So which operating system you are using ?
1. Windows Xp
2.Windows 7
3.Windows 8
4.Mac Os X
wait there are more options. Actually there are a lot of options if you have a little time to analyze and configure your system according to you.
If you want be a legal software user then there comes the open source operating system concept. Personally I am big fan of open source environment. But Its all your choice to use it.
Linux is one of the leading and powerful operating system which is leading the world in the field of servers and supercomputers. Many people doesn't know the fact that 90% of todays supercomputers run on Linux.Among them the top 10 fastest supercomputers run on Linux. Some of the top companies which uses Linux include Google, Facebook,IBM etc. Linux has such a real time operating distributions which are used by NASA.
Linux is developed by a lot of people in which Linus Torvalds and Richard Stallman are two key people.The Kernel of the operating system is written by Linus Torvalds and the remaining part of operating system is contributed by Richard Stallman. Actually Richard Stallman started the movement of open source software by starting the GNU project.
To give you an Idea about the power of Linux you can watch this video from Youtube
There are a lot of Distributions released both officially and unofficially. I have counted the number of distributions as 328 on Distrowatch website which will track all distributions.
The top 5 Linux distributions are listed below.(well ! you may have your own list)
- Ubuntu
- Linux Mint
- Open Suse
- Fedora
- Debian
Ubuntu has a good graphical interface compared to other Linux operating systems. You can easily replace your windows OS with Ubuntu (again , Its my opinion !)
But before you switch just go through this video
If you are convinced with Ubuntu you can directly(and legally) download the 750 Mb Ubuntu desktop Operating system and install it. But if you are a hardcore Windows lover then try it by dual-boot method so that you can use both from your PC. If you are not a Geek then try Wubi , an easy windows installer. Just download the Wubi installer and run it. It will install Ubuntu just as any other windows program.There is one backdrop of Ubuntu.It doesn't come with preinsatlled media codecs. of course you can find them easily on Ubuntu Software center.
If you want to use a Linux distribution with preinstalled media codecs then go for Linux Mint.
Mint is a simple yet beautiful distribution. it has awesome features like Hot corner(work space switcher) and many more.
personally I have used and satisfied with these 2 distributions of Linux. I have yet to use OpenSuse which I think also a good one.
I have used Fedora sometimes in my college. Fedora is also a good distro.Here also the concept of workspace is awesome.There are so many applications you can enjoy on Fedora.
Finally, If you want to try Linux for first time then go with Ubuntu. Remember to learn some basics of Linux like basic Terminal commands(of course without them also you can use it but whats there in doing a simple thing.Be a geek!) Once you are familiar with Linux environment you can try all other distributions. But remember once you fall in love with Linux you can't switch back to Windows. Thats the charm of Linux :)
