Registry In windows
The most complicated part of the window is the registry . You must have listen about the registry in windows .
Have you heard of the Windows registry? If you haven’t, here’s an extremely fast
crash course: it’s a master database of all the settings on your computer. It
holds application information, user passwords, device information–pretty much
anything you can think of. If it’s not stored as a file, it’s probably stored
in the registry.
Linux doesn’t have a registry. The applications on a Linux
machine store their settings on a program-by-program basis under the hierarchy
of users. In this sense, Linux configurations are modular. You won’t find a
centralized database that needs periodic cleaning here.
3.Package Manager
Installation easy on windows than linux :
On Windows, you often need to fiddle with this thing called an installation
package. You visit some
website, go to their download section, and click on the link that sends you an
.exe file. You run it and the program does its thing and that’s when you
consider it to be “installed.” And when you want to remove programs, you have
to mess with the Control Panel. Right?
With most Linux systems, you won’t have to deal with that
anymore. Instead, you’ll have something called a package manager, which is essentially a center for browsing,
installing, and removing program packages. Instead of visiting the Firefox
website, you can just search your package manager’s repositories and download
it straight.
Personally, this is one of
my favorite differences between Linux and Windows
4. Interchangeable Interfaces
.
The Windows interface hasn’t experienced much innovation in a
long, long time. Sure, there’s Aero that came with Windows Vista. Before that,
XP made some small improvements over Windows Classic. But the Start Menu,
Taskbar, System Tray, Windows Explorer–all of it was fundamentally the same
thing.
On Linux, the interface is completely severed from the core
system. You can switch up your interface environment without mucking about with
reinstallations and whatnot. There’s GNOME and KDE and the more recent Unity,
as well as a number of lesser-known varieties that all focus on different
aspects
5.Command Terminal
Linux has a (fading) reputation for being the operating system
for geeks and that reputation mostly comes from the prevalence of the terminal.
What’s a terminal, you ask? It’s that black box with traditionally green text
that you can use to execute commands. In other words, it’s like Windows Command
Prompt on crack.
If you’re going to switch to Linux, you must be open to learning
about command structures because you will find yourself using it frequently.
I’m sure there are graphical workarounds (such as opening config files in a
text editor) but it’s hard to beat the power and efficiency of a terminal that
does exactly what you tell it to do.
6.Driver Settings
The Most of the linux system problem is compatible drivers ...
Because Windows has such a widespread grasp on the PC market,
driver manufacturers tend to focus their efforts on that one operating system.
Which means companies like AMD and Nvidia prioritize Windows over Linux. Which
means you may end up pulling out tufts of hair in frustration as you try to
find the latest compatible drivers for your system.
Then again, it depends what you’re going to use while on Linux.
If all you need is a word processor, a web browser, some form of instant
messaging and email, then it would be passable, if not inconvenient, to have
missing drivers. But if you want to play games, you may want to reconsider.
(Then again, you’ll have a hard enough time playing mainstream games on Linux
to begin with.)
7.Do-It-Yourself Attitude
All in all, the Linux environment really calls for a
do-it-yourself mindset. The kind of people who would most benefit from the
freedom and openness of Linux are the people–men and women alike–who enjoy
exploring, learning, and experimenting with what they’re given. Every Linux
computer is unique, and that uniqueness comes from having to personalize a
bunch of settings to your hardware and setup.
If you made it this far in the article and still think Linux
might be worth your time, then congratulations! You’ve leaped over the largest
hurdle and survived. As long as you have the proper mental preparation (knowing
that Linux won’t guide you by the hand) and as long as you have the will to live
(knowing that you’re likely going to have to reinstall Linux once or
twice before you get the hang of it), you’ll find yourself enjoying Linux
in no time.
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