bobaab
October 27th, 2008, 06:45 PM
Hey guys,
Just wanted to say I made the switch to Ubuntu from Windows XP and has been a pleasant stay so far ;)
I'm a Windows power user and it really has been good to me. Two days ago, I just had the urge to do something different with my laptop. My old roommate was huge into Linux and always told me about it so I decided to try it!
After about an hour of backing things up onto an external HDD and downloading the live cd, I loaded that in, installed it, and bam! Turned it on. Granted my wireless wasn't working (I was able to fix that with the MANY how to's online), I was surprised how easy the installation was.
I guess I've always had a technical edge when it comes to computers, or maybe it's just that I'm good at following directions. I thought Linux would have a sharp learning curve, but with all the support out there, it's not bad at all. I really got to see how things work around here and it works well.
I just upgraded to the beta version of Ubuntu 8.10 and am having some wireless problems with that on the network at school, but it's fun troubleshooting and figuring things out ;)
Just thought I'd give a basic review from a LONG TIME Windows user. I haven't given up Windows, but Ubuntu is sure as hell close to replacing it.
::EDIT::
Oh, on a side note, my girlfriend is also curious about Ubuntu as well. Most probably because you can make it look "cute" as she said. She is 99% sure she is getting the new Macbook (the battery on her old one died) and she is wanting to put Ubuntu on there as well. :)
Just wanted to say I made the switch to Ubuntu from Windows XP and has been a pleasant stay so far ;)
I'm a Windows power user and it really has been good to me. Two days ago, I just had the urge to do something different with my laptop. My old roommate was huge into Linux and always told me about it so I decided to try it!
After about an hour of backing things up onto an external HDD and downloading the live cd, I loaded that in, installed it, and bam! Turned it on. Granted my wireless wasn't working (I was able to fix that with the MANY how to's online), I was surprised how easy the installation was.
I guess I've always had a technical edge when it comes to computers, or maybe it's just that I'm good at following directions. I thought Linux would have a sharp learning curve, but with all the support out there, it's not bad at all. I really got to see how things work around here and it works well.
I just upgraded to the beta version of Ubuntu 8.10 and am having some wireless problems with that on the network at school, but it's fun troubleshooting and figuring things out ;)
Just thought I'd give a basic review from a LONG TIME Windows user. I haven't given up Windows, but Ubuntu is sure as hell close to replacing it.
::EDIT::
Oh, on a side note, my girlfriend is also curious about Ubuntu as well. Most probably because you can make it look "cute" as she said. She is 99% sure she is getting the new Macbook (the battery on her old one died) and she is wanting to put Ubuntu on there as well. :)