[Ilugc] Do Linux desktop systems hangs ?

[Anto Paul]

Hi all,
    Do Linux desktop systems stop responding when using certain GUI
applications especially multimedia applications or applications that
access HDD/CD/floppy ? I have seen applications stop responding in my
system. It is Athlon XP 2000+ with 256MB DDR RAM and an Asus VIA
motherboard. Is it due to the system fault ?.
    I heard people saying that Linux is very stable and dont crash
like Windows. In what context they say this ? Server or desktop ?
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rgds
Anto Paul