Re: Like to switch to Linux

Gerben wrote:
At this point I really had it with Windows XP and want
to make a switch to Linux, problem for me is that I see
many Linux distr. kits some free and some not.
What Linux kit is the best to use when switching from
XP to Linyx OS?
I see that Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 is posted is this any good?
If not where can I otherwise download the right Linux OS?


TIA


Gerben

I've been with Microsoft since they started so couldn't wait to get Vista (spit spit, had to get the bad taste out of my mouth) and made the mistake of doing so. It is the worst operating system I have ever used. So I made the switch to Linux. I have been playing with it for over two years off and on but could never find a flavor that I was able to really get along with. Ubuntu seemed to be the easiest to use and it found all my hardware. I had tried Mandiva, Red Hat, Fedora, Suse, Mepis, Freespire, and a couple more that I can't remember. I downloaded Ubuntu 7.04 Beta and it was great. It found all my hardware, even my new Intel 965 motherboard (which none of the rest could work with). And surprise of all it set my home network up without any hassle at all. That was a first also. I went to TRY to set my network up (never had any luck with that before) and it was already done. Amazing. Anyway, for me, Ubuntu is the way to go. Even more import is the fact that they are releasing the official 7.04 today so you wouldn't have to use a Beta version. I could EASILY let it do a almost automatic update (I have been told) but I'm going to download it and go from scratch one last time. Ubuntu uses the Gnome desktop which I like but they also have a version for the KDE desktop which is known as Kubuntu. I think it is a little more powerful and just as easy to use. It also has a little more of the Windows look to it. Both versions can install the other also from the same CD. Which one you download only makes a difference in which one is set up at first. You can get them at www.ubuntu.com . They will be a little busy for the next few days so you may have a little hard time getting into their site.

Wishing you the best with Linux.
Bob Jones
.

Relevant Pages

  • Give grandma the right reasons to use Ubuntu, was: Ubuntu book for "grandma" users
    ... to use Ubuntu for basic stuff (browsing, emailing, writing ... If _they_ explicitly ask Linux, OK, otherwise go for the less ... do we really need to educate grandma about ubuntu? ... representatives to her Major, until THEY switch to OpenDocument, W3C ...
    (Ubuntu)
  • Re: (OT) Linux
    ... where you can download a DVD image you can boot ... I would happily run Linux for my desktop ... The best live CDs are Knoppix and Ubuntu IMO. ... Linux desktop SW is easily the equal for Windows stuff: ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action)
  • Re: Headless machine?
    ... John wrote: ... > been using this machine to download large music videos etc from the likes ... I used a KVM switch with the linux box and my main machine ...
    (comp.os.linux.networking)
  • Headless machine?
    ... been using this machine to download large music videos etc from the likes of ... order to control the linux box but it was a v.cheap switch ... I can SSH in and start downlaods etc but with the bittorrent stuff I ...
    (comp.os.linux.networking)
  • Re: VS.NET is too EXPENSIVE. Developers switching rapidly from it.
    ... > My company will switch to whatever makes them competitive. ... Until productivity is valued as highly as cost, ... We have some linux ... > Microsoft is not looking at the competition clearly then. ...
    (microsoft.public.vsnet.general)