Technological advantages of Linux over Windows

Technological advantages of Linux over Windows

Among enthusiasts of computer technology is known to the virtues and advances of Linux over windows (compared to windows XP or 2003 Server, which is currently the most advanced).
The main advantages that we enjoy that we have linux are:

What does not work with Linux

What does not work with Linux

 

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Recently I published an article that analyzed the advantages of using Linux instead of Windows. Now, to be neutral (I love Linux) I'm going to analyze the disadvantages, I hope that with all the necessary rigor; I hope your comments to improve this analysis:

Linux: why they take longer to start than applications in Windows?

Linux: why they take longer to start than applications in Windows?

(Based on the original comment of "GeneralZorg" of UbuntuForums)
In general any Linux distribution is currently faster than XP (although management of RAM memory, and sharing of resources between tasks is better on Linux), but there are some specific reasons that explain the relative slowness in loading the same application on Linux:

1) Linux makes extensive use of libraries dynamically generated.

What does not work with Microsoft Windows

What does not work with Microsoft Windows

(Translated freely and with permission from the website of Ray Benjamin)

Microsoft Windows has been the dominant operating system for personal computers for more than 10 years. During this time, he had little competition. While Windows was making considerable progress in usability, there are many problems that have appeared and are still unanswered. There are situations in which it is simply easier to use an operating system such as Linux. The following is a list of my favorites:

• setup time - if they don't come preinstalled, you have to install all your applications before you can do something useful. The majority of Linux distributions, once installed, you have hundreds of applications installed and ready to operate. You even have multiple options for a task given as a word processor or e-mail client.
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Tutorial: How to use Virtualbox on an existing installation of Windows

Tutorial: How to use Virtualbox on an existing installation of Windows

Some time ago we saw that we could avoid the main problems of Windows (slow after months of use and ease of damage mainly) if used within a more robust system is Linux using Virtualbox.

That way if Windows becomes unstable could return to previous points (Virtualbox allows to make "snapshots" of a moment of the system, which can be returned in case of problems).
The only drawbacks is that we lose the 3D acceleration in the guest operating system (in this case Windows) and a little speed, but for many is an acceptable loss, especially if we have a powerful team.

However how virtualizing a Windows already installed and configured, so that we avoid the cumbersome work to install and configure everything again, keeping in addition your license?
It is not trivial, because

Smart people use Linux

Smart people use linux

Well, I think that it is more correct to say that we've worried about trying other things, and we like more than the average computer, use linux.

Today I have brought a pleasant surprise: A metalworker (cult, regular reader, with concerns), about 55 years old, asked me an old hard disk to put the Linux.
I asked him about the topic, and apparently his son, which although not working on anything related, has two computers home with Debian and Ubuntu.

Why is Linux the future.

Why is Linux the future.

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