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Notices by Omni (omni), page 228
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@abigpony The biggest difference is that, due to the way Linux handles software, it doesn't get so slow over time. It doesn't use a registry, and programs save user-specific settings in your home directory, and system-specific settings in /etc/ (generally, depends on the distribution). This means that you can just back up your home directory and will normally back up the settings to all your software as well. Besides that, the package manager takes care of installing, uninstalling and updating. Remember how, on Windows, every program has its own updater? I hated that, I truly did, but under Linux you have one program which updates ALL your software to the latest version. See it as Windows Update working for your whole system (and being much faster). Also, no setup wizards. You choose the program you want to install, click "Install" and it takes care of it itself. But personally, the reason I left Windows was because it breaks so easily and runs slow so quickly, which Linux just doesn't
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@abigpony You don't, the homepage is slightly unclear about that but that's another possible way to install it. You want to click the orange "Start Download" button on the top right of the page: https://i.minus.com/iX0nk9Ws3BFQk.png (note: my system does not look like Ubuntu :P)
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@abigpony I've used Windows for years, but always ended up frustrated. Even as administrator Windows seemed to refuse me complete access over my system, and it took less than a month to become a terrible, slow mess. I decided that there must be another way, and started to look around. The first Linux distribution I ended up with was SUSE Linux 9.1, which still used KDE3. I almost instantly fell in love with it, though I never had a very powerful system (and KDE has always been quite heavy) so it never ran nicely. But the whole package management (using one program to install, uninstall and update everything, without having to search the web for it) just felt great to me. I didn't use it for long and went back to Windows, but after a long while I went back to Linux again and noticed that it became a lot more beginner-friendly. I started to check around simple distributions like Ubuntu and got more and more addicted to the whole way Linux does stuff and just decided to stay.
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@abigpony Imagine how I felt when I first tried Arch Linux, which doesn't hold your hand with a nice setup wizard step-by-step and requires you to set everything up by hand, even the more technical aspects, when all I ran before were beginner-friendly Linux systems like Ubuntu and Linux Mint. It took me days to get the system up and running :P
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@abigpony Wubi installs Ubuntu inside of Windows like a software program, and allows you to choose it instead of Windows when booting up your PC. The only thing Wubi requires you to do is choose a username and password, and you can optionally define the amount of diskspace used by Ubuntu (it uses a sane default based on your available diskspace) or choose another desktop environment (though I would recommend to just leave that button on "Ubuntu"). Download page: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer - Instructions: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/install-ubuntu-with-windows (After that you're good to go, no further setup is needed. The only downside to Wubi is that it is more sensitive to forced shutdowns and can't reach the speed of a normal installation due to the way it installs, but that's somewhat technical. It's great for testing, though). Or, well, there is this webpage which gives you a very basic idea of how Ubuntu works: http://www.ubuntu.com/tour/en/
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@cajunbrony23 #hugs Feeling any better?
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@abigpony Fair enough, I will admit that Linux used to be crap for the average user (though not for the more technical user) though, due to the newer desktop environments we have like Unity, GNOME3 and KDE4, it has become quite beginner-friendly as well. If someone isn't used to Windows yet, I'm sure that it'll be easier for them to get started with something like Ubuntu or Linux Mint than with Windows. Perhaps you should at least give Ubuntu a try once using Wubi, a live CD or a Virtual Machine, you'll see that Linux isn't the geek-only extremely-technical environment it used to be anymore.
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@cajunbrony23 I have to go to bed now, I'm afraid, see you tomorrow. Please take care #hugs
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@cajunbrony23 I can try to make you feel better by telling the honest truth that it doesn't only happen to you. I sometimes collapse completely for no apparent reason as well, sometimes resulting in crying (but mostly in panic attacks).
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@cajunbrony23 Is there anything I can do for you?
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@applekoar Oh, it looked more like an array named x to me.
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1. Try to optimise working code; 2. Break code completely and revert to old working code; 3. Return to 1.
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@applekoar What is an x opening bracket closing bracket? o,o
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@cajunbrony23 Oh dear, I forgot to say "don't worry" x.x Hope you don't think I'm angry at you >_<
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@mushi I actually meant this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebug_(software)
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Firebug is best bug <3
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No! My build succeeded! Normally that would be good, but I actually hoped it would fail so I could find out what is wrong... @_@
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@cajunbrony23 Poor cajun :(
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@applekoar Hmmm... Well, no creature should harm another, so this is a difficult case :x
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@cajunbrony23 Awww #hugs =/
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@applekoar flu bugs?
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@cajunbrony23 So sad?
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@cajunbrony23 Hi o,o
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@applekoar And squash them (in case they're software bugs) or release them (in case they're real bugs)? o,o
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@redenchilada (forever) tied to Spike.
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@hakupony But Microsoft Silverlight got released AFTER that law went into effect, so there is absolutely no way they can justify that.
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Oh wow, our government is so strange. First they have a law that all government websites need to be accessible on at very least Windows, MAC, Linux and BSD (and most support more systems than that) and then we still have a few official government sites using Microsoft Silverlight or requiring Windows Media Player. It's like they can't make up their minds...
