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30 Days With Ubuntu Linux

Posted by Hemos on from the making-the-switch dept.

jkwdoc writes "Vexed by Vista's hardware requirements and product activation issues, many have claimed on various boards that they plan to 'switch to Linux.' [H] Consumer spent 30 days using nothing but Ubuntu Linux to find out if this is truly a viable alternative for the consumer. Linux has indeed become much more than the 'Programmer's OS.'"

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  1. Yeah by saibot834 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    But does it run GNU/Linux?

  2. Hooray by spellraiser · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I, for one, welcome our new Linux-using recruits.

    Ubuntu has done a lot to make Linux mainstream, and I think it's the best distro out there for 'regular' people who have grown up on Windows and want to give Linux a try.

    Frankly, I'm perplexed that anyone would pass on the opportunity to try out a free (as in beer) OS. Except gaming junkies, of course, but I think that with the maturing PC userbase they've become less relevant. Or maybe I'm just getting old ...

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  3. Re:Obligatory karma hit by linzeal · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Almost same experience. I use XP x64 bit to run my CAD and EE programs atm, but a few weekends ago I gave ubuntu64 it a try. Grub error right off the bat, but no biggie I had a linux and a windows boot disk. An hour later still no Linux, put in windows boot disk and back to windows for awhile. Do some research and find an old copy of partition magic, no workie. Went into town and bought the new version 8.0 and it finally boots without error. The Grub bootloader is still needlessly arcane after years of development but boot magic just works.

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  4. Re:On the other hand... by McDutchie · · Score: 1, Redundant

    That's allright. This is where the diversity of Linux distributions actually comes in handy. Programs you write on one distribution will work on another with, at worst, a recompile. There are plenty of distributions geared towards the programmer.

    (Personally I've found Slackware hard to beat; everything it comes with is 'vanilla' and as the author intended it, and there's no superfluous user-friendly stuff to distract the programmer. And best of all: no dependency hell!)

  5. I can beat that. by iogan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    johan@ubuntu:~$ uptime
    17:11:48 up 423 days, 8:58, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00

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  6. Re:My Ubuntu Experience by Snover · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Konqueror is like Windows Explorer on steroids. It is awesome. You should try it.

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