I am new to Elementary OS but not to UNIX and UNIX like operating systems. I'm looking for a desktop OS replacement (please don't bother offering suggestions I can find them myself). For me this means: I don't have to open a command line every time I want to do routine system tasks (install, backup, restore, manage wifi, manage installed software, all the quick and easy things you find in Windows or OS X). It runs on consumer hardware that I can pick up easily. There is a good selection of "normal" productivity software that is easy to use. For me we are good here, I prefer LibreOffice, Firefox. I haven't found email or PIM tools that I like. It updates itself, and preferably the installed software. Syncs Dropbox properly. I've been messing around with Elementary OS (installed on a USB 3 flash drive) and I like the look of it. My home servers are all FreeBSD but I find there is too much effort getting it to be a desktop. Although, I did run FreeBSD as my main desktop for about 6 years. I've got a couple of VPSes that run Debian and I used to run a large cluster of Fedora (about 150 servers). Point being, I'm reasonably familiar with the command line stuff, I just don't want to need to use it on my desktop normally. I would like very much to be able to drop Windows 10 completely but I'm not sure that I will still be able to run the games I've got (mostly through Steam). I'm okay with using Wine or some other Win32 library to get that work but I haven't even tried Wine since the late 1990s. That is me as it relates to elementary OS.
Welcome to the boards I myself like to game, but I made the priority to only buy games that runs on Linux. Sure the selection isn't as great as windows but I get along just fine. I pick and choose from the selection that are available.
I'm not exactly a gamer in that I don't rush out and by the latest games or upgrade my computer every year to be able to play the latest. But I do enjoy some MMOs that don't have native Linux binaries (I don't think). Although, looking at the wine-hq software compatibility database, it looks like my current favourite (Dungeons & Dragons Online) works pretty well through wine.
Hi, coming from the other side of the Windows! I have used linux before and have decided to try it again.
Hey guys. I'm new to EOS as well but, have been on board with Ubuntu, Mint, and the like for many years now. I am obtaining a Lenovo YOGA very soon, and have been wondering if I will be able to use EOS on it without any issues. My hope is that I will have a positive experience, and be able to use EOS without any issues. Considering the YOGA has an SSD HDD and a touch screen in addition to being a notebook. I love the look of EOS and have downloaded LOKI but, have yet to burn it to disk or access the ISO. Any information about anyone else using EOS on a YOGA notebook, or anything similar, would be appreciated. Thanks, Net
