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Why I chose Ubuntu


Ubuntu is the simplest, easiest, and a very stable Linux distribution to switch to from Windows.

After growing weary of Windows, its never ending array of holes to be plugged and issues to either work around or live with. I decided it was time for a change.

I had an 80gig WD sitting collecting dust, so I formatted it and installed Ubuntu 7.04. From that point forward I rebooted into my windows partition 3 times. Then it was deleted.

The Windows’ application set is pretty weak right after a fresh install. You get a calculator, notepad and other archaic remnants of software developed in 1995 when Windows 95 was released. Ubuntu comes with Open Office, The Gimp (image editor), GAIM (instant messaging), and RhythymBox (music organizer) just to name a few.

I don’t have to worry about viruses or spyware. Yes this sounds like an Apple fanboy thing to say, but its true. Linux is a derivative of UNIX which was built on the foundation of robustness and security.

Ubuntu is easy to use, even for the non-techie. Using software in Ubuntu is no different from using software in Windows. For every software in Windows there is a Linux equivalent.

Ubuntu stands for humanity to others. The Ubuntu community can help me answer any questions I have or solve any problems within one day.


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2 arrives for testing
The H
As expected, the Ubuntu release team has published the second alpha of version 12.04 of its Ubuntu Linux distribution, code-named "Precise Pangolin". Aimed at developers and testers, the development milestone release uses the 3.2.0-12.21 Ubuntu kernel ...

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Ubuntu Creator Warns Businesses to Be Wary of Cloud Lock-in
PCWorld
... was always meant to be based on open standards, and organisations that choose to buy capacity from public clouds that only support one standard are creating problems for themselves in the future, according to Ubuntu creator Canonical.

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Ubuntu CEO Joins Board of 'data hub' Startup ScraperWiki
PR Web (press release)
Canonical produces Ubuntu, the leading open source platform for client, server and cloud computing. Canonical provides services to the IT industry to bring Ubuntu-based products to market, and to enterprise and consumer users to maximise their Ubuntu ...



Sick of Ubuntu's bad breath? Suck on a Linux Mint instead
Register
By Scott Gilbertson • Get more from this author If the jump from the GNOME 2 desktop to the new GNOME Shell or Unity desktop in Ubuntu has left you feeling dissatisfied, one increasingly popular distribution just might offer something that turns out to ...
The Dilemma of the Linux DesktopDatamation

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Obsidian joins Ubuntu Advantage Reseller programme - Obsidian Systems Press Office
ITWeb
Leading open source software and services provider, Obsidian, is pleased to announce that it has strengthened its relationship with Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu operating system, by joining its Ubuntu Advantage Reseller partner network.

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Australian Personal Computer

Ubuntu's New 'HUD' Factor: A Step Forward or Back?
TechNewsWorld
By Katherine Noyes Ubuntu seems to have shifted lately "from trying to make a rock-solid desktop distribution to playing around with cool ideas for next-generation interfaces," observed Slashdot blogger Chris Travers. "A lot of these ideas are very ...
Ubuntu: towards the end of application menusGeneration NT (US)
Linux Users Will Get A Heads-Up Display Instead Of Menu Tabs. Say What?!Co.Design
Where Mozilla Ubiquity Failed, Ubuntu HUD will SucceedLXer (press release)
ZDNet UK (blog) -PCWorld.co.nz (blog)
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ZDNet

Ubuntu to Feature Command Line Shortcuts
PCWorld
By Joab Jackson, IDG News Canonical will outfit the next release of its Ubuntu Linux OS with a new type of interface that will allows desktop users to execute functions for any program through a command line interface, or by voice command.
Ubuntu 12.10 will bypass menus via predictive searcheWeek
A first look at Ubuntu Linux's Head-Up Display (Gallery)ZDNet
HUD's up! Ubuntu creates menu-free GUIRegister
Tom's Hardware Guide
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Alternatives to Ubuntu
Australian Personal Computer
Old-school Ubuntu fans who aren't a fan of the new Unity-based direction of the operating system might find something to like in some of the official Ubuntu spin-offs. With the release of Ubuntu 11.04 and now 11.10, Canonical's radical new interface ...
Comment: Unity can't go it aloneThe H

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TechCrunch

Ubuntu Linux shop reveals 'TV for human beings'
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By Gavin Clarke • Get more from this author CES 2012 Canonical is pitching a TV-of-the-future concept maximising its touch-based Linux distro and Ubuntu cloud. The Ubuntu shop used the spotlight of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Monday to ...
Ubuntu One Files available now for iOSZDNet (blog)
Hands-on with Ubuntu TV, above and under the hoodArs Technica
I Want My Ubuntu TV!TechCrunch
Tom's Hardware Guide -VentureBeat -ExtremeTech
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Firefox 10 Released, Running On Ubuntu 12.04
Muktware
As far as Ubuntu is concerned, if you are running 12.04 (which I am running) then you are already on Firefox 10. I hope Ubuntu 11.10 will get Firefox 10 soon. As far as Ubuntu 10x users are concerned Ubuntu team has taken commendable steps to keep up ...

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