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bunanson	2008-07-16 , 23:00
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Originally Posted by fatalsaint

...Another option is to just start Kubuntu directly from the CD and play with a full live OS without even touching your HDD (no risk to your winblows box).. that allows people to "try before they buy" so to speak (not literally buy, obviously). This way you can also try both Ubuntu and Kubuntu to see which Window Manager you like..

I did exactly like that and was NOT impressed. Running out of a CD is very very slow. When people say it is slow, I do not understand, but when you try it, OMG, it is almost next to useless. Something like running a win95 on a 286. And another thing, how much space you can have to try out progs? I agree, though, running out of a liveCD is the most simple way you can try linux, bear in mind about performance, though.

IMHO, running either VM or a dual boot if you are serious about long term use. I did a dual boot install, and have my linux box up and running in less than 1 hr on my 2nd try, that did not include that I wiped out my winPC, restored, angry, crying, tearful for half a day

. Thank god, I back up, so, it just work, nothing really lost.

bun

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Last edited by bunanson; 2008-07-16 at 23:04.

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