Windows 7 v Linux Ubuntu
Both operating systems are extremely popular and well known. But which one is better?
Windows 7 Linux Ubuntu
Price Home Premium from SoftwareGeeks Free, but if you’re converting from
- £19.95 Windows to Ubuntu, you’ll have to
either use a USB or start burning
discs.
Licence keys can also be bought
Has to rely on the antivirus and can Its open source ability can allow
be ‘intentionally slow’. users to inspect and patch for any
detection of a virus.
Security
In the past, you had to search for
security updates, very important for Automatic updates.
Windows XP users as they were the
most vulnerable.
Has a network install wizard, which Can do Windows networking,
does 90% - 95% of the work. Very meaning it can appear in a network
Networking capabilities
convenient and quick. of Windows computers and share
files and printers.
(Certified Hardware) HP
Dell
BOXX IBM
Dell Lenovo
Fujitsu Cisco UCS
Hewlett Packard NEC Corporation
Hardware support IBM QUANTA Computer Inc.
Lenovo Open Compute Project
Panasonic ACER
Toshiba However, there are many complaints
ACER that the hardware may not function
properly.
Virus protection – Any type of Virus protection – The same can
antivirus can and should be installed. apply to Linux, but is not needed as
Utilities included in the OS
much as it has its own antivirus
features built in.
Firewall software – By default, both OS’ have a firewall.
Disk defragmentation – Your computer will start to operate slower over
time, one of the reasons is due to the fact that folders/files are scattered all
over your hard drive. The best way to solve this problem is to defrag your
disk. When the utility is run, it will reorganise the hard drive by putting
Both operating systems are extremely popular and well known. But which one is better?
Windows 7 Linux Ubuntu
Price Home Premium from SoftwareGeeks Free, but if you’re converting from
- £19.95 Windows to Ubuntu, you’ll have to
either use a USB or start burning
discs.
Licence keys can also be bought
Has to rely on the antivirus and can Its open source ability can allow
be ‘intentionally slow’. users to inspect and patch for any
detection of a virus.
Security
In the past, you had to search for
security updates, very important for Automatic updates.
Windows XP users as they were the
most vulnerable.
Has a network install wizard, which Can do Windows networking,
does 90% - 95% of the work. Very meaning it can appear in a network
Networking capabilities
convenient and quick. of Windows computers and share
files and printers.
(Certified Hardware) HP
Dell
BOXX IBM
Dell Lenovo
Fujitsu Cisco UCS
Hewlett Packard NEC Corporation
Hardware support IBM QUANTA Computer Inc.
Lenovo Open Compute Project
Panasonic ACER
Toshiba However, there are many complaints
ACER that the hardware may not function
properly.
Virus protection – Any type of Virus protection – The same can
antivirus can and should be installed. apply to Linux, but is not needed as
Utilities included in the OS
much as it has its own antivirus
features built in.
Firewall software – By default, both OS’ have a firewall.
Disk defragmentation – Your computer will start to operate slower over
time, one of the reasons is due to the fact that folders/files are scattered all
over your hard drive. The best way to solve this problem is to defrag your
disk. When the utility is run, it will reorganise the hard drive by putting
