Why we all hate Windows

[Odaisé Gaelach]

And since when are you stuck with Grub or Lilo w/o config? I don't ever really use grub to any other degree than install, but I know you can do a ton of configuration post install with lilo.

Suse Linux was the first distribution that I installed on my PC. I didn't want to muck about too much with the settings during install, so I just chose the defaults for pretty much everything (except partitions).

The problem was that Yast wouldn't configure it. It just wouldn't write to the boot loader, it would always freeze.

[Dr Unne]

On the topic of bootloaders, you can use the Windows bootloader NTLDR and add a menu option to boot Linux. But you have to use dd to dump a raw image of your Linux boot sector and store it as a file on your Windows partition, because the Windows boot loader is too stupid to read ext3 / reiserfs partitions, let alone know how to boot an OS from one. This method doesn't require modifying your MBR at all and it's very easy to uninstall. Not that "fdisk /mbr" is hard though.

[Christmas]

[Samuraid]

On the topic of bootloaders, you can use the Windows bootloader NTLDR and add a menu option to boot Linux. But you have to use dd to dump a raw image of your Linux boot sector and store it as a file on your Windows partition, because the Windows boot loader is too stupid to read ext3 / reiserfs partitions, let alone know how to boot an OS from one. This method doesn't require modifying your MBR at all and it's very easy to uninstall. Not that "fdisk /mbr" is hard though.

That describes my current setup exactly.

On the topic of distros, the one main thing I strongly dislike about Ubuntu us the lack of the root account by default. I want to run su once, not use sudo all the time.

[Shaun]

Geeze Louise, if you really hate Windows so much, fire up Linux.

[Mirage]

I still don't understand how people manage to crash their windows installations all the time.

It degrades under normal usage. People are not to blame.

Mine doesn't, for some strange reason. I must have gotten a special edition.

[bipper]

I still don't understand how people manage to crash their windows installations all the time.

It degrades under normal usage. People are not to blame.

Mine doesn't, for some strange reason. I must have gotten a special edition.

I think I provided a solid example of such degration.

[Mirage]

You probably did, but I've yet to experience it myself.

[Quindiana Jones]

What did Bill Gates' wife say to him on their wedding night?
Oh so that's why you call it Microsoft! LoLzOrDs.

I hate Microsoft because they're annoying, scamming b*st*rds. I work on Linux

[Shiny]

Windows are annoying, because they get smudges. Then you have to go get the Wendex. It's a never ending cycle of agony.

[bipper]

LOL micro$oft

Evidently there is a patent application by microsoft for something that has been around for ages [img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img] like this just makes them look even more smurfing retarded.

forget MS. I hate them.

Bipper

[Croyles]

I dont hate windows anymore, but it hates me. I like it more than Linux, Apple and all the rest.

[Yamaneko]

On the topic of distros, the one main thing I strongly dislike about Ubuntu us the lack of the root account by default. I want to run su once, not use sudo all the time.

Well you could always create a root account, but I don't think you should really be using a root account for every day usage. Sudo by default gives you root access for five minutes before it expires. I don't mind using it at all.

[Dreddz]

Dreddz is the original Mac fanboy. Really. Macs have problems too.

Yes, but not half as many as Windows. My G4 had an issue of crashing alot and unexpectadly quitting programs while im using them. My G5 dosent have this problem, and I'd say its near perfection :)

[NorthernChaosGod]

It's still better than using a Mac.