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For some time, I have been interested in using Linux as my primary operating system. My first experience was with Red Hat 9-10 years ago. Things have certainly progressed since then.
I have now moved on to Ubuntu. I have tried out each version of Ubuntu for a couple of years now and each has had one little thing that has kept me from switching. I tried the 9.04 beta with some higher hopes from what I had read about it. It does every thing I ask it to. I have found applications that replace my Windows versions and for those that still don't work, WINE has progressed to the point where many applications now work except for maybe the very newest.
I'm now Windows free in my house with my work laptop and home desktop running Ubuntu and our other laptop is a Mac. It is still somewhat of a learning experience and I do have to use Windows at work, but I'm not doing it to make a stand against Microsoft. I'm doing it because, honestly, I'm cheap. I don't want to keep buying an operating system. I haven't ever purchased a version of Windows and I'm not going to start now. I don't want to find ways around their protection. I want it to work. This works for me. I was still in my limbo stage when my mom came over one day and needed something printed off. I hadn't set up my networked HP printer yet, so this was just as good of a time as any. The XP driver download is something around 250MB for the full function driver. I ran the Printer tool and went to add a new printer. It found my printer and was installed within minutes. That really sealed it for me. The fact that my hardware of any type just works is already way ahead of Windows. No more installing Windows, reboot twice, install drivers, reboot, more drivers, reboot, updates, reboot, MORE updates, etc. I can now just install and have a base system with a solid web browser, e-mail client, office suite, image editor, and an adaptable media player. One reboot after install and many updates do not require a reboot during use.
If anyone is interested or wants some help with Ubuntu, I'd be happy to help out. Feel free to PM, IM, or e-mail.
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