Nine signs that you should use Linux.

In fact, you are using the Linux system more or less unconsciously every day. In the Web server world, Linux is the dominant operating system, including the background of the pages you are currently browsing, all running on Linux. Even your Android smartphone's system kernel is also Linux-based, if you have an Android phone or tablet on your hands all day. In addition, big to the supercomputer, small to micro-specific devices, such as the home to access broadband ADSL cat or router and so on inside are running Linux.

However, you may have a Windows operating system on your computer, like 90% of people, and it is now mostly windows 7. For most people, this seems to be the only option, and may sometimes feel uncomfortable. If you've ever encountered some unwanted problems with Windows, or if you've come across Apple's Mac system and discovered that Windows is not a non-operational operating system, the following content is worth reading.

In fact, the Linux system may not be suitable for everyone, but there are certainly quite a few of them, including some people who have so far not realized that they should actually use Linux. The following 9 signs may prove that you are a great fit for a Linux system, and you may find it really worth a try.

1, you are still using the XP system and there is no plan to upgrade

The reason you don't want to upgrade your new system may be that the computer is too old to run a new system, or just because it's a win7 or Win8 interface or way of operation. Or just too lazy for this upgrade to spend (PS: foreign piracy system is not rampant in China. Translator note).

In any case, the continued use of XP is an increasingly dangerous proposition. After all, it's 13 years old! In the computer world is definitely the ashes of the class. Maybe when XP was released in 2001, you ran a clock program on the Windows 2.0 system released in 1987, and you would have shouted how bull it was. That's true.

In addition, Microsoft is expected to stop XP support services, which means that you will no longer get any system security updates, notorious insecure. Gradually, you will find yourself unable to install and run some new versions of the software.

But if you don't want to upgrade to a new Windows system, you can choose to switch to a different system. In addition to the KO Fu handsome Apple computer is the choice of Linux. Linux is always known for being fresh, trendy, and very safe. In addition you can use some Linux-based depth customization of the system, with the interface and feel similar to XP. For example, Zorin OS or Lubuntu.

2, you do not rely on any Windows platform exclusive applications

Some people's professional needs or hobbies lead to the need to use some applications only on the Windows platform, or the same or similar features of the application on Linux is not or incomplete, inconsistent options and so on to not be able to do their own needs. For example, FL Studio, Cubase, or Ableton, which are often used by electronic music producers, may find alternatives to Linux, but are often more difficult to use or unsuitable for their habits and ways of working. Running through a simulator is an option, but in many ways compromises are required.

But there are also some alternatives that are very good, such as Photoshop and illustrator, which are essential for graphic designers, and on Linux will find GIMP, Inkscape as a substitute for more powerful and useful.

But if you don't have an app that has to run on Windows, Linux is perfect for you without any problems. Anything you've done on Windows before, Linux can now be fully mastered.

3. You do not use any hardware peripherals that are compatible with Windows only

Some hardware and peripherals do not fully support Linux, such as some professional external audio interfaces. If all your hardware is working well, this is a good opportunity and you can also check that other special hardware peripherals are not fully compatible with Linux if you have one.

4, your computer is only used to surf the internet

If your online needs are more important than the reliance on Windows. In addition to Windows IE, all other mainstream browsers support Linux, including Firefox, Google Chrome, and opera. All the major instant messaging software also has a corresponding Linux version, such as Skype, a variety of IM clients (such as QQ) and so on. Twitter's Linux dedicated client is also very power-giving.

5, you play the PC game compatible with Linux or you have a game console

Linux games have been a big problem in the past, but recently there have been dramatic changes in Linux games. There were no high-quality games on Linux before, but most were free games for independent developers, or games that had been obscure in commercialization.

Today, however, the steam platform has landed on Linux, and more and more top-tier games are being ported to Linux, and the company valve behind steam is in the game world (half Life, portals, Legion fortress, DotA, etc.), They think that Linux is the future of the game.

However, it is possible that your favorite game is not playable at the moment, which seems to be a problem if you are playing on the computer at all times. But if you're playing games on a PlayStation or Xbox, or if you're playing a game that already supports Linux, there's no problem. Switching to a Linux system platform has no effect on the game experience.

6. You have been fed up with adware and spyware on the system

Most of the software you use is often downloaded from the official website or a professional software site and then installed on the computer to run the installation package. As we all know, this kind of installation is often bundled with some of the additional software or plugins you don't want to install on your computer, it is possible to change your system settings, or to consume a lot of system resources in the background process, even to monitor you, tracking some of the data sent to you some of the privacy, consumption habits and so on, these are annoying.

Sometimes bad software is a sneaky way of doing these bad things. Some software, although the installation of a check box to let you choose whether to install the bundle or not, but often the default for you to check, so you often accidentally did not notice that the trap.

But on Linux it's almost impossible to happen. What we call "almost" is to cover up a few things that are rarely noticed. But as far as I am concerned, I have never encountered such a thing on Linux. Most of the software installed on Linux is installed from the Software Management center of a system, similar to the AppStore in Apple's Mac system, where the software is managed by a company that provides Linux systems to manage package maintenance. In Ubuntu, it's called Ubuntu Software Center.

7. You want something different.

Although the Windows system has recently done a lot of improvements to optimize the work, from XP to Win7 in appearance can be said to be reborn, even from the Win7 to Win8 also, but in the operational progress is very few. In addition, these changes can be very clear that the more the worse.

Win8 removed the traditional Start menu and replaced it with a flattened Metro-style start screen, but the rest was similar. When you look at Apple OS X again, his mission control can easily switch between multiple windows, as well as notification hubs and so on, all very distinctive. These features are also implemented on Linux, and even some features can be called OS X their Huang, the windows more than 10 street.

It is these features that significantly promote the ease of use of Linux systems and the productivity of users, which is precisely where Windows systems are lacking. If you're itching right now and want to try something new, Linux will be a great choice.

More importantly, the Linux world offers a lot of choices that make it easy for you to achieve your favorite interface and visual effects. If you like the Windows-style interface, Linux has. If you want Mac style, Linux also has. If you want a completely different new style, use Ubuntu, which is currently the most popular version of the Linux branch.

8. You like to freely modify and customize the system

When it comes to system selection, it depends on whether your chosen version of Linux can customize the content to suit your liking in different ways. Different systems allow different levels of customization to be modified.

If you want to delve into the inherently open Linux system, no problem, the active and generous Linux open source community has done a lot of documentation and information to help you play Linux. In this way you can create a system that suits you personally, and for those in the computer-related industry, it is likely to gain some potentially valuable skills that are conducive to career development.

9, you like to use free things or want to save money

You may already know that Linux is free in the vast majority of cases, and this free meaning is not just that you don't have to pay for anything, and you can legally and freely make unlimited copies of it to anyone, so-called illegal piracy and so on is the word of the Windows world, There is no such claim at all in the Linux world. This is the core spirit of open source software licensing.

This can save you a lot of money, because you don't have to pay for the upgraded Windows system anymore, and if you want to upgrade your home computer and your company's computer at the same time, the cost is multiplied.

Although Linux is free, they are also very good quality. Big companies such as Canonical, RedHat, Novell, Google, and so on, are providing funding and operations to support their users. You should not think open source software is unfamiliar, because many of the popular good applications are open source like Linux, such as Chrome (Google browser), Firefox (Firefox), VLC (a good video player, translator note) and so on.

Translated from "9 signs you should with Linux on Your computer"