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Originally Posted by captcrane
Ahoy Rockin Robbins I really want to break away from Microsoft would you mind I few questions from a computer novice? 1. Ubuntu is an operating system would I have to download Linux too. 2. Would I need to install windows emulators to provide a workable environment for Sh4 also would SH1 work in this new OS? Currently running Win 8.1 but not interested in win10. 3. would Ubuntu also run antivirus programs? I came across this thread after watching your Ubuntu video some of the terminology is foreign to me. Hey thanks for any input it would be greatly appreciated  |
Until RR can get more specific with Ubuntu (my Ubuntu installs have been limited to Virtual Machines ("VM"s)) I can cover the basics.
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Originally Posted by captcrane
1. Ubuntu is an operating system would I have to download Linux too.
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"Linux" is the kernel, the basic "root" of the OS that controls and "talks" to everything.
All other (Linux) programs build on top of the Linux Kernel.
The Linux Kernel could be compared to "command.com" in DOS.
Without it, you can't *DO* anything on the computer.
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Ubuntu is a Linux "distribution" (aka "distro"), a group of programs and tools designed to meet a certain set of "needs". Built on top of the Linux Kernel.
Ubuntu is, in simplest terms, for new Linux users.
More user friendly than "Debian" which it is "forked" or derived from.
It is supported for several years (3 i think) before you need to upgrade.
By Comparison, the distro I use is more of a "beta", I get the new stuff faster, but it may "break" somewhere along the way.
Ubuntu would be the 'safer' option to start with.
"Mint" is a 'fork' of Ubuntu, which is basically Ubuntu, but designed to look more like older Windows so that it is easier for "non-computer people" to transition to Linux.
The "Desktop Environment", the Graphical User Interface (GUI), the most familiar part of Windows, differs by default between the 3.
But almost any "desktop" can run on any distro.
(Some are moving to newer "toolkits", faster than others.)
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Originally Posted by captcrane
2. Would I need to install windows emulators to provide a workable environment for Sh4 also would SH1 work in this new OS? Currently running Win 8.1 but not interested in win10.
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WINE,(
https://www.winehq.org/ ) allows you to run most of your Windows programs on many POSIX operating systems, Linux, BSD, MacOS, etc.
It's what I used for SH3/4, most of my Steam games, etc.
DX11 and DX12 support is in the works.
Wine "redirects" Windows DirectX 'system calls' to Linux equivalents, and OpenGL.
Somethings have a bit of "multi-threading" trouble, but I've run the original 'Crysis' start to finish.
Crysis was a "system killer" 5 years after its release... Still is too!
The majority of DX9 games work without issue, some DX11 work, DX12 support has started work.
Several new projects are working on DX9, DX11 and DX12 --> Vulkan.
Which is "thinner" than OpenGL, so frame rates should only improve, not to imply that they are "bad", most of my stuff is 35 (Crysis) to 75fps through WINE.
(And always super smooth, even if the frame rate is lower like Crysis.)
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Originally Posted by captcrane
3. would Ubuntu also run antivirus programs? I came across this thread after watching your Ubuntu video some of the terminology is foreign to me. Hey thanks for any input it would be greatly appreciated |
There are some, but I've never run any of them in Ubuntu.
Most viruses are made for Windows, so your chance of getting one is reduced.
Also since you only run as a "user" they would have a harder time 'infecting' your system.
RR might have some more info on that.
EDIT: I found this years ago, should give you an idea, this article was over 5 years ago...
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer...x-than-windows
Barracuda
P.S. Nvidia will get you higher frame rates in Linux overall, but AMD cards work better "out of the box" because AMD drivers are "open source", and as such, are included in/with the Kernel. You still have to install the Nvidia Drivers manually, like Windows.
Just thought I would include this info so you know what to expect depending on your video card. Nvidia will work, but the 'out of the box' performance will be a bit low.