You can always set-up a Windows/Ubuntu dual boot for gaming. 
Yeah, that answers the question for a lot of peopleā¦gaming.
Also, the newer Windows not recognizing older hardware like printers, scanners, etc., so thatās a plus for Ubuntu.
When I installed Ubuntu, I never had to search for drivers for anything. It installed without a hitch.
People still game on pc? I have an xbox for that.
[quote=āMiGā]I love xfce, itās the only reason I can still use Ubuntu. If there was no Xubuntu, Iād probably be using Slackware too.
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Indeed!! XFce is awesome. 
I use kde because Iām used to the default key bindings, but most of the environment gets in the way. Iād be happy with the application launcher (not the menu), a small active applications dock and the pager. 99% of what I do on my computer does not require taskbars/āstartā menus I love hot keys.
I also like KDE, it is a beautiful environment; it just uses a bit too much RAM for my tastes. Each to his own. The beauty of Linux is having a wide variety of DE/WMs to choose from.
[quote=āhitestā]
I also like KDE, it is a beautiful environment; it just uses a bit too much RAM for my tastes. Each to his own. The beauty of Linux is having a wide variety of DE/WMs to choose from.[/quote]
Yup, I used to be like a certain member here and try to convince people that what I liked was the best and everything else sucked but Iāve been around a while now and realized that there are always positives and negatives to every system and frankly not everyone does the same things as I do.
Iām pretty excited in the new house we have a closet that looks to be just big enough to fit a small server rack. I plan on playing around with a bit of home automation (linux based system of course) and see where that leads meā¦ after I beautify things a bitā¦ my yard currently has 4ā tall grass covering half of it and a few mosquito breeding grounds that need to be taken care of first.
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Iām pretty excited in the new house we have a closet that looks to be just big enough to fit a small server rack. I plan on playing around with a bit of home automation (linux based system of course) and see where that leads meā¦ .[/quote]
Cool!!
Itās really cool until you see your hydro bill.
Well the automation would be more geared to saving energy than wasting itā¦ like turning lights off when you leave a room etc. I realize most people do that wrong but I have a plan, I want to count room occupants on ingress&egress points and when the room is empty turn the lights off, maybe do some sort of voice recognition for things too just for fun.
[quote=ājesusā]
Well the automation would be more geared to saving energy than wasting itā¦ like turning lights off when you leave a room etc. I realize most people do that wrong but I have a plan, I want to count room occupants on ingress&egress points and when the room is empty turn the lights off, maybe do some sort of voice recognition for things too just for fun.[/quote]
the new xeon / amdās are not power hungry like all the old stuff. Shit, my 2 x quad cpu server and tons of other stuff in the rack pulls 234watts and its PLENTY powerful enough to run 20 Plus vmās. ( currently running 6 )
Think you will be fine on the power department, just buy ( newer stuff )
Remember, folks, every OS sucks.