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Sonny
Is this any good? Anyone tried it?
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Alias
Sonny said:
I've been using Ubuntu for over a year and it's great! No activation, no
becoming "genuine", access to over 23,000 FREE programs. No need for an
anti virus program or software firewall if you have a router with a hard
firewall. It's much more stable than any flavor of Windows and much
easier to install. Not only that, when *anything* installed on your
computer or the operating system itself needs updating, it's updated
through a central source so you don't need to be looking everywhere for
updates for this and that. Linux friendly printers and scanners are
completely plug and play, no need to install drivers yourself. Best of
all, all this is FREE. The new version, 8.04 will be out in a few days
or hours! Get it at http://www.ubuntu.com/ If you have any questions,
feel free to email me.
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Don
Sonny said:
Rather than relying one one or two individual's opinions in this group,
which is basically what you'll get, you might try searching out some Ubuntu
forums to get a better idea of issues that might be involved with it.
Just like these forums usually represent folks searching them out and
posting , because they have issues, I would think the Ubuntu forums would be
the same, you would probably get a better picture of the types of problems
folks are having with that OS.
Here, you will most likely get a couple folks praising Ubuntu, saying it is
the best thing since sliced bread and bashing Vista, or just the opposite,
folks praising Vista and bashing Ubuntu.
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Mike Brannigan
No, and yes.Sonny said:
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Mike Hall - MVP
Sonny said:
If you don't have the funds for a Windows OS, Ubuntu will get your computer
up and running.
There is a learning curve. If you are used to using Windows, quite a sharp
one..
The claim of '23000' programs available is true, BUT the average user would
only find maybe 5 of any use.
Some Windows programs will run under 'Wine'..
A decent graphics card is required to get anything but an incredibly dull
desktop look..
Drivers for some hardware are non-existent..
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Alias
Sonny said:
To get an idea of the difference between Ubuntu and Vista, watch this
but note that this an older version of Ubuntu and it's gotten better
since then:
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Dave Cox
Why don't you just download and burn the ISO to a cd and try it out
yourself? You can run it right off the CD without installing it to
evaluate.
Asking for opinions in a newsgroup is a waste of time and will cause
nothing but flame wars.
The only opinion that really matters is your own.
If you need help where to download the ISO or how to burn it to a CD
you may want to go over to the Ubuntu group(s) and inquire there. I am
sure there are many fine loyal Ubuntu users there that would be very
happy to assist you.
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Canuck57
Sonny said:
Yes and Yes.
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kurttrail
Bob said:
So you've downloaded, installed, and have evaluated the latest LTS
version of Ubuntu already?
Ubuntu 8.04 was just released this morning.
It would be like me reviewing Vista, based on only using XP.
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kurttrail
Mike said:
So you've downloaded, installed, and have evaluated the latest LTS
version of Ubuntu already?
Ubuntu 8.04 was just released this morning.
It would be like me reviewing Vista, based on only using XP.
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kurttrail
Mike said:
So you've downloaded, installed, and have evaluated the latest LTS
version of Ubuntu already?
Ubuntu 8.04 was just released this morning.
It would be like me reviewing Vista, based on only using XP.
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Canuck57
Mike Hall - MVP said:
How so? No regedit to learn for sure.
Menus are much cleaner and better organized, that can't be it.
OpenOffice installs right off with the OS and no license keys putzing, that
can't be it.
Can't be versions, Ubuntu is one full destop version, lost count of Vista
version with missing features.
Additional software can be had with Ubuntu and it does not ask for the
credit card like Vista, so that can't be it.
Buttons are in the same place as XP, but Vista moved them around, so that
can't be it.
Hm...I can't see why Ubuntu is harder to use. Learning curve for a XP user
shouldn't be that much at all.
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Mike Hall - MVP
kurttrail said:
Kurt
The OP didn't mention any version number. Ubuntu has been available for a
while..
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ray
First off - this is an MS group. I'd like to know why you posted here?
Yes. It's quite good, though I'd wait a couple of weeks before installing
the latest version which came out today. Use it on four home computers and
five seats I admin at the local library - for public access internet use.
Works very well - troublefree. You can run it as a Live CD - insert the
CD, reboot and it will boot and run from the CD without any permanent
install so you can 'try before you buy'.
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kurttrail
Mike said:
Little hung over this morning? How could anyone that reads this group
regularly not know that Ubuntu 8.04 came out today?
Ubuntu has been available for
a while..
Oh, then that 5 program deal was just BS, right? Because there are a
hell of a lot more useful programs than that in any Linux distro.
And yes there is a learning curve, but then again, there is a learning
curve moving to Vista from XP.
I'm downloading 8.04 64bit right now. I'll be trying out the LiveCD as
soon as I'm able to burn the iso.
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Bill Yanaire
Sonny said:
Ubuntu is good if you just want to Surf the net, write a few E-Mail's and
script a letter to your Mama
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Darth Chaos
It's pretty good. It doesn't do everything that Windows does, but it
comes pretty darn close. I won't consider Linux great until somebody
releases a PVR application that works just like Intervideo's WinDVR 3
without being a resources hog like MythTV. I have a dual-boot desktop
with XP and Xubuntu. WinDVR3 works great on my desktop (2.1 GHz with
768 MB RAM), but MythTV on Xubuntu is not as good (TV audio is out of
sync with TV video, plus it's a chore to set up).
It's nice to talk about alternative operating systems without
resorting to fanboy-ism and zealotry.
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Mike Hall - MVP
kurttrail said:Little hung over this morning? How could anyone that reads this group
regularly not know that Ubuntu 8.04 came out today?
Oh, then that 5 program deal was just BS, right? Because there are a
hell of a lot more useful programs than that in any Linux distro.
And yes there is a learning curve, but then again, there is a learning
curve moving to Vista from XP.
I'm downloading 8.04 64bit right now. I'll be trying out the LiveCD as
soon as I'm able to burn the iso.
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The distro is full of stuff, yes. One might even call it 'bloated'..
The 5 prig ref was more aimed at the 23000 other apps available through
Synaptic manager
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Mike Hall - MVP
Canuck57 said:
Keep guessing. I will tell you when you are 'warm'..
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Frank
Alias said:
Like the idiot you are, you're telling people to make a decision on
which os is better based on eye-candy...LOL!
Get real!
Frank