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What is your primary operating system?

Which operating system do you use most?

  • Windows Pre XP

  • Windows XP

  • Windows Vista

  • Windows 7

  • Mac OS X Pre 10.6

  • Mac OS X 10.6

  • Linux Distro

  • Other... explained in thread.

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Vista is my primary O/S, but I probably run Ubuntu as much, if not more. Vista is where I do my primary computing, but my 2 secondary boxes which I don't do as much work on, but are more for entertainment are Ubuntu. My next full install I'll use Ubuntu or Debian as my primary O/S, and keep Vista, or maybe Win7 for the occasional game.
 
Windows 7 on my main machine (need stock software that only runs on Windows). Laptop and netbook both dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04
 
My main machines at home and work are Debian installs, my home install is probably 8 years old now and has been transplanted across several machines. Since sid is a rolling release I just update it a few times a week and I'm always current. The work machine is a Mac Pro, it has OS X on it as well but I have no idea what version since I haven't booted it since I got the thing. I really just needed it in order to install rEFIt and get Debian installed. =)

Ironically and sadly, I'm posting this from my Win7 notebook that I have for work.
 
Linux Mint 64bit = 60%(home main rig doing anything but new gaming)
Vista 64bit = 25%(home main rig, new gaming)
Windows 7 64bit = 15%(laptop gaming)

Would be running all linux if i could and am even getting most of my older games running on linux now.
 
Toss-up, I use 64-bit Vista Ultimate at home, 64-bit Win7 Ultimate at work (with WinXP Mode installed to run our point-of-sale client software, which stupidly only works on WinXP).
 
These days, I spend most of my time on my Win7 Ultimate x32 box. If I was doing more gaming, I'd be spending a more time on my nearly-identical XP Professional box because I have flight simulators and joysticks that won't run under Win7.
 
Nothinman said:
My main machines at home and work are Debian installs, my home install is probably 8 years old now and has been transplanted across several machines. Since sid is a rolling release I just update it a few times a week and I'm always current. The work machine is a Mac Pro, it has OS X on it as well but I have no idea what version since I haven't booted it since I got the thing. I really just needed it in order to install rEFIt and get Debian installed. =)

Ironically and sadly, I'm posting this from my Win7 notebook that I have for work.
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I have to agree, debian is my primary server OS so I spend a lot of time on it, and it's getting old now similarly I've just been moving and updating for a good five years no. Debian is undoubtedly my favourite Linux distro.
 
Windows 7 64-bit. Against my usual mantra of no early adoption, I went with that pre-release $50 upgrade license deal on the egg. Can't say I've regretted it. Using a Vista license I had for a couple months really makes one appreciate W7.
 
XP Pro most. My HTPC box wouldn't support a more recent MS OS. My Vista laptop died (about 6 weeks ago) after having it for 14 months, before I got around to installing its Windows 7 32 bit upgrade disk. Two of my laptops have XP Pro CoA's, so I guess they'll remain XP machines. I got another laptop recently (using it now), and it supports 64bit OS's, so I installed Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate, since I have the disk. Just getting into it. Haven't dabbled in Linux distros, but am tempted to try one on one of my laptops in a dual boot scenario. Don't have a reason to do so other than curiousity and wanting to have a good look at a non-MS OS and broaden my horizons.
 
I use XP on a 10 year old laptop for regular browsing. I use Vista 64 on my gaming laptop. I use Windows 7 on my gaming machine.

So, basically 3 OSes at the same time.
 
I preordered Win 7 when they had those special deals. Still haven't installed it 🙂
I'm happy with Vista SP2 and just can't be bothered with upgrading, it's an unnecessary hassle. I'll move to Win 7 when I get an SSD, since I'll want to reinstall anyway, and there's TRIM too...
 
All of my machines including my workstation at work are Win7 x64. And I am running a home server with Win 2008 R2.
 
OK so in a ideal world which operating system would you use all the time, for me I would ditch all others and use Debain, but I play games so I need windows.
 
neckarb said:
OK so in a ideal world which operating system would you use all the time, for me I would ditch all others and use Debain, but I play games so I need windows.
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My main OS is already Debian even at work and my primary gaming machine is my Android phone, which is also Linux. =)
 
neckarb said:
OK so in a ideal world which operating system would you use all the time, for me I would ditch all others and use Debain, but I play games so I need windows.
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I'd use Ubuntu or Debian. Ubuntu now, and Debian later after Canonical finishes dicking up Ubuntu :^D
 
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