Ubuntu/Linux for Life!

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I attempted to install Windows XP over my Vista partition - and it worked - but I got frustrated with the virus definition updates, the security updates, the drivers, the Service Packs - so I gave up and deleted Windows completely from my computer*. I'm now 99.99% Ubuntu - that last .01% would be the XP VM I have so I can use certain Windows-opnly things like Coupons.com

But other than that, I am free from installing anti-virus programs and scanning or updating things, and the only updating I have to do is through the Synaptic Update Manager which is really easy and can even update third-party programs you've installed.

And did I mention that I don't have to go looking for drivers? It's not perfect, my Canon printer uses another printer's driver, and some graphics cards don't have Linux drivers. But I lucked out, and everything works, even on my laptops.

I can't wait for Karmic Koala to be released! I even set up a media partition from the free space I gained by deleting Vista because I plan on doing a clean install of Ubuntu.

Anyone else want to share their praise for Linux?
 
When reinstalling an OS, you are always going to have to install updates. I'll admit updating Ubuntu is slightly easier than XP (though both are fairly straightforward), but it doesn't seem like a reason to switch. You can't expect to use hardware without drivers, and those are easily obtainable from either the driver CD that came with your computer if you bought it, or the manufacturer website for your individual components. That is, if Windows Update doesn't find one for you automatically.

I have Ubuntu installed on a virtual machine so that I may be more diversely exposed, but it's doubtful that I will switch to it from Windows as my main OS anytime soon. To each their own though, I don't discourage the use of linux at all, as it can be useful.
 
Windows is just too much work to get up and running. The only Windows XP disc I have is from 2002, so it's very behind in updates. And when I installed it, I downloaded drivers from Dell.com but they didn't work because they were for Vista, but I found a CD that had XP drivers on them. Even still, some wouldn't work until I installed SP2 and there were still missing drivers. It was frustrating. Windows Update takes absolutely forever to download and install, Update Manager only a few seconds or minutes. There's no bloat involved.

And I've never had to install drivers on my Ubuntu...well maybe once and I did it without searching online for it. Add in not having to update and scan for viruses, Ubuntu is more more pain-free experience. That's a good enough reason for me to switch.
 
Ubuntu is indeed a painless install (except for those cases where you have to search for wireless drivers and install them via ndiswrapper which kinda sucks if you can't get online with that machine to install ndiswrapper and search for the wireless drivers).
 
Satoshi-kun said:
Ubuntu is indeed a painless install (except for those cases where you have to search for wireless drivers and install them via ndiswrapper which kinda sucks if you can't get online with that machine to install ndiswrapper and search for the wireless drivers).
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I think it's a pain... command line interfaces are boring (installing drivers and other apps)...

but Linux is still very good.
 
Indeed, it is great. I have a couple machines that run on it. It's a great OS, one that I was very pleasantly surprised by when I first installed and ran with it.
 
Most unix systems are pretty good. I like Debian, myself. And I like that I can find a free version of practically anything I like out there, not to mention how customizable it all is. They're stable and hassle-free. (Usually.)

But I think they're still a long, long way off from being friendly for all users. People are always saying, "it's just as good as Windows/Mac!" but it still lacks a lot of the simplicity and usability those OSes have. And as aforementioned, I love you unix, but more things should be GUI as opposed to command-line...
 
I did like Ubuntu. Simplest Linux distro I've worked with, and I could run my laptop perfectly straight out of the initial install, wireless and everything. Try doing that with Fedora!

By the way, nVidia does have video drivers that run native on Linux. The problem comes from manually changing the settings in command-line. Does make for tense situations, but they run quite well once tweaked. Didn't check ATI though.
 
It's good but 3 issues: Drivers, Command line, and sometimes getting wine to work can be a pain.
Also, I used to have kubuntu on a old pc, but i got rid of it when i had to clear out my basement.
 
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