What computer/OS are you using?

[Dr. Kraus]

Main: Gateway LX
Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core 2.20 GHz
Ram: 8 GB
OS': Windows 7 Ultimate, Linux Ubuntu 9.10 (soon to be Linux Ubuntu 10.04)
Hard Drive: Unknown 750 GB (Main), Maxtor 6 200 GB (Backup)
Monitors: Gateway HD1900, Philips 150S3
Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA Geforce GT 120



Secondary: MGCW (Mobile Ghetto Computer Workstation) (Old Dell comp)
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.80 GHz
Ram: 1 GB
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 80 GB (extra space), Maxtor 6 150 GB (main)
Monitors: Anything it can connect to
Graphics: Unknown

[IanDanKilmaster]

I guess I should post an update in here now that I have my dual-boot up-and-running.

Gateway 310S
Intel Celeron 2.4GHz
Maxtor 60GB ATA (master)
Western Digital 40GB ATA (slave)
ATI Radeon 7000 VE
Gateway FPD1540

Old compy is old...

Onto the actual question of OSes:
Xubuntu 8.04.1 Hardy Heron (installed on the master)
Windows XP Home Edition SP3 (installed on the slave)

My even older backup compy's HDD crashed... yeah.

Speaking of HDDs, is it okay for your backup's HDDs to be lying sideways like that, Kraus?  I mean, if an HDD isn't laying perpendicular to the ground doens't it increase the likelihood of a crash?  Another note, your sig is a scooch too big, (10px too high and 100px too wide) just thought I'd point it out.

[Dr. Kraus]

Well the drives can only stay in the case if I put them like that but I mainly just put them flat on the floor or something when used, otherwise they work fine!

Sorry about the sig, I'll see about resizing it!

[IanDanKilmaster]

I had a similar issue with my case, I just did a trick with the mounting screws to get them to fit.  As long as you can get them to work without all the whirring and other weird noises, I guess everything's fine XD.

I really don't think anyone will mind your sig all that much since it doesn't eff the borders or anything, but I thought I'd say something about it before Fedora brought your attention to it.  It's barely noticeable really, but a resize would certainly help.

[PizzaDrill]

Gaming Desktop
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
Motherboard: ASUS M4A79T Deluxe
RAM: 4GiB (2x2GiB) OCZ Platinum DDR3-1333 (7-7-7-20)
Video: PNY GeForce 8800GTX
Display: Viewsonic VX922
Audio: Onboard Realtek (Not sure of chipset), w/ Tritton AX360 Headset
HDD: 320GB Seagate (NTFS)
HID: Logitech G15, Logitech G5
Case: XION 103
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Laptop
Make: Sager
Model: NP2098
CPU: Intel P8700
RAM: 4GB DDR3 (Not sure of speed or timings)
Video: ATi Mobility Radeon HD4650
HDD: 320GB (ext2/swap/ext4/NTFS)
OS: Gentoo Linux i686 (WM: Awesome) & Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Home server/Router/HTPC
CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E6700
Motherboard: ASUS P5B Deluxe
RAM: 2GB DDR2-800 (Unsure of timings)
Video: XFX GeForce 8600GT (256MB)
Display: Hitachi 46" HD (480p/720p/1080i) CRT Projection TV (Hey, for the low low price of $0, I can't complain.)
HDD: 320GB Seagate (ext2/ext3), 1TB WD (XFS), 500GB WD (Reiserfs [don't ask])
HID: Streamzap PC Remote, OpenSSHd
OS: Gentoo Linux i686 (WM: XBMC 9.11)

Those are just my main PCs, pics later. :3

[NejinOniwa]

Well, well. Looks like someone has been splunging about... -w-

[PizzaDrill]

splunging

Wait, what?

[NejinOniwa]

Do you really want to know? -w-

[xxwolfwoodxx1]

I have an old windows XP running computer, and right now I'm posting on my Ubuntu running comp with roughly the same specs, and I must say that ubuntu makes things so much faster for me ^_^

[NejinOniwa]

Apparently the 5-years old VAIO runs like a totally different computer under Mint...so yeah. Linux has that effect, generally.

[IanDanKilmaster]

It helps that antimalware and other security software isn't really a concern when running Linux.  Combine this with the general lack of bells-and-whistles of most Linux programs, and there you have it, a less-bloated OS.

[NejinOniwa]

Interestingly enough, though, its software manager still offers me an install of Clam Antivirus... I wonder now. -w-

[IanDanKilmaster]

It's a good idea to have Clam AV installed.  It doesn't really have much of a presence resource-wise, unless you install a GUI, and even then impact is minimal.  It's not a huge concern, but it's nice to have there if you're also working with a Windows computer (it's unlikely your Linux system will ever be infected with a virus, but it can still be a potential carrier, you know?).  You should most definitely install chkrootkit and rkhunter, as rootkits are a universal threat.

There's a bit of an issue when install clamav from the repos... the virus defintions are out-of-date.

[NejinOniwa]

Well, I figured it would be something like that. Ah, well.

[Chocofreak13]

desktop going to be dual-booting ubuntu and windows 7.....

if i get a new laptop, i may make desktop pure ubuntu....

then there are the other two laptops in the shop, one will be running puppy and the other might be dead.....