What's one thing about Ubuntu you couldn't give up?

[ginnie6]

The Vista thread got me to wondering......what would you miss most about Ubuntu if you couldn't use it? I'm still (for a few months anyway) running a dual boot with xp. I very seldom switch to windows anymore and the once in awhile that I do I'm annoyed that i don't have features I've gotten used to in Ubuntu. Like multiple desktops and the ability to switch them with a scroll of the mouse. still can't get the 5 buttons on the mouse to work in Ubuntu but that's not even enough to keep me in windows. I also miss the speed and stability of ubuntu. And I have to admit I like how much I can customize my desktop. windows looks so boring to me now. Oh and the software! FREE!!! No more hours of searching for a program. I'm even slowly learning command lines. the kdis can get on the computer and I don't even worry about spyware anymore. the hour or so a week I used to spend cleaning windows is now used for other purposes. ok so I listed more than one thing! the point is I really like Ubuntu!

[karellen]

the community & apt-get/aptitude (even it's not specific to ubuntu)

[tcebak]

i'm going to say the support and that everything is free!!! although i've gained free time from not having to clean my computer and stuff i find my self learning more and more new things with ubuntu that aways impress me. multiple desk tops is pretty mucha a must now. i always have about 9 millon windows open and stick some to certain desktops.

[ceil420]

The community's a big thing for me. And apt-get/Add/Remove is definitely win. And yeah, there's the multiple desktops (I love not having to see my media player and IRC bot etc all the time). And Conky ^^ I know there's Windows sysinfo desklet stuff (well, I don't know if there are for XP, but I've seen it on Vista), but I like my Conky o/

And I can't get sued for having acquired this OS free of charge. *cough*

[anaconda]

community
krita
k3b
full control of the system
no annoying WGA:s & other viruses
free programs.
etc.. etc...

[fuscia]

i've tried other distros, but the package management gets me back. that, plus my wireless works OTB.

[SZF2001]

Beryl. But you can throw that on about any other Linux OS (can it be done on Windows?).

[JerseyShoreComputer]

The community.... nuff said.

[Hex_Mandos]

Package management, and it's an almost completely painless OS to install.

[gashcr]

Efficiency... I like things to work, and to do it fast... One of the main reasons I switched, but concerning ubuntu ... deskbar... I love that little thing