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CrunchyCruched said:
Was wondering if anyone knew if I'd be okay using linux in medical school. Are most of the board prep and in class testing materials you guys use browser based or is it actually software that I wouldn't be able to run if I weren't using Windows or Mac? I know the easiest thing would be to just set up a comp with windows, but I like the set up I have now a fair bit and would prefer not having to switch if it isn't completely necessary.
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I dont think UWorld is supported by Linux..
That said, if you have a smart phone or tablet, you can just run it on there.

This varies by school, though. My school’s own apps and whatnot would not have been supported on Linux.
 
Medical schools make you watch training videos that require flash player and for you disable and reinstall chrome like five times.

In all seriousness, your school will probably give you a computer with software for exams and such. If not, you want a machine that runs any and all software your school offers and plays nice with their WiFi and security. Make won't life easy, you honestly don't want to be that person who sits outside every exam with your school's IT person.
 
I’m curious as to why you want to use Linux.
 
CrunchyCruched said:
I've considered that, I had a dual boot briefly in uni. I just know I would get annoyed switching all the time since studying is an everyday thing and I'd just end up defaulting to the one I am forced to use.
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Yeah but if you have to switch all the time, you know that you should just be using your Windows partition as default whenever you're studying. I highly suggest just having a dual boot system set up if you're really set on using Linux. I would not trust something like Wine while running UWorld.
 
CrunchyCruched said:
Was wondering if anyone knew if I'd be okay using linux in medical school. Are most of the board prep and in class testing materials you guys use browser based or is it actually software that I wouldn't be able to run if I weren't using Windows or Mac? I know the easiest thing would be to just set up a comp with windows, but I like the set up I have now a fair bit and would prefer not having to switch if it isn't completely necessary.
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I was just like you, had a strange OS on my pc. Midway through first year I realized convenience was more important, unpacked my MacBook which I had not opened since purchasing the summer before med school, and just started using my iPad+MacBook simple because of how well they synchronized. You won’t have time to experiment with software in med school nor should you waste time trying to. Focus on the job at hand: step 1. Everything else is secondary.


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CrunchyCruched said:
It started many years ago simply because I was broke and had access to a computer that was working but had no OS installed. I didn't have the funds to buy windows and decided to try out linux instead of pirating windows. I just ended up liking it a lot, and found I could really customize a lot of things that you can't really do so easily on windows. Beyond that, I find all the free and open source software very appealing; a lot of people hate on Libre office and GIMP and the such but I think they're pretty solid. I've gone back to windows a few times and always find myself getting annoyed by things like forced intrusive updates that I can just do whenever in the background through terminal on my linux machine. Other, perhaps minor things, like advertising apps in the start menu on Windows get under my skin.
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lol I like it. It’s just pretty rare to see a Linux user these days.
 
You would need a Windows partition if you needed to use Examplify like in my school.

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" Examplify cannot be run within virtualized environments or environments that require persistent network (local or otherwise) connections during secure exams. This includes, but is not limited to, VMWare, Parallels, Citrix workspace, Virtual Disks, Streamed images, etc."

Neither UWorld nor the NBME secure browser my school uses for shelf exams are compatible with Linux, either.

Better to have a dedicated Windows 10 or Mac computer for school.
 
CrunchyCruched said:
I've considered that, I had a dual boot briefly in uni. I just know I would get annoyed switching all the time since studying is an everyday thing and I'd just end up defaulting to the one I am forced to use.


Yeah that blows if I can't use UWorld. There's no way to like use it over browser just app?
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It is an app on your computer. The system requirements dont list Linux, though.
 
I’d just cut the crap and purchase a separate tablet/computer for school and then you can play with your Linux laptop for whatever other computer stuff you are in to for your hobbies.. Simply, you’ll never use a Linux based EMR in or out of med school and you’ll be given a computer in residency and as an attending to use for security and monitoring purposes (if your an employed physician)
 
CrunchyCruched said:
Alright, seems like the consensus is it's a bad idea lol. I'll set up a dual boot or maybe get a cheap work laptop. Thanks everybody
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You are going to spend an incredible amount of time on your computer. Buy a quality one , be it windows or Mac.
 
If you can only have linux, can't you just use Wine? It's a good Windows emulator.
 
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