might be to investigate universities running programs online.
One thing is for sure - if you start running Linux on a computer, you'll very soon become addictive - and after 6 months or so, you'll wonder how you ever thought that Windows was in any way more 'user-friendly'. You'll probably learn to despise Windows even more and could turn into a bit of a freaky geek. Take care ;)
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