Ubuntu users: a quick show of hands
Oct 19, 2009 | 9:05 pm
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Ran ubuntu off a CD for a while in 2007 when my harddrive failed in my laptop 
Got me by... barely... installing it would make the experience better I'm sure... but was happy to finally buy a new harddrive and install windows again ^^^
Got me by... barely... installing it would make the experience better I'm sure... but was happy to finally buy a new harddrive and install windows again ^^^
Oct 20, 2009 | 9:24 am
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I've used Ubuntu since 2006, I made the switch after realizing I would never upgrade to Vista. There are definitely challenges in the beginning, especially the idea of "package management" is foreign to a long term windows user. After you learn the beauty of being able to type sudo apt-get install 'yourprogram' , though, you will never go back to having to search for a program on the internet to install on your computer. I actually have XP on my ancient laptop for things that don't play nice with Linux (my gps for instance), but after three years of running Linux I get hopeless fustrated with the hardwired limitations of windows and turn the laptop off as soon as I am finished.
Oct 20, 2009 | 5:57 pm
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I'm thinking about installing it as a dual boot with Vista. I've been playing with it a bit, and also messed around with OpenSuse on an ancient Win98 machine to make a file/print server. Ubuntu live just saved the important stuff off a virus trashed hard drive for me.
Oct 20, 2009 | 8:58 pm
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I've used Ubuntu since 2006, I made the switch after realizing I would never upgrade to Vista. There are definitely challenges in the beginning, especially the idea of "package management" is foreign to a long term windows user. After you learn the beauty of being able to type sudo apt-get install 'yourprogram' , though, you will never go back to having to search for a program on the internet to install on your computer. I actually have XP on my ancient laptop for things that don't play nice with Linux (my gps for instance), but after three years of running Linux I get hopeless fustrated with the hardwired limitations of windows and turn the laptop off as soon as I am finished.
Code:
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose
Oct 21, 2009 | 8:33 am
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