Any other good Operating Systems that are 'modern' enough? - Hardware & Software

I have Debian for a lotta time (Lenny) but I got... quite bored of Debian. I'd like to try out other operating systems. Are there any good ones besides Linux? (I'd like to run these on a laptop).

I hear this new one called 'Windows' is pretty popular.

[QUOTE=MasterFen007;27750603]I hear this new one called 'Windows' is pretty popular.[/QUOTE] Not new, just not that famous.

Ugh, It's rather obvious that I've tried using Windows. It's too popular. [editline]30th January 2011[/editline] Haiku OS looks promising...

[url=http://sparkbrowser.com/spark/download.html]Spark OS[/url]

[QUOTE=Pery;27750783]It's too popular. [/QUOTE] You have to be kidding me.

Chromium OS?

[QUOTE=Pery;27750783]Ugh, It's rather obvious that I've tried using Windows. It's too popular.[/QUOTE] Fuck breathing air, everyone does.

[QUOTE=Adzter;27751182][url=http://sparkbrowser.com/spark/download.html]Spark OS[/url][/QUOTE] This, it's worth the price for all these stuff it comes with... Totally worth it!

[QUOTE=BlkDucky;27751247]You have to be kidding me.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp[/url] ?

HackOS? You can hack MacOS onto a computer. Also, I'm not quite sure yet, but after reading "It's too popular" my hipster-o-meter went crazy. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and think you are attempting to impress some hipster chick in your high school IT class.

Actually I don't want to impress anyone. I just want to test some software, this is how I kill boredom. I do have a hackintosh, I would install OS X on my laptop but since Radeon Xpress 1250 is unsupported, no.

How would you test software on a platform you would have never heard of until this topic?

If you mean installing, I would just try it out on my laptop (native) or first look at it with VirtualBox. It's an x86 laptop, so I just wouldn't bother with other architectures. [editline]30th January 2011[/editline] I do realize that Haiku OS is in Alpha stage, I won't seriously use any not stable OS. [editline]30th January 2011[/editline] Just tested it. It's horrible. :ohdear: [editline]30th January 2011[/editline] Syllable aswell.

Try minix, it isn't exactly the most supported OS though. [url]http://www.minix3.org/[/url]

[QUOTE=MasterFen007;27750603]I hear this new one called 'Windows' is pretty popular.[/QUOTE] He asked for a good operating system. Oh, and modern. Neither of which describe Windows. [editline]30th January 2011[/editline] OP, have you tried any of the BSDs?

BSD, MINIX, Haiku, Plan9

[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;27755202]OP, have you tried any of the BSDs?[/QUOTE] Yes, but that was a long time ago. I might try it out again.

I personally like Crunchbang, it's like arch but with less effort. [editline]30th January 2011[/editline] or archbang if you're into kinky stuff

[QUOTE=Derpmeifter;27763213]I personally like Crunchbang, it's like arch but with less effort. [editline]30th January 2011[/editline] or archbang if you're into kinky stuff[/QUOTE] Other than linux, and OP you won't find much alternatives. Basically since the days of IBMs first PCs there's been two different kernels, DOS and UNIX. Then there was other OS' for other kinds of systems, mainly custom built on assembly for mostly things like cash registers and whatnot(Mike OS is the most popular example). Then we have Linux built off of a UNIX derivative called MINIX, and BSD which came from standard UNIX, Nowadays the most popular for personal use are Linux, Windows NT(DOS based derivative that built up todays windows), BSD, UNIX, and Darwin UNIX(Mac OS base). And your best bet for an alternative is probably a BSD distribution, the best one would probably FreeBSD.

[QUOTE=Derpmeifter;27763213]or archbang if you're into kinky stuff[/QUOTE] I gave archbang a shot recently to see if it would speed up the arch install, and it didn't all it did was leave me with a bunch of extra drivers to get rid of. It's nice if you're going to USB-persistent install it, but besides that, just go with a clean arch install.

a clean arch install literally takes about 25-30 minutes tops I don't understand why everyone thinks it's so hard

it's cause it's a change from entering your name and clicking 'next' half a dozen times

[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;27766233]a clean arch install literally takes about 25-30 minutes tops I don't understand why everyone thinks it's so hard[/QUOTE] It took me a day to get my clean install and everything configured, though.

instead you enter a root password and mash enter half a dozen times [editline]31st January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Jookia;27766933]It took me a day to get my clean install and everything configured, though.[/QUOTE] takes me a good hour but it still takes me longer with distributions like Ubuntu because instead of installing things I'm uninstalling everything then installing the things I want

freeos.org

Google Android. It's available for x86.

[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;27766945]takes me a good hour but it still takes me longer with distributions like Ubuntu because instead of installing things I'm uninstalling everything then installing the things I want[/QUOTE] You must either know your config files very while, copy them over, or don't use many applications. It takese me quite a bit of tweaking to get things how I like. I wouldn't call the install long, but the setup afterwards. But yeah, basically my point was it turned out to be as if I installed something like Ubuntu since it had all the crap that helped it boot on almost any PC via USB.

[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;27755202]He asked for a good operating system. Oh, and modern. Neither of which describe Windows.[/QUOTE] I know this is the Linux subforum, but you have to be joking right? Windows is pretty fucking modern and it's not [i]that[/i] bad.

[QUOTE=rieda1589;27776863]I know this is the Linux subforum, but you have to be joking right? Windows is pretty fucking modern and it's not [i]that[/i] bad.[/QUOTE] [img]http://ompldr.org/vNzhnNg/1296361798606.jpg[/img]