I would like to ditch Microsoft and Apple and opt for a Linux computer, what would you suggest?

Question

I would like to ditch Microsoft and Apple and opt for a Linux computer, what would you suggest?

Answer 1

I'd highly recommend Centos.



That is a true or pure linux system, rather than one butchered to make it seem more like Windows.



It's based on the same source code as the commercial RedHat distribution and everything in it is tested for ultimate reliability.





It will run on just about any old PC you can find; one that will barely run Windows will run linux fine.



As it's intended as a business system, it does not have multimedia support pre-installed - but everything is available and it only takes a few minutes to add in:

https://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/MultimediaOnCentOS7





You can also add the Steam game system, which will allow you to use any games you have previously bought/registered via Steam:



http://negativo17.org/steam-for-centos-rhel-7/



Obviously you do need gaming-grade PC hardware to run any recent games..



(Not all games are available on Linux yet, but SteamOS itself is linux-based so the difference in availability is rapidly shrinking).





Get centos here:

https://www.centos.org/download/

Answer 2

Get a Windows Laptop that doesn't have Windows pre-installed. Then install your Linux flavor of choice. Mine is Lubuntu, but there are lots of others out there.

Answer 3

I run Centos Linux on my macbook, two desktops, and a notebook. I learned to program on an old Tandy back in the 80's.



Today I program in C++ professionally.

Answer 4

Linux is a free OS. Not a computer and not intuitive to IT illiterate people.

Answer 5

If you want to ditch them then get a chromebook. It has more features than Linux and if you are a Google guy you will enjoy it

Answer 6

Nothing is really free. If I were you, I would go to Amazon and get an official Ubuntu manual

with an installation disk for either version 15.10 or 16.04. It s worth the $15 or $16 dollars,

because you ll have lots of questions that you will need answers to. The book will help. It s not too

hard to install Linux, and then to keep it updated is free. Another good book to buy is a book on

Bash, the shell language; it s good to have a reference. I recommend a subscription to Linux Journal or Linux Format, but that s more money.

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> John (gnujohn)

Answer 7

hmmm