But as I remember when you emerge on Linux something, it usually installs the dependencies, I don't think it could be a hassle, but anyway, if you want to use a PHP script on Windows, you also need to Install Apache and PHP.. Or if some application like XChat requires TCL, you need to install TCL, I don't think that is that hard, people are used to click next next next finish, or sometimes to random a live? back and cancel.. I don't think that Linux needs to look like Windows, due to they are not as comfortable as they could be, so it is better to use something more comfortable on the GUI side.. I never really like the close button on the right side, by me it should be on the left side and only one button, the rest on the right!

Linux Distro that is close to Windows? I am not sure about other distro, but I just installed Ubuntu last night, and man!

I think I am in love.



And yes, Quatrux, I agree with you when you say, Linux GUI does not need to look like Windows. It is far better in Ubuntu. May be because it is inspired by UI of both Windows and Mac OS. I read in their documentations that the KDE based distro, Kubuntu, was much closer to Windows and you could try that.

But I am sticking with Ubuntu I think. Another thing that I liked about Ubuntu is how easy it is to install it as a dual boot along with Windows XP. There were about six steps, involving language selection, time zone selection, partitioning and similar stuf, and it was good to go!

It comes packaged with basic suite of multimedia players, and productivity application like Open Office.

The font set is something I wish would be a bit more expanded in terms of different fonts. I mean, there are a lot - a lot - of fonts. I could even find fonts for the different regional langauges. But in terms of English fonts, it leaves much to be desired. May be a hunt downt the internet would help me out. (It has a good set of Sans-serif fonts, but not that good collection of Serif fonts).

One thing you must know when jumping to Linux is, do I want to abandon how Microsoft Windows does things and am I willing to learn how to use Linux?

If no, then drop Linux, you will regret running it.

There hasn't been a Linux distribution for Windows user to just drop it because they claim that it's not easy to use.

Also, there's no native way to run Windows binary on Linux, just the same as is it possible to run Windows binary natively on MacOS X. (However, some MacOS X software can run on Linux and vice versa, but requires recompilation).

xboxrulz

mmm there are many similar linux distro most windows.. there is UBUNTU.. Mandriva.. OpenSuse.., are easy to install... easy to use.. and configure... but you need to remember that linux never but never haven the same appearance to windows..
linux is linux
windows is.. wtf is that thing...? old the time "kernel panic"... "bluescreen"... =/... but it is necessary to recognize that it has comforts "some time"