replacing windows with Ubuntu

[Jared Buck]

On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 4:15 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 4 June 2014 12:08, Niki Kovacs <info at microlinux.fr> wrote:
> > Le 04/06/2014 09:21, Vinny Ray a écrit :
> >
> >> What is the best way to approach this?
> >
> >
> > I've been 100 % GNU/Linux since 2001, when I discovered Slackware 7.1.
> Today
> > I'm running a small Linux-based IT company, and I also work as a Linux
> > trainer for companies in France.
> >
> > The last time I've used Microsoft Windows was just before Windows XP came
> > out. I've never touched any Windows system for work since, except of
> course
> > to integrate Windows clients in a Linux network.
> >
> > Why not just backup your data and migrate your PC completely?
>
> There are some situations where there is no good Linux alternative.
> For example I have an Olympus digital voice recorder for which there
> is no working USB driver available in Linux.  Also a Topfield PVR
> where the USB access from Linux is poor.
>
> Colin
>
> I dual boot Ubuntu and Linux because I'm primarily a dedicated computer
gamer.  Some of my games simply won't run on Linux under WINE no matter how
much I tweak.  I use Linux when I need to do something with my computer
that requires a lot of security. It's also a fun OS to play around with a
little bit.

Jared

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