Well, it’s a gift of knowledge. I have decided to show you the benefits of switching to Puppy Linux, my favorite Linux distro of all time! Your probably asking yourself, “What is Linux?” Well, I’ll tell you. According to Answers.com, Linux is: “Non proprietary operating system (OS) for digital computers.” But who cares what they think! Linux is a free operating system for your computer! FREE! Think of it as a free Windows XP. It is amazing fast, and there is no known viruses for Puppy Linux. You will have no more viruses for the rest of eternity! If you want Linux, I would recommend Ubuntu. I’ll give you the link later, just hear what I have to say…
Well, to make your gift even better, I made a speed test for Puppy Linux and XP: (These are all in minutes)
1. How long it took to get to login screen:
- XP: 1:29
- Linux: 1:40
2. How long from login to computer being useable:
- XP: 5:31
- Linux: 0:15
3. How much memory used at startup: (The less, the better)
- XP: 382 mb
- Linux: 64 mb
4. Time used to open My Computer:
- XP: 2:13
- Linux: 0:01
5.Time used to open Firefox:
- XP: 5:20
- Linux: 0:04
6.Time to open Gimp (Linux)/ Photoshop (XP) (Equivalent photo editing software, except Gimp is free):
- XP: 0:30
- Linux: 0:02
7. Time to open Microsoft Word (Xp)/ OpenOffice Writer (Linux): Almost exactly alike, except Writer is free:
- XP: 0:23
- Linux: 0:03
8. Time to shutdown:
- XP: 1:04
- Linux: 0:17
As you can see, Linux is a FREE Windows alternative. It has FREE alternatives to Photoshop and Word. It’s FREE to download and give to anybody you want. Oh, did I mention, it’s FREE?
How to install Ubuntu Linux:
1. Go here and download the desktop edition for standard computers (You’ll know if you bought a x64 computer). Choose a location and the .iso file will start downloading.
2. Go here and download the software for your correct version of XP and install.
3. Once your file is downloaded, right click on it and select “Copy Image to CD”
4. Put a CD-R in your CD-burner and select next and burn it!
5. Once it is done, go to My Computer, and right click on your CD and select “Explore”
6. Select Wubi.exe and fallow the steps to install Ubuntu!
*Note: Whatever you heard about Linux messing up your Computer is true if you do it incorrectly. THat is why I recommended Ubuntu. Wubi.exe installs it for you, making it safe. And if you ever want to uninstall it, just select Wubi in Add/Remove Programs.
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