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Poxican · 10-03-2009, 11:53 AM

Morning chaps and chapettes.

I installed a new 500gb hard drive last night and I've split it into a few lovely partitions, one of which I've put aside to try an alternative OS.

The main reason I'd like to do this is to try running REAPER and eventually maybe some video editing software in a better environment than XP.

Someone has recommended Ubuntu to me, but I'm not sure about compatibility etc. Is it worth giving it a shot? I've got a 25gb partition purely for this purpose. Any other suggestions?

tomck · 10-04-2009, 05:05 PM

It's alright.

It's just an OS really, I installed it on an old laptop becuase it was struggling to run XP and I wanted a play with Linux out of curiosity. Unless you have any specific reason to bother doing so I wouldn't, it's just an os and despite what the fan boys will tell you it doesn't really enhance your existance or make you any better looking etc.

Tom

holnrew · 10-04-2009, 05:35 PM

Give it a go, if you don't like it try other distros. The beauty of Linux is that if you don't like one permutation of it, there are many more to try, or you can easily customise it.

10-03-2009, 11:53 AM	#1
Poxican Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 658	Who do Ubuntu? (or... How I learned to stop worrying and love XP) Morning chaps and chapettes. I installed a new 500gb hard drive last night and I've split it into a few lovely partitions, one of which I've put aside to try an alternative OS. The main reason I'd like to do this is to try running REAPER and eventually maybe some video editing software in a better environment than XP. Someone has recommended Ubuntu to me, but I'm not sure about compatibility etc. Is it worth giving it a shot? I've got a 25gb partition purely for this purpose. Any other suggestions? __________________ Check out my 3/4 size acoustic guitar to resonator conversion. Total spend:Less than £20 Videos here...

10-04-2009, 05:05 PM	#2
tomck Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,330	It's alright. It's just an OS really, I installed it on an old laptop becuase it was struggling to run XP and I wanted a play with Linux out of curiosity. Unless you have any specific reason to bother doing so I wouldn't, it's just an os and despite what the fan boys will tell you it doesn't really enhance your existance or make you any better looking etc. Tom __________________ The sea is pronounced like an ess.

10-04-2009, 05:35 PM	#3
holnrew Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 20,383	Give it a go, if you don't like it try other distros. The beauty of Linux is that if you don't like one permutation of it, there are many more to try, or you can easily customise it. __________________ Nick Botfield once stood on the shoulders of giants. It was then that he realised he was afraid of heights.

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