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What OS do you use?
2005-01-29, 9:27 PM #1
Right now, I use Windows XP, but soon, oh so very soon, I shall be running debian 3.0.
And it shall be awesome.
This thread is also a joint, how do I get WoW to run in linux?
2005-01-29, 9:29 PM #2
Don't bother with Wine or WineX... it's easier to just dual boot for games.

And I use Windows XP Home. Usually I install Linux over the summer and then go back to Windows for school (because Linux is just undependable to me).
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2005-01-29, 9:34 PM #3
This computer, XP Pro SP1. Linux box, Fedora Core 3.
2005-01-29, 9:37 PM #4
Meh...Windows XP Home.
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2005-01-29, 9:44 PM #5
XP Pro
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2005-01-29, 10:05 PM #6
Win2k with an uptime of just over 16 days now.

And when I want something more user friendly that won't be a major pain in the ***, OS X
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2005-01-29, 10:09 PM #7
OS X
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2005-01-29, 10:16 PM #8
I'll take this opportunity to complain, yet again, how Windows XP has continually sabotaged my attempts to install linux (it lets me use cygwin, but only grudgingly). First time I tried installing it, I was going to install XP 64-bit and partition at the same time, and then dual-boot with linux. However, the installer refused to recognize that I had a hard drive. So then I got the idea to burn a liveCD. Well, wouldn't you know it, as soon as my computer saw what I was doing, it shut down not one, but BOTH of my CD burners. I eventually fixed them to the point where they will burn DVDs, data CDs, audio CDs, video CDs, etc... everything EXCEPT for cd images.

So I'm pretty much stuck with XP. I suppose it's for the better; all I do is play games anyways, so I don't need an extra OS cluttering up the hard drive.
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2005-01-29, 10:17 PM #9
XP Pro SP1
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2005-01-29, 10:17 PM #10
Desktop - Dual boot Windows XP Pro and DragonFlyBSD/i386
Server - FreeBSD/i386
Laptop - NetBSD/amd64
Firewall - OpenBSD/i386
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2005-01-29, 10:29 PM #11
who cares?
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2005-01-29, 10:49 PM #12
winxp corporate.
2005-01-29, 11:04 PM #13
I'm running XP Pro SP1 for now. Before I go to college next year, I'm going to slap together a kick-*** mac, and use that for school. I don't care what people say: Mac > Windows when it comes to simple surfing, word processing, video, and music editing. I'll have this box in the corner for gaming.

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2005-01-29, 11:13 PM #14
The main thing I don't like about macs is they are so damn expensive and for what you pay for it, you could get a great PC that could probably do anything the mac could do just as well for less money.
2005-01-29, 11:17 PM #15
Win XP Pro SP2

Yes folks, SP2 - I'm the dare devil...

Really, I've never had any problem with SP2. I think some people are paranoid
2005-01-30, 12:06 AM #16
Good god, it's hard to install debian.
So far, i've thrown away FOUR cds because I forgot files.
Good lord.
2005-01-30, 12:13 AM #17
XP Pro Corp SP2 and Debian Sarge.
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2005-01-30, 12:17 AM #18
Ok, could somebody please list files I need to start debian from a cd-rom?
Please?
Before I kill my computer?
2005-01-30, 12:31 AM #19
Windows XP Home Edition
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2005-01-30, 1:07 AM #20
Windows XP Pro.

Wow...alot of people on this thread complaining about problems with Linux...(I think I'll stop there.)

[edit - Oh yeah, and SP2.]
2005-01-30, 1:11 AM #21
XP Home with SP2

Never tested XP without SP2, so toodle-dood-doodles-.
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2005-01-30, 1:46 AM #22
Running Windows XP SP2 Professional on both computers.
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2005-01-30, 1:58 AM #23
Quote:
Originally posted by clan ruthervain
who cares?

That doesn't sound like a very user friendly OS... :rolleyes:


I have Win XP Pro SP2.
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2005-01-30, 2:13 AM #24
Desktop at home - XP Home, SP1

Laptop here at uni - XP Pro, SP2

I'd update the desktop to SP2, but I'm too lazy, and not there for half the year.
2005-01-30, 2:16 AM #25
Gentoo of course, Enlightenment being the shell of choice.

Before Gentoo i used slack for a while, and really pretty much hated it the whole time. I've fooled around a bit with suse as well, on other people's boxen, and it seems decent, though seems a bit monolithic and fisher-pricey for my tastes.

When i need to go to windows for some reason [eg playing kotor over winter break], i run xp corporate with blackbox4win as my shell.

As to WoW on linux, i'm pretty sure it can be done. There are some threads on the gentoo forums about it i think, so that might be a place to look. The vast majority of my gaming is all text-based though [aside for things like Thief/SS2], so i can't be a huge help beyond that.
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2005-01-30, 3:52 AM #26
Quote:
Operating System: WinXP Professional 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build #2600).
Uptime: (1w 2d 10h 24m 19s)
Record Uptime: (2w 1h 41m set on Tue Jan 11 15:07:18 2005)
2005-01-30, 4:01 AM #27
XP Pro SP2.
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2005-01-30, 4:47 AM #28
Debian Woody as a workstation? Good luck! :p



Main workstation: Debian Sid;
Code: 
Linux katherine 2.6.10-1-k7 #1 Tue Jan 18 04:03:27 EST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
Server (headless): Debian Sarge;
Code: 
Linux Shauri 2.6.8-1-k7 #1 Thu Nov 25 04:13:37 UTC 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Office workstation: Debian Sid:
Code: 
Linux snapple 2.6.10-1-k7 #1 Tue Jan 18 04:03:27 EST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
Office server (headless): Debian Woody
Code: 
Linux dimwit 2.4.18 #3 SMP Tue Jun 29 12:05:21 EDT 2004 i686 unknown
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2005-01-30, 5:13 AM #29
I feel your pain, Stinkywrix. I am actively trying to install Debian Woody (2.2 kernel).
I've got everything installed but I rely on wireless up here in my room and I can't figure out how to install new drivers.(Any help guys?) Right now I'm running off the Best Internet Setup ever.
WIRELESS ROUTER --- wireless connection --- LAPTOP ACTING AS DHCP SERVER --- hard ethernet link --- MY BOX
I plan to use Debian for most stuff and switch over to Windows XP SP1 for the occaisional game.

By the way, Stinkywrix, I installed successfully using only Binary CD-1, if that helps.
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2005-01-30, 5:23 AM #30
Desktop: Windows 2000 (gaming) and Debian Sid (installed and updated Friday night. Wow, I'm such a loser.)

Laptop: Windows XP Pro SP1 and Ubuntu linux. Ubuntu did a great job of picking up my built-in wireless card. After adding Hoary Hedgehog sources to apt, I'm loving my Ubuntu. I think I'm even getting used to Gnome, and that's coming from a major KDE fan.

[Edit]I keep Windows XP on the Laptop for programs such as National Instruments' LABVIEW, which I need for programming for the solar car. Otherwise, it'd be linux entirely.
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2005-01-30, 5:51 AM #31
XP Pro.
2005-01-30, 5:51 AM #32
XP SP2

Win2000 SP4 on another.....never had any issues with either...

Played around with linux (various packages), will one day install one on my own PC...
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2005-01-30, 6:39 AM #33
Quote:
Originally posted by Pagewizard_YKS
The main thing I don't like about macs is they are so damn expensive and for what you pay for it, you could get a great PC that could probably do anything the mac could do just as well for less money.


http://linuxinsider.com/story/36120.html

http://linuxinsider.com/story/36964.html

http://linuxinsider.com/story/37806.html
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2005-01-30, 6:48 AM #34
Windows XP Pro.


I wish I still had Windows 98 :(
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2005-01-30, 6:55 AM #35
win2k and fedora core2 (66/33).
2005-01-30, 7:03 AM #36
Win2k (Most of the time) / Gentoo (When Win2k dies, not that uncommon).

I love Gentoo, but I do not think Linux is fully ready to be my main OS just yet. Until they find a way to get 3D acceleration on dual monitors working well, and rock solid NTFS support, I won't be using it as my main OS.

That's not to say it doesn't come in handy when Win2k refuses to boot, or something odd happens.

I also run a 400mhz celeron server box. It's also running Gentoo, on the latest 2.6 kernel. It is quite handy for doing simple linux stuff, or when I need something compiled for a friend. It also runs DHCP and firewall for the house. It's headless, although I'd like to get the sound card working in it, I don't think it is going to happen.
2005-01-30, 7:12 AM #37
CM - there's a commercial program that allows you to read/write NTFS partitions in Linux, but damn it I can't remember the name right now.

My desktop: Windows XP Pro SP2 and Gentoo (2.6.10 dev kernel)
My laptop: Windows XP Pro SP2 and Gentoo (2.6.10 dev kernel)
My emu-box: Gentoo (2.6.9 dev kernel), controlled using SSH.

The only reason I still have Windows XP on my laptop is for a couple games that I can't get running under Linux, and my school's stupid VPN network. If ever I could find a graphical front-end to OpenVPN, I'd be happier than a pig in ****.
2005-01-30, 7:19 AM #38
Gentoo on main box.
I've also got an FC3 box at home, and I'm going to experiment with FreeBSD on a really old machine.
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2005-01-30, 7:26 AM #39
Well, I dual boot Windows XP Home and Ubuntu Linux, however, Windows has problems with my ATI video card, so I am never in Windows.
2005-01-30, 8:02 AM #40
Windows XP Pro, for both my computers. I know how to tweak it so its pretty much a fined tuned-Win2k. ;)

On my old rig which has 256MB of RAM, it boots up with over 200MB+ of RAM. My good comp which has 768MB, boots up with 630MB+.
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