Operating Systems!

**Spyke** · 09-08-10

Hey, new user here, was wondering what everybody's favourite OS is?
I personally love Linux, i'm currently running Satanic Ubuntu 666.8

Wish I knew how to use Backtrack

So yeah, what does everybody like to use?

**Deviliscious** · 09-08-10

Yay for open source!

**lyssa** · 09-08-10

What is an operating system? I just press the on button and away I go.

**Deviliscious** · 09-08-10

haha Lyssa Windows is an OS and Macs run their own mac os. You can also get open source operating systems such a linux that can be changed to suit the user.

**lyssa** · 09-08-10

I guess its Windows then.

**Fiend2.0** · 09-08-10

I has a Mac.

I quite like Fedora (Linux). I would use any old machine and use Linux, but I need Photoshop, Bridge and Illustrator for my studies/work, and WINE hasn't quite got them down yet. Adobe should make Linux versions of their software, but that's another issue >.>

I'm pretty happy with OSX overall.

**sinfulloveandlust** · 09-08-10

Never tried Linux, only saw it once. I'm hardcore for Macs. Everyone pays me out JUST because I love Macs even though I also use Windows (because some things need to be run through Windows).

I think the Mac-Windows war is soooo tiresome -.-

**arradius** · 09-08-10

I has a Mac and a PC.
PC is running Windows 7 64bit, and Mac is running, well Mac OSX :P Snow Leopard I believe?

**marvin.the.robot** · 09-08-10

windows 7 on my tiny touch screen netbook

**BossyLibraryLady** · 09-08-10

Another Ubuntu user here- I switched over from Debian when my old machine died a few years ago.

**Asphyxiophilia** · 09-08-10

Windows XP

I hate Vista and there's no way I'm even gonna bother trying to run Windows 7 on this machine, maybe if I get an upgrade soon, as planned; but until then I'm stickin' with XP
As far as open source stuff, I can't be arsed working out Linux or anything else, seems like too much stuffing around for me (I know, I should).

**BradR** · 09-08-10

Mac OSX Snow Leopard on the MacBook.
Windows 7 Ultimate on the Home Computer.
Windows Server 2008 on the Server.

My favourite OS is Mac for all my everyday computing. For everything else, windows was just the easiest solution for what I wanted.

**sooty** · 09-08-10

OS X 10.6 at the moment. I have Virtual Machines running XP/Vista/7/Ubuntu - but only for compatibility checking, and tech support.

**EtherealRose** · 09-08-10

I cannot figure out Linux. I am currently running Windows XP SP3, want to upgrade to Windows 7 Professional sometime though.

I like the MAC OS for Final Cut Pro though.

**Fiend2.0** · 09-08-10

Originally Posted by EtherealRose

I cannot figure out Linux.

Different distros are easier or harder to get the hang of. If you're keen, you could try Ubuntu. It's pretty easy, even if it is ugly, and there's lots of support online (Google whatever problem you're having, and chances are you can find a solution).

**the_thing** · 09-08-10

On my most used box I'm currently using Ubuntu Karmic Koala.
Here is a customary screen shot.
(In the tradition of a thread on the Melb forum a number of years ago on taking screen shots of our desktops...)

**darkrose** · 09-08-10

I use Linux pretty much exclusively; Gentoo on desktop and main laptop, Debian on servers. Also involved in the Ubuntu Australia Team, and have written my own OS for no other reason than I felt like it.

**Fiend2.0** · 09-08-10

I may be kinda sorta helping organise Linux Conference Australia 2011, what with living with a member of the (winning) bid team and all.
That's how I roll >.>