11-27-2018, 03:35 PM
(11-27-2018, 02:03 PM)deanhills Wrote: I'm totally intrigued with this and curious. Are you using Lubuntu as an alternative to Windows or in addition to Windows? If you are using it as an alternative, does Lubuntu come with a Window equivalent kind of GUI? What applications are you running on it?
I use it exclusively as my desktop. LE is the "GUI" that you're thinking of, that's the part you see. It's your "desktop environment." Sort of like with Windows, you have a kernel (that'd be the Linux, as Linux is just the kernel) and a desktop environment which is also a Windows Explorer process.
I use all the apps I need. I edit music, images, and can even edit video. I browse. I write.
With Linux, it just works. You don't (normally) have to futz about getting your kernel recompiled to work with your wireless adapter. You haven't had to do anything like that in over a decade.
I use the command line, but that's because I enjoy it and it's faster for me. I have GUI apps that do it all. If I have a question, I just type it into Google and it spits out the answer.
I don't use Linux because I'm an opensource zealot. I use proprietary software. I use Acronis and I use VMware. Lately, I've even been using a proprietary word processor. I use Linux because, unlike the myths, it just works.
I don't even hate Windows or Microsoft! LOL I just don't prefer them. I'm comfortable with Linux and much of my early computer use was with Unix. It works for me.
Start here:
https://lubuntu.me/
There's an official Ubuntu spin for pretty much all needs. It just works and the support is easy.
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