Ubuntu just... works

[Nana]

Hello all! I've been lurking at these forums for a bit, but finally decided to post something as well. What would be a better introductory post than some praise for Ubuntu? Sorry if this post is too long.

I installed Hoary a couple of months ago, simply because I wanted to try out something new. I've been using Linux as my primary desktop system since 1998, and because I like trying out new stuff, I've been fiddling with quite a few distros since that, including the major players and the smaller, obscure ones.

A couple of years ago, I settled for Debian. It was my favorite distro because it was so easy to keep up-to-date, but for newcomers I always recommended my second favorite, SuSE. Generally, I hated all the RPM based Linux distros, except SuSE - I often told people that SuSE would be the perfect Linux distro if it had APT. However, I noticed all the "easy" or "newbie-friendly" Debian based distros failed. All of them disappointed me.

A couple of months ago I noticed everyone and their dog was praising this new Linux distro, Ubuntu. I was positively surprised when I realized it was based on Debian. Out of sheer curiosity, I figured I'll try it out.

Installing an OS has never been easier than installing Ubuntu, and I've installed quite a few OS'es, including Windows. Everything went smoothly, and all my hardware was properly detected and configured. Amazing.

When I booted into my new system for the first time, I freaked out a bit, though. I hadn't read any manuals before installing, and I thought something had gone wrong because I hadn't been asked to set a root password. I figured I'll look it up on the net, but then I remembered the installer hadn't asked anything about my internet connection, and I freaked out again.

However, it turned out my net was already configured, like everything else, and after a little bit of googling, my root user problem was solved. After poking around my new Linux system, I was very impressed because everything just simply... worked. Out of the box.

Since then, Ubuntu has been my favorite distro. It's easy to install and use, but it has the power of Debian. I will recomment Ubuntu for new Linux users, but for experienced users as well.

[earobinson]

Sorry if this post is too long.

Nope You put it in the right place and the longer the better Its always nice to read some praise for such a grat dist :)


and after a little bit of googling, my root user problem was solved
*extra points for searching before posting*

Im an X FC user always wanted the ease of FC with the power of ubuntu + the FC forums where great, But now I have great forums ease of FC and power of debian. :)

[`GooZ´]

Heh, like your post! :-)
I had the same feeling when I first booted Ubuntu (Hoary). Every other linux distro I've used until then wouldn't find that much hardware. Many (SuSe, Mandrake, Fedora) even wouldn't detect ANY hardware at all (well, no USB or ethernet, and that's pretty much it).
Therefor Ubuntu is the first Linux distro i kept using without switching back to windows. And I'm still loving it :-)

[Nana]

*extra points for searching before posting*
Well, thank you. :smile: I may be an ignorant fool when it comes to installing new stuff (I'll just pop the CD in and will read a manual only after something goes wrong, in which case I usually don't have a working net connection anyway), but I always try to search for the answers myself before asking anything.


Im an X FC user always wanted the ease of FC with the power of ubuntu + the FC forums where great, But now I have great forums ease of FC and power of debian. :)
Now that sounds like a great deal!

[majikstreet]

Are you "the" Nana? tuxfiles is your site?

HOLY F'CKING SH&T! I worship you! Look in my sig, your site is there :P

It's one of my favourite linux sites, ever.

I've recommended a bunch of people there related to fstab and mounting.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[earobinson]

yup ubuntu is a great deal, and with the price tag it just makes it all that much better lol!

[Nana]

Are you "the" Nana? tuxfiles is your site?

HOLY F'CKING SH&T! I worship you! Look in my sig, your site is there :P

It's one of my favourite linux sites, ever.

I've recommended a bunch of people there related to fstab and mounting.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Yeah, I'm the tuxfiles person. :D

Thank you for worshipping me. ;) Well, seriously, I'm glad you've found the site helpful. It's just a little something to pay back to the Linux community.

[odin]

You could not say a better way to explain everyone what ubuntu is.

Just installed breezy and I've never installed anything in such smooth way.Easy,fast and painless.Hardware working,nice look even I finally got my sound card working.It's true that my hardware it's not very strange but I dont have to take care of sound networking or screen resolution anymore after installing.Now time to enjoy :)

Just wanted to say congratulations to every person who made possible this proyect.Great job!!!

[gabhla]

Howdy...great post which echos my experience with Ubuntu. I have a zero knowledge base, but wanted to try Ubuntu out...and it simply worked. That was last summer and I haven't gone back to Windows. I entered into my Ubuntu adventure expecting frustration and hassles - and to my utter shock it just worked. Couldn't have been happier.

[majikstreet]

Yeah, I'm the tuxfiles person. :D

Thank you for worshipping me. ;) Well, seriously, I'm glad you've found the site helpful. It's just a little something to pay back to the Linux community.
/me faints.

wow. we have the Nana on our forum. wow!

[Nana]

You could not say a better way to explain everyone what ubuntu is.

Just installed breezy and I've never installed anything in such smooth way.Easy,fast and painless.Hardware working,nice look even I finally got my sound card working.It's true that my hardware it's not very strange but I dont have to take care of sound networking or screen resolution anymore after installing.Now time to enjoy :)
It's funny you mentioned a sound card. When I was using Debian, I had huge troubles trying to make my sound card work. It took me quite a few mugs of coffee and kernel compiles before I got it working. In Ubuntu, I had no trouble at all.


Just wanted to say congratulations to every person who made possible this proyect.Great job!!!
I'll second this!

[Nana]

Howdy...great post which echos my experience with Ubuntu. I have a zero knowledge base, but wanted to try Ubuntu out...and it simply worked. That was last summer and I haven't gone back to Windows. I entered into my Ubuntu adventure expecting frustration and hassles - and to my utter shock it just worked. Couldn't have been happier.
Wow, it's great to hear your transition to Linux was so smooth and painless. :smile:

[proxess]

My transition isnt going as smoothly, and i still got windows as my main OS, but still, i've tried FC and well, tbh i never realy learned nothing before i used ubuntu!! My little knowledge of linux increased drasticaly since i tried warty!! Im not going to give up and im going to make ubuntu my main OS!!!

[Nu-Buntu]

Installing an OS has never been easier than installing Ubuntu, and I've installed quite a few OS'es, including Windows. Everything went smoothly, and all my hardware was properly detected and configured. Amazing.
Hi Nana. Yes, Ubuntu is amazing and my OS of choice as well. That said, I do remember one OS that was simpler to install. It was called MS-DOS. :cool:

[Nana]

My transition isnt going as smoothly, and i still got windows as my main OS, but still, i've tried FC and well, tbh i never realy learned nothing before i used ubuntu!! My little knowledge of linux increased drasticaly since i tried warty!! Im not going to give up and im going to make ubuntu my main OS!!!
Of course, the install can't go equally smoothly for everyone. It depends so much on your hardware, and while Ubuntu was good at picking my hardware, some other distro might be better suited for your hardware. While I think Ubuntu is the best Linux distro, it may not be the best distro for everyone.

However, I love your attitude! I think it's very healthy to view the problems as a way to learn more about Linux. With that attitude, you'll go far!

[Nana]

Hi Nana. Yes, Ubuntu is amazing and my OS of choice as well. That said, I do remember one OS that was simpler to install. It was called MS-DOS. :cool:
Ah, good old MS-DOS. :mrgreen: How could I ever have forgotten that? Yes, I'll admit it, it was easier to install. That's about the only thing that's better compared to Linux. :razz: