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The Perfect Desktop - Pinguy OS 11.10 (Beta) This tutorial shows how you can set up a Pinguy OS desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. The Pinguy OS developer has stated that there propably will not be any further release of Pinguy 11.10 due to some instabilities of the components used. This Perfect Desktop tutorial therefore refers to the currently released beta version of Pinguy OS 11.10.
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Sorry to be a "Debby Downer", but when I read "full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop" and saw the screen shots, I was thinking "By Windows, did you mean OS X?".
No way, a Windows user would barf at that! How can it be a replacement for Windows if a Win user would run away from it, screaming?
What about in the Gnome 3 environment?
When you choose an operating system you want to use certain software. In my case I want to use some games and certain multimedia software which aren't as good in any Linux distro i have tested, and these are many. That Linux should work better in older computer is a myth if you want a graphical user interface (Gnome or KDE). I have tested Linux Mint and Ubuntu on a computer with Windows XP, Windows XP is more responsive than any Linux distro I've tested especially if you want a good media experience. I can't understand why Flash video is so CPU-intensive on Linux compared to Windows. Additionally I could not get my Epson scanner working properly under Linux. If you just want to surf the web, create documents or program then Linux is a good choice because it is free. But the small user-base makes it less interesting if you are serious with creating software. Nowadays Microsoft has good free developing software available. But as always, try it and see if you want to switch. I have used Many Linux distros for over ten years now but my favorite os is still Windows 7 ultimate. It's a pity MS made the Windows 7 successor a stupid combination of a tablet and a desktop system. When Windows 7 no longer is supported I hope there are more interesting os:es to choose from.