Which OS you guys use?

[sroca]

I have Windows 7 Home Basic / Ubuntu 12.04 LTS as a dual boot in my laptop. At Win7 I have games and some programs without a good alternative in Linux (OrCAD, for example). Also for non multi-platform programming languages, if I need to program for Windows. But I prefer using Linux. There is a lot of freeware (you don't need to crack it ), and when you get used to it, it's fast and flexible. It's not strange to found errors, but there are a lot of Internet communities in where probably others have already had the same problem. I recomend using Linux for learning more about how your computer really works.

Linux has a lot of distros, considering different user profiles. Ubuntu is probably the best for beginners, and its community is very good. It's very easy to install, maybe more than Windows, because it can configure some drivers by itself.

Fedora isn't bad. I also tested Archlinux... but it's more "for experts". Archlinux allows you to configure your computer from scratch literally. Literally!! You may obtain a very fast computer if you want, but not until that you have spent a lot of time suffering.

So, Linux or Windows... why not both?

[Hellfire]

I use Win 7 too.

[SpaceX]

Windows 7 but Ubuntu in my opinion would be better.

[Sandthief]

I use Windows 7 for Desktop/Gaming computers, and I use Debian for a netbook I use at school. Depends on your computing needs and if you need to share work with people.

[shibiz]

Win 7.

[Diogo Barroso]

Last year I was getting tired of Windows, and as an Informatics Engineering student, I wanted to try another OS. I chose Ubuntu (been using it for half a year, no Windows at all, except for a subject in my University, I have no choice but to use Windows, unfortunately) because I had some support from my more experienced colleagues, so it'd be easier to get used to it. My first difficulty (which was the hardest one) was to find games! I'm not a real gamer, but I like to play... I got used to it, played Minecraft (no need to use Wine or other compatibility programs, as it is written on Java), Re-volt (the game of my childhood) and some others... I struggled to use the Terminal, but now I love it! It's hard to learn, but when you start to understand it, it may be better than a graphic interface. When you get an error, you just need to Google it, and a lot of answers will come up to you!