This article will objectively present information about various Operating Systems, helping you choose the best one for you. (Here Windows, Linux, and Mac OS are used generically, as each can have different versions and distributions; notes in the text)
Common Doubts?
Why is Mac OS so expensive? How to understand that, despite Windows being the most fragile system of recent decades, it remains the best option for you? And conversely, why does Linux, which has boasted security and performance for decades, still take another decade to enter your home?
When is it essential to use Windows?
Windows is the ideal option for gaming fanatics! However, its use on social networks, downloading music and videos, is extremely risky. Even the best antivirus programs are incapable of protecting against a new virus.
Linux is the ideal option for those who:
1. Fun: Use the machine to browse the internet, access communities, read emails, watch YouTube videos, download music and videos. (Live without worrying about viruses)
2. Work and study: Doing research and writing documents, spreadsheets.
Linux is NOT the ideal option for gaming fanatics! (Linux is far from being an Operating System for those who enjoy games).
And Mac OS?
Mac is a similar option to Linux in terms of security and file availability. The advantages are the same, and it also adds advantageous features with the availability of Office applications (created by Microsoft). Macs are known for their simplicity and reliability. Those who expect a robust environment are mistaken. It is simply practical. The problem when talking about Mac is that we are talking about a different machine, manufactured and economically exploited uniquely by Apple.
Don't try to install Mac OS on a regular computer; it won't work. Macs are differentiated machines.
Why do so many people say Linux is bad and that programs don't work?
Installing Linux is very easy, which led many people to install it and then get frustrated because they didn't know how to configure it. Linux has always been very easy to install. Years ago, when Windows still had that rudimentary installation screen with confusing information, Linux already had automatic re-partitioning and virtual installation. However, configuration required, and still requires, reasonable knowledge.
No technician trained on a Saturday in a Microcomputer Assembly and Maintenance course will be able to configure a multifunction printer, a scanner, or a webcam on a Linux operating system.
For Linux implementation, you will need a good technician. Adventurers might manage to install it, but after a lot of effort, they will get stuck when configuring any equipment.
A qualified technician, on the other hand, can provide a secure machine with performance and stability characteristics of this system on a reasonable computer.
Is it true that there are many Linuxes?
No, there is only one Linux. What confuses novice users are the Distributions, which are nothing more than presentations of Linux made by companies or communities that work to offer their clients or members the best in operating system implementation.
Companies create Approved Distributions; they are very concerned with customer satisfaction because customers pay for the license, support, and updates.
Communities create popular distributions, focused on innovation, competing to be ahead in updates, language translations, or the most daring themes.
Each distribution has its characteristics, for example:
Made by companies: (It's worth remembering that companies maintain communities, and therefore also have a free version)
Suse: It is a commercial version made by Novel, one of the best in the world.
OpenSuse: It is the free version of Suse.
Red Hat: Along with Suse, it is a commercially respected version worldwide.
Fedora: It is the free version of Red Hat.
Made by communities:
Slackware: It is known as one of the oldest distributions; its installation is considered difficult, requiring advanced knowledge to use, and it is loved by developers.
Ubuntu: It is a distribution that has been attracting enthusiasts and fanatics; it works in live mode, with the option of not needing to install, and uses Gnome as its desktop environment.
Mandriva Linux, currently one of the most famous today, its Live CD works with a KDE interface.
Historical Editions:
Conectiva Linux: It was a Brazilian version commercialized in bookstores and software stores. The company merged with Mandrake, creating a new brand, Mandriva Linux, currently one of the most famous today.
Kurumin Linux: It was a Linux distribution based on Knoppix, which in turn was based on Debian. This version stood out intensely in Brazil; it was practical, simple, and very light. Its versions were burned onto Live CDs, with its initial versions on 80 mm mini-CDs. Its creator expressed his frustration and discontinued his project at the beginning of 2008, and attempts to continue the project were unsuccessful.
“ The page for Kurumin 7 (the original project) is updated with a final comment about the crisis: "Between March 2008 and January 2009, a disastrous attempt at continuation was made by Leandro Soares, who ended up ridiculing the project's name. Due to this, new proposals for continuation were politely rejected. With the project's closure, we recommend using well-established distributions such as Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Mandriva, as well as stable Debian itself, which can be used quite efficiently on desktops after configuration." ”
Well, Linux distributions made exclusively by communities, especially emerging ones, behave like a church of believers. Every time one of the group rebels, a new church, oops, I mean, a new Distribution is born!
This confuses newcomers, but see the tips above. A friend's suggestion is OpenSuse; I've been using it for years, and even though I'm passionate about Slackware, it's noticeable that the common user will greatly appreciate the tranquility of OpenSuse.
How about starting a new experience now? Go to the internet, find the Operating System that seems most attractive to you, and go for it.
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