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The BEST Linux desktop
by acoliver
I prefer Linux for my development platform. After using Mac OS X for awhile (lots of projectors, reconfiguring X inconvenient), when I switched back to primarily coding I needed my Linux back. I've always found Red Hat's packaging system to be pretty frustrating (although it has gotten better). I couldn't manage to get Fedora Core 5 installed on my MacBookPro (Core Duo) so I tried Ubuntu. There was a minor hiccup with the boot loader (which
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Awesome Community
by benpage26
I use Ubuntu because of the awesome community behind it.
Ubuntu was easy to get started with as the live CD installed automatically, and while I installed it i was browsing the internet. :D
Also, if you are a tweaker like me, the possibilities are endless and the community is always there to help you out and give you advice.
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Our best chance yet to take Linux to the masses
by daveshields
I have become an ardent fan of Ubuntu in the last few months. It is now, and will for some time to come, be the main topic of my blog posts.
I endorse Ubuntu because it has already established the strongest community around a Linux distribution that I have yet seen, and I've been working on open-source for close to a decade.
As part of that community I already have close to 70 beans, and hope to grow my pile even
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Extremely easy to handle
by chosig
Extremely easy to handle for newbie, just insert the CD and you're on (most of the cases ;-P).
I like it for it's no BS straightforwardness.
But as with all binary distros you don't get all the configuration possibilities as with a source based distro - even though you could compile all yourself, but then you're missing the point...
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Soon as comfortable as MacOSX
by autorama
We just have to wait a short time, I think, and Ubuntu will be as comfortable as MacOSX, or even better? And then we have the best software and free software together with intuitive experience.
Thanks for your work.
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Why to choose Ubuntu ?
Because it has been developed for common people.
Because it is safe : no more mind about virus !
Because it is open source and free : let stop hacking !
Because it is popular : easily find help and documentation.
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Linux Evolution
by jester
Ubuntu is an amazing step forward in the evolution of Linux.
I began using linux in 1995 with slakware, and it was freedom! But after awhile, shuffling floppy disks became a nightmare, so when I found redhat 3.0.3 in 1996 with a distribution CD and with apackage manager it was a gift from heaven. But I noticed that remotely managing redhat machines was not as nice as I wanted. Then I discovered debian 2.0 in 1998 with the advanced
Stable, Free and fun to use
by Andrew Fenn
Using Ubuntu has been a joy. I have also been able to run a lot of my favourite programs such as Guildwars.
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Worst Distro
by Pikidalto
I've been using Linux for over a year now, trying out various distros, and this is by far the worst. I tried installing several versions and none of them seemed to detect my video card. When I tried it on several computers it did work on, it always came up with some sort of problem-freezing, wrong time despite the hardware clock being set correctly, X11 constantly restarting itself... I can go on and on about the problems with Ubuntu.
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User friendly Linux distribution
by cane
Laudable effort, but a Linux-based desktop is still a chimera.
Of course the distro does its best, but it has to fight against heavy opponents: hardware and software manufacturers, and a relatively wild and not standardized distro universe.
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