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<blockquote data-quote="Supercool330" data-source="post: 2836451" data-attributes="member: 136784"><p>1. IMHO the closest open media player to iTunes is songbird, which works very well (on any OS). There are also several other very good media players (Amarok comes to mind). However, if you use the iTunes store, you will prolly be SOL.</p><p></p><p>2. Like KDH said, there are rumors that Steam will be coming to Linux, but until then, most source games work fairly well under wine.</p><p></p><p>3. Ubuntu is about as user friendly as Linux gets, and in a lot of ways it isn't as user friendly as windows. You should be comfortable with using a command line, and until you get used to Ubuntu, you will almost certainly spend a good deal of time reading forums and tutorials. That being said, Ubuntu is a much more versatile operating system, you can customize it however you want (literally, it is all open source so if you know C/C++ you can change anything), and once you learn how to use Linux, you will understand a lot more about using computers in general (IMO, it is worth the effort).</p><p></p><p>4. Wine work fairly well, but it isn't perfect (nowhere near actually). If there are particular programs you have questions about check out <a href="http://appdb.winehq.org/" target="_blank">WineHQ</a>. Also, most programs have a very good (if not better) open source equivalent (such as Photoshop->GIMP, Word->OOo, etc.). Open Source software is awesome as it is free (as in freedom, and usually as in bear). Essentially the only thing you might need to use wine for is gaming.</p><p></p><p>5. I'm not sure that making the switch right away is the right option for you. It depends on your level of computer knowledge, and what you want to be using the computer for. Ubuntu is definitely lighter-weight than windows, so you will almost certainly get better performance. If you really want the most out of your machine try Xubuntu (XFCE based Ubuntu) or the newer (and less stable) Lubuntu (LXDE based Ubuntu) which takes almost no hard drive or ram. You should definitely give it a try, as there are a lot of benefits of learning to use a real (non-proprietary) operating system, and Ubuntu is a good way to start.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Supercool330, post: 2836451, member: 136784"] 1. IMHO the closest open media player to iTunes is songbird, which works very well (on any OS). There are also several other very good media players (Amarok comes to mind). However, if you use the iTunes store, you will prolly be SOL. 2. Like KDH said, there are rumors that Steam will be coming to Linux, but until then, most source games work fairly well under wine. 3. Ubuntu is about as user friendly as Linux gets, and in a lot of ways it isn't as user friendly as windows. You should be comfortable with using a command line, and until you get used to Ubuntu, you will almost certainly spend a good deal of time reading forums and tutorials. That being said, Ubuntu is a much more versatile operating system, you can customize it however you want (literally, it is all open source so if you know C/C++ you can change anything), and once you learn how to use Linux, you will understand a lot more about using computers in general (IMO, it is worth the effort). 4. Wine work fairly well, but it isn't perfect (nowhere near actually). If there are particular programs you have questions about check out [url=http://appdb.winehq.org/]WineHQ[/url]. Also, most programs have a very good (if not better) open source equivalent (such as Photoshop->GIMP, Word->OOo, etc.). Open Source software is awesome as it is free (as in freedom, and usually as in bear). Essentially the only thing you might need to use wine for is gaming. 5. I'm not sure that making the switch right away is the right option for you. It depends on your level of computer knowledge, and what you want to be using the computer for. Ubuntu is definitely lighter-weight than windows, so you will almost certainly get better performance. If you really want the most out of your machine try Xubuntu (XFCE based Ubuntu) or the newer (and less stable) Lubuntu (LXDE based Ubuntu) which takes almost no hard drive or ram. You should definitely give it a try, as there are a lot of benefits of learning to use a real (non-proprietary) operating system, and Ubuntu is a good way to start. [/QUOTE]
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