Ubuntu

Good evening everyone,
I have heard talk about Ubantu. Can anyone expalain what this OS is used and good for? Thank you for any info that you guys provide.

Hey cmmpro1,
If you mean Ubuntu, it's a linux OS - The leading operating system for PCs, IoT devices, servers and the cloud | Ubuntu

Eagle51 said:

Hey cmmpro1,
If you mean Ubuntu, it's a linux OS - The leading operating system for PCs, IoT devices, servers and the cloud | Ubuntu

Will It run my Autodesk and PC-DMIS software? Or do I still need Windows?

Don't if there is a Linux version of those, but Linux will only run windows applications using Wine - WineHQ - Run Windows applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and macOS

If you want to play around/learn Linux, I suggest you get VirtualBox or VMware ... Install and run Linux in a VM, that way you don't mess with your windows install :)

Note: You can download and run Ubuntu (most Linux Distros) from what's called a Live CD or DVD, no install necessary. You just can't install/save stuff when running the Live CD or DVD.

Personally, I like Linux Mint - https://linuxmint.com/

Eagle51 said:

If you want to play around/learn Linux, I suggest you get VirtualBox or VMware ... Install and run Linux in a VM, that way you don't mess with your windows install :)

Note: You can download and run Ubuntu (most Linux Distros) from what's called a Live CD or DVD, no install necessary. You just can't install/save stuff when running the Live CD or DVD.

Personally, I like Linux Mint - https://linuxmint.com/

Awesome!!! Thank you! I am going to try it out!!

Hi

Just as an aside...

Bash on Ubuntu on Windows from the Windows Store will allow a little practice also.

cmmpro1 said:

Awesome!!! Thank you! I am going to try it out!!

I have just ordered the Linux Cinnamon CD. Its for Beginners. Can you give some inside info about from your perspective?

Hi

You start by running it as a live distro or inside Virtual Box or similar.

The crucial parts are the WiFi to get sorted.

After that trial and error, and asking for help accordingly.

One little tip, is make sure Windows doesn't have Fast Start Up enabled, because until Windows shuts down cleanly the partition is not shown as clean. The 'dirty bit' is set and accessing Windows files can be difficult.

cmmpro1 said:

Good evening everyone,
I have heard talk about Ubantu. Can anyone expalain what this OS is used and good for? Thank you for any info that you guys provide.

Hi there
@cmmpro1

remember nearly everything on Linux is open source etc for home users --there's almost no need ever to pay for any software on Linux. The downside is that when there is a problem you have to solve it yourself (or get help from the Forums out there). Sometimes as well with newer hardware drivers won't be available immediately. However once you get the hang of it you can see some of the problems also in Windows --especially with networking.

You don't need to order any specific CD's --just download the ISO's from the Internet --start with the LIVE Distros and create a bootable USB using Rufus on your Windows machine. Choose MBR + UEFI (GPT) option for maximum flexibility -- and ensure if you have UEFI or protected boot on your machine you enable the BIOS to boot LEGACY boot or you wont be able to boot your Linux system. A Live Distro is also good as that wont touch your Windows partitions.

If you create a Linux OS as a Virtual machine remember to ensure SAMBA and ntfs-3g are installed --SAMBA for network access and ntfs-3g to have read + write access for Windows NTFS file system. Fat32 is already built in to Linux anyway.

Have fun

Cheers
jimbo