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Try running vmware server under windows and u can try installing various Linux distributions without having to partition drives and worrying about screwing things up.

Vmware basicily is like a virtual pc which boots up like a normal pc does. It creates a file on your pc which it pretends is a hard disk. The file gets bigger as you put more stuff on it.

Definately the best way of trying before you buy

Using freebsd for a new *nix user will be frustanting, try a desktop oriented distro like ubuntu or kubuntu(there are others), distros like gentoo and Freebsd are for powerfull users and people looking for knowledge. bye

Ive only just made the move to linux completely and im loving it. Im a gamer and I can run all my favorite games with cedega. Im also doing a software engineering course at uni - which has been great because its soo easy in ubuntu.

The reason I changed is because all of the previews of vista looked so crap.

I only know how to use windows OS, but im interested in using linux OS.
Is it ok to have OS with windows and linux?

This topic always comes back "Windows vs. Linux" or "Wich linux distro should I try"

I read these posts and these are my suggestions :

-If you are a gamer than you shouldn`t try linux unless you realy want to try something new ,remember you may be able to run some of your games under linux with emulation ,but in most cases it will never be the same as in windows

-If you are a newbie you should never try non-desktop-oriented distros like slackware ,because they are for proffessional people and for server use ,that goes for most of the bsds and all the unixes(unixe operating systems)

-If you do not want to pay for expensive software then you should try linux ,cause everything in windows has a free alternative in windows like
--most poeple pay for MS Office while there`s OpenOffice.org wich is much better and free
--windows users pay for Nero Burning Rom ,linux users got k3b and Gnomebaker
and so on

-If you want your PC for multimedia purpuses than you can again chose linux over Mac OS X and Windows
--you got MPlayer ,to play movies ,wich plays anything
--you got XMMS and Amarok for listening to your favorite music
--if you want to edit sounds you got audacity
and so on ,and you get all these for free

-If you want to surf the net safely ,then linux is the best choice
--you can enjoy the safety of Opera ,Firefox and Konqueror while you browse your pages
--you can chat with your friends on IRC with Konversation or XChat
--or you can chat with them on Instant Messaging Protocols with Skype for linux , Kopete and Gaim

-If you are a programer or a student and study programing then linux is your best choice it`s a lot easier to program in linux than in windows

You can ask me if I left anything out ,personally I recomend kubuntu ,I surf the web ,listen to music ,watch films and program with it.

Oh well. sorry my post was off the topic, i choose windows its more user friendly than nix OS. and i spend most of the time playing games than studying programming. well my skill in programming is soooo noooob. that's why i want to try nix os maybe thiers something that would interest me.

blinker wrote:Oh well. sorry my post was off the topic, i choose windows its more user friendly than nix OS. and i spend most of the time playing games than studying programming. well my skill in programming is soooo noooob. that's why i want to try nix os maybe thiers something that would interest me.

It`s not just the os ,the libs and the compilers ,it`s mostly the comunity.

now i get it.
hope this days i could run a nix OS in a vmware.

blinker wrote: now i get it.
hope this days i could run a nix OS in a vmware.

You can run linux with vmware.

blinker wrote:I only know how to use windows OS, but im interested in using linux OS.
Is it ok to have OS with windows and linux?

It's ok to install both OS's but I recommend creating a virtual machine(using vmware workstation or similiar software) and installing linux on it in order to leanr. After that you can install linux on your hdd.