Comparison of Windows Vista and Some Linux Distributions

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Comparison of Windows Vista and some Linux distributions

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Windows ain,t

"elpin!.

@ =B.t"at ou #an #ompile

ourself.

put ba#doors in t"eir #ode

and use it to #ontrol our 3C

and our mind to brainwas"

ou into Communism.

Let,s start wit" t"e interfa#e( w"i#" reuires en"an#ed !rap"i#s "orsepower to run( t"us limitin! Vista,s

up!radabilit from man older 3Cs. 8"e Aero interfa#e displas true D elements wit" a see:t"rou!"(

!lass:lie loo. And e6ert"in! else in Vista loos a bit different( too.

9older and file i#ons now s"ow t"umbnails of t"eir #ontents. W"en ou swit#" between open appli#ations(

t"e windows twist and turn to displa in a t"ree:dimensional sta#. And t"e windows are smoot"er and

rounder and translu#ent( "ei!"tenin! t"e sense of dept" w"en ou 6iew multiple windows ons#reen.

8"ere,s e6en a translu#ent *idebar t"at "olds Gad!ets( mini:apps dedi#ated to a parti#ular tas.

>nder t"e "ood( Vista is desi!ned to run more se#urel and more robustl t"an Windows 3. ne of t"e

se#urit featuresmu#" mali!ned b usersis >ser A##ount Control( w"i#" interrupts e6en t"e most

mundane operations to !et user appro6al. 8"e intention was !ood %to pre6ent unwanted a##ess to t"e

sstem)( but t"e implementation was simpl too intrusi6e for most users.

6en worse( man users "ad problems up!radin! older euipment to Vista. -an older perip"erals didn,t

"a6e Vista:#ompatible dri6ers %a problem wit" an Windows up!rade( to be "onest)( and some 3:era

pro!rams ne6er did wor ri!"t in t"e Vista en6ironment.

W"ile most users didn,t "a6e an problems( t"e ones w"o did were uite 6o#al about it( #reatin! t"e

!eneral per#eption t"at Vista was a failure. + #ertainl don,t feel t"at wa about it( but t"is per#eption did

lead -i#rosoft to fast:tra# Vista,s su##essort"e up#omin! Windows E.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENT

Theres a lot of FUD(Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) surrounding the system requirements that will be

needed to run Windows Vista !artly, " #ut the blame for a lot of this confusion at $icrosoft%s doorste#

and how the &ero user interface is mar'eted The fact that there are different requirements for the

Windows &ero interface ow, there is one fly in the ointment *ut#ut !rotection $anagement
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+om#ared to core Vista is confusing and $icrosoft hasn%t done a good ob of e-#laining that &ero is an

interface enhancement for Vista

othing scary there (a#art from the .//$01 bit 2 seems so disco, e3en my old la#to# was faster than

that4) The only tri##ing #oint might be the gra#hics requirements

0el#fully, &T", V"D"&, "ntel,56and V"&ha3e listed their Vista2ready gear $y ad3ice here would beto ma'e sure that you don%t buy something that%s too close to the bottom of any of these lists if youwant good #erformance, and to buy mid2range gear if you want good #erformance without ha3ing to

ta'e out a second mortgage

Vista 3s Win 7 3s 8!

When Windows XP frst appeared back in 2001, it was designed to run happily on

300MH Pentiu! "" #P$s with a !ere 12%M& o' ()M* +hus, it should co!e as no

surprise that the lightweight - runs .uickly on today/s processors* ewer -es

can opti!ie 'or !odern hardware and include !ore power'ul 'eatures, but is this

etra 'unctionality really ust slowing us down

+o fnd out, we decided to test each operating syste!/s per'or!ance on an a4erage

P#* +he syste! is nothing particularly special by today/s standards, consisting o' an

"ntel dual5core 67200 #P$, 28& o' ()M and an )+" (adeon H9:770 graphics card*

We installed XP, ;ista and Windows < in that order =all 325bit 4ersions> on the

!achine/s 7008& hard dri4e and ran a nu!ber o' real5world bench!arks to fnd

out which - was best*

+he boot ti!e test pro4ided no surprises ? ;ista took the longest ti!e to get

started, XP ca!e in second place and Windows < was the 'astest*

Vista 3s Ubuntu

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>buntu F *er6er dition

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Vista ome 3remium

Vista Business

Vista >ltimate

+8Comparison 8eam Comments

:&>buntu 6s -* Windows Vista &:

>buntu&

>buntu installation is easier and faster. 8"ere are 9ree up!rades a6ailable e6er H mont"s. +t i

open sour#e operatin! sstem( free to download and install.

>buntu "as a !reat and uniue option of ILi6e CDJ installation on an ot"er operatin! sstem.

boot t"e #omputer wit" t"e >buntu CD and ou #an use >buntu wit"out a#tuall installin! it on

#omputer.

Vista&

3rodu#t a6ailable in four 6ersions ea#" wit" its own spe#ifi# features w"i#" #an be #onfusin! fo

time user

Vista taes lon!er to install wit" man updates reuired before installation is #ompleted. 8"ere

paid up!rades from one 6ersion to anot"er. a#" 6ersion "as own spe#ifi# features w"i#" #an

#onfusin! for a be!inner.

Loos Apperan#e


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:& >buntu 6s -* Windows Vista &:

>buntu&

Very Slick clean look. The way its drop menu orani!ed "y cateories rather than "

#endor make li$e lot easier to %nd what you need.

Vista&

Vista appearance is as ood as U"untu and it has &uite $ew widets $or the desktop

the weather widet' sticky(notes' and a clock. )e were not so happy with how so$t

are cateori!ed thouh as it made it a "it harder to %nd.

Virtual Destops ;es $o



>buntu&

>buntu "as upto H 6irtual destops %#alled worspa#es) ea#" of w"i#" #an be indi6iduall namou a##ordin! to t"e appli#ations?do#uments ou pla#e in t"em. 8"is "elps ou de#lutter our

and "elp ou na6i!ate better. +t is a !reat multitasin! tool.Cli# "ere to "e# it out >buntu Vir

Destops +ma!e

Vista&

$ot appli#able

3arralization ;es $o


>buntu&

U"untu now can o*er the a"ility to run windows applications as "ein at home. +he

The imae "elow. The procedure is e,plained

at- https-help.u"untu.comcommunitySeamlessVirtuali!ation . It miht not "e the

easiest to setup' "ut hey it work reat.
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Vista&

Vista still la!!in! on t"is. $o similar feature is offered.

8ou#" s#reen

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;es



>buntu&

/euires t"ird part software

Vista&

$a6i!ation >se is inte!rated

Built:in *e#urit

Anti:Virus

9irewall

Networkin (

)ired )ireless

Anti:*pware

/rotect Root 0ccess

$o

;es

;es

$o

Yes

$o

;es

;es

;es

No


>buntu&

It is one o$ the sa$est operatin systems around as no ports are open "y de$ault wh


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one o$ the main hackin "reaches other operatin systems su*er.

U"untu is not only hack(proo$' there are no recorded spyware in$ections. It is a #ery

secure operatin system. Its 1ireStarter %rewall "y de$ault "locks all sites not liste

"y you.

Ubuntu b default does not offer a##ess to t"e root dire#tories to be modified( unlie V+*8A( m

>buntu safer and more stable as an operatin! sstem.

Vista&

*"ares reuire password prote#tion to be enabled %not enabled b default)( a !reat "ole most

newbie,s fall in and mae t"eir data a6ailable to e6er one not Must "a#ers. W"en a data s"are

setup t"en our laptop?3C is "ooed up dire#tl to t"e internet wit"out enablin! t"e password

prote#tion %b?# ou don,t now or for!ot to) our data will be open to t"e w"ole world. A small s

our +*3 /an!e will s"ow ou "ow man of t"ese Vista users are t"ere wit" t"e s"ares open t

publi# enMo t"e surf &).

*ome s"ares are enabled b default777

Vista suffers more se#urit loop"oles and "a#in! brea#" t"an >buntu( runnin! out of t"e box.

wit" Windows Defender for internet se#urit %almost useless). A t"ird part se#urit pro!ram is

essential.

Ba#up =onser6e

Ba#up /estore Center.

3re6ious Version.

*"adow Cop.



>buntu&

Dire#tor to Dire#tor Ba#up is a6ailable in >buntu. 8"e ba#up #an be stored in a 6ariet of

in#ludin! 983.

Vista&

Vista "as a similar ba#up but wit"out t"e ease and effi#ien#.

3ro!rams +nbuilt

6olution

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9irefox

8ombo

9:*pot

2pen 23ce Suite

+ E browser

Calendar

3"oto Galler

-o6ie -aer



>buntu&

-ore t"an 1H(000 different pa#a!es are a6ailable for free w"i#" is mind blowin!.

9irefox is t"e default web browser. +t is a faster and more se#ure browser t"an VistaNs +nternet

xplorer E.

8ombo is a reminder plu!in t"at ou !et as a "elpful desbar( !i6in! ou ui# a##ess to pro!

pen ffi#e #omes inbuilt for free. ;ou do not "a6e to pa ant"in! extra to #reate do#uments

spreads"eets or presentations.

Vista&

$umber of appli#ations features 6ar dependin! on t"e Vista 6ersions.

-* ffi#e suite is not free but "as to be pur#"ased separatel and installed.

$o 9ree software librar is a6ailable for Vista( w"i#" !i6e an ed!e ad6anta!e for >buntu. As >buntu

a "u!e #olle#tion of software ri!"t at a #li# all ou "a6e to do is open ou *napti# 3a#a!e( w"ere

ou will "a6e to sear#" all o6er t"e web for our desired software( w"i#" most of t"em is #ommer#ial

"i!"er #ost.

Command Line Linux Command Line Dos Command prompt. $ot mu#" to offer.
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+8Comparison 8eam Comments Vista Command 3rompt is not e6en #omparable to >buntu *"ell. >buntu *"ell is 6er powerfu

!i6e ou t"e abilit to perform all of our tass easil wit"out t"e need for G>+. Windows Comm

prompt is 6er limitin!. 8"at !i6e >buntu a better ed!e in automatin! tass t"an Vista.

Business 8ools

Apa#"e< Web *er6er

33@ *#riptin! Lan!ua!e

*uid F 3rox *er6er

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983 *er6er

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Streamtuner

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Open Office Draw

/emote Destop

Windows Li6e -eetin!s

Windows Li6e -essen!er

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>buntu&

*er6er +nstallation offers a !reat man features for a free *. Streamtuneris a stream dire

"rowser. U"untu has a more comprehensi#e "usiness packae which includes 2pe

23ce. )hat4s e#en "etter its mostly $or $ree5555

Vista&

+nte!rated web ser6er is + +*( w"i#" suffers from man se#urit performan#e "oles. ;ou #an a

install t"e lo6el Apa#"e if ou want. Vista does not #ome wit" an inbuilt or out:of:t"e box pre

ffi#e suite pa#a!e. ;ou will need to install one( usuall after pain! for it. +t is a !reat

disappointment to now t"at Vista offers onl an#ient Word3ad and $ote3ad as text editors. -

disappointin! most of business appli#ations w"i#" eui6alent to w"at >buntu is offerin! for fre

#ost an arm and le!.

Auto >pdates ;es ;es


>buntu&

>buntu is #apable of downloadin! and installin! updates automati#all wit"out bein! attended


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Vista&

/e!istration is reuired. 3opup !i6es options about downloadin! a6ailable updates.

8e#"ni#al *upport ;es ;es



Bot" >buntu and Vista #ome wit" reuired 8e#"ni#al *upport.

ardware 3erforman#e 8ools $o ;es



>buntu&

>buntu !i6es lesser trouble wit" H4Bit #onfi!uration. ardware performan#e tools are unne#eswit" >buntu as it is a 6er stable *.

Vista&

+nbuilt "ardware assessment tool for "ardware optimization. Cras"es are #ommon.

Computer A##essories *"arin! ;es ;es

+8Comparison 8eam Comments >buntu Vista offers *"arin! of #omputer a##essories lie printers 9las" Dri6es.

Bluetoot" Capabilit ;es ;es



>buntu&

/arel taes lon! time to #onfi!ure bluetoot".

Vista&

*ometimes will not #onfi!ure properl to t"e bluetoot" e6en w"en #ompatible( and less se#ure

Dis Analzer ;es ;es


>buntu&

Baobab is a tool t"at #an be used to now "ow our dis spa#e is bein! used


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Vista&

8raditional Dis Analzin! tools lie *#andis( Dis Defra!menter( bot" of w"i#" are lower in

performan#e t"an Baobab.

Gamin! $etwor *upport ;es ;es



>buntu&

-ost Windows based !ames #an be run usin! emulator( in t"e addition of Linux Based !ames

*ome of t"e Gamin! $etwors supported are Ouae4( >nreal 8ournament


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>buntu&

U"untu o*ers many desktop en#ironment' which allow you to choose the one "est

your need. 1ew e,amples-

Your can run )indowMaker o$ 1lu,"o, $or ma,imum per$ormance

67E or 8nome is there $or con%ura"ility and $eatures.

Vista&

Vista inter$ace is 0ER2 and only 0ER2. You don4t ha#e a choice' so i$ your machine

a hih end one then Vista may"e not the riht choice $or you.

*stem /euirements

3ro#essor 00 -z buntu.

00 -z pro#essor #an support >buntu. ;ou Must need to use Alternate +nstallation CD of >bu

;ou do not need a "i!":end( latest spe#ifi#ations #omputer to run >buntu( w"i#" pro6es on#e m

t"at it is reall an pen *our#e peratin! *stem in t"e real sense of t"e words. An one wit"

sstem #an use >buntu for free.

Vista&

All Vista 6ersions in#ludin!& Vista Basi#( t"e ome 3remium ? Business ? >ltimate need a "i!"

amount of *stem reuirements

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>buntu&

>buntu is one of t"e most stable operatin! sstems a6ailable toda( e6en w"en #ompared to p

*.

U"untu load much &uicker than Vista. U"untu was a"le to load up $ully in 9: secon

comparin to ; minutes $or Vista on the same "o,- < Intel +ore ; 7uo =.; 8h!' =8>

Vista&

Vista is a resour#es G and will not operate well wit" less t"an < GB of /A-. +t #an "a6e few

#ras"es e6er now and t"en( w"i#" is #ommon wit" Windows. 8"ere was some impro6ement

man pat#"es bein! released.

Vista "as a bad tenden# to #ras" w"en usin! standard appli#ations lie notepadRR( and w"e

open Ma6a pa!es wit" +E before installin! Ka6a on our ma#"ine.

W"en Vista "an! up t"en ou will reuire a reboot( w"i#" is not reuired for >buntu t"ans for

abilit to restart usin! S restartS

Vista waste a lot of resour#es on its rd interfa#e( t"at mae appli#ation load wa slower t"an t

used to on 3. +n turn >buntu wit" all its rd effe#ts does not sa#rifi#e as mu#" resour#es..

+ntended >sers if ou a !ood #omputer sill( if ou don,t own abrand new 3C w"i#" is faster t"an +ntel

Core*T1@0 at amazon.



>buntu&

>buntu is absolutel 9ree. 8"ere are no li#ensin!( update( up!rade( or s"arin! fees.

Vista&

3ri#e 6aries dependin! on t"e Vista Version( and its not #"eap.

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