Response to “5 Reasons Why Linux Is Better Than Windows”

This is a response to the author’s post of “5 Reasons Why Linux Is Better Than Windows” (http://www.ittwist.com/2013/02/5-reasons-why-linux-is-better-than.html).

My responses are in purple and direct-quotes from the author are in red. Please note that no disrespect is intended with my replies.

Update 03-06-2021: The author of the blog post I responded to appears to have removed his post some time ago.

1. Highly Secure :


The main plus point of the linux is security . In windows , we have generally noticed it is very much prone to viruses , threats and malware which destroys computer performance by slowing it down. in Linux , there is main  feature that it doesn’t supports viruses which doesn’t interfere with your computer speed.

Generally, viruses are made in .exe files ie., executable files , which windows uses as default for running applications but in linux there is no such restriction because it doesn’t supports exe files. So, it doesn’t supports viruses too.

Let’s take these two paragraphs a little bit at a time.

The main plus point of the linux is security .

That is something that Linux has been advertising for a long time. However, Linux may not be as secure as you may think.

Technically Linux is just the OS kernel, not a whole distribution. For the sake of argument, if Linux were 100% secure, it would not really matter since the software you would run on Linux would have security issues anyway.

In windows , we have generally noticed it is very much prone to viruses , threats and malware which destroys computer performance by slowing it down.

Granted there are more malware for Windows, but Linux has malware as well. Here is a good example.

https://blogs.rsa.com/thieves-reaching-for-linux-hand-of-thief-trojan-targets-linux-inth3wild/

A Trojan is being sold to infect Linux users’ computers. As you can see, Windows is not the only OS with bad guy problems. Do not ever think that using Linux makes you immune to malware. It does not. Also, not all malware causes a noticeable slowdown to your computer.

in Linux , there is main  feature that it doesn’t supports viruses which doesn’t interfere with your computer speed.

That does not make sense. How can an operating system “not support” viruses?

Generally, viruses are made in .exe files ie., executable files , which windows uses as default for running applications but in linux there is no such restriction because it doesn’t supports exe files. So, it doesn’t supports viruses too.

The author seems to think that viruses only come in exe files. Viruses come in all kinds of file extensions, not just exe files. Saying that Linux does not get viruses because it “doesn’t support exe files” is incorrect.

Linux can get viruses too, but without running a real-time anti-virus program on your Linux box, how can you have the potential to know that you do not have a virus on your Linux computer? People who say that “no viruses” is a reason to switch to Linux do not know what they are talking about.

2.Fast Boot :


Now linux operating system boots faster as compare to windows operating system. The linux kernels are much improved which boots them up within few seconds .

Like Ubuntu , Linux Mint , Fedora etc. are linux operating system that boots within 15 seconds.

We are showing you a video depicted ubuntu , using linux kernel to boot at faster speed.

[The video can be seen on the blog’s website. The link to the blog post is at the top.]

Puppy Linux , a smallest linux distro that is about 150 MB boots within 5 s , that loads perfectly into RAM & consumes low hardware in your computer .

The video looks fake. Regardless, faster boot time is not a reason to say that Linux is better than Windows.

Also, you cannot compare Puppy Linux with Windows. They are not in the same league.

3. Built In Software Packages :

In windows we have to install extra , must have softwares for eg., MS Office. But linux have much smaller size (Less than 2 GB) as compare to windows ( More than 2GB ). It includes the packages like Libre office, Cloud storage , browsers as default which is there when you install it.

This point does not make any sense whatsoever.

Keep in mind, size is not nearly as important as usability. Linux is not user-friendly (despite what others may tell you) when compared to Windows.

4. No Cost !!:

Windows operating system is paid ,which offers the users to try it & activate their operating system  at the reasonable prices. But Mostly users activate their windows operating system by unfair practices by using cracks or activators which contains viruses . To read what is difference between Original & Pirated Windows follow this link.

[The link can be seen on the blog’s website. The link to the blog post is at the top.]

 Linux is free of cost , you can easily download the distro on the manufacturer website & install it on your machine.

How does this count as Linux being better than Windows?

5.  Crashes rarely :

If you are using windows , you might experience  a crashing problem means windows operating system generally involves blue screen of death ( Involves a blue screen after which your pc restarts ). But in linux , operating system crashes rarely . Sometimes the operating systems application programs freezes but do not lead to restart or unwanted crash.

Most of the time (I would say 99% of the time), crashes on Windows are due to faulty hardware or drivers. Linux is not crash proof. On Windows, you usually have several drivers installed from different sources. All of them having to work together with the OS.

On Linux, I believe many people use whatever drivers Linux has in its kernel for their hardware. This would technically make the computer more stable, since all the drivers they are using were put into the kernel by the same people who manage the kernel.

The disadvantage to using generic device drivers from the Linux kernel is that you may not get your hardware’s full potential. It would be better, in my opinion, to use drivers from the manufacturer of your hardware (if possible). Remember, if you have bad memory, even Linux will not be able to really help you there 100%.

Also, Linux has its own version of blue-screening called Kernel Panic.

Conclusion: Windows and Linux are both good operating systems. You must decide which is best for your needs/wants. However, please do not accidentally mislead people into thinking that Linux is king of the operating systems. It is not, but Linux can and does work for millions of people around the world.


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