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Experimenting with Ubuntu

After much persuasion by my boss, I decided to switch from Suse 10 to Ubuntu 6.06. And, like all proper decisions this was taken at 1 am when I could barely keep my eyes open let alone think straight. I have had Suse for over 6 months now. I spent a month installing it. That is right. Just under a month. For a variety of reasons. First and most importantly, it was my first linux install. Then I had to find all the drivers for my Dell laptop bits. I had quite a job getting and configuring Suse to play mp3 and mpgs. And, I am not even mentioning manually editing the xorg.conf file. Phew!

And what a difference Ubuntu is. It is the easiest linux distribution to install. It took me little over 30 minutes to do. And, it is a breeze. It comes with a prepackaged set of software that should set your computer up to do most daily chores. You get OpenOffice, Firefox, photoediting tools, some games and more. There aren't any fancy complex programs as these are all available on the online repositories. It recognised all my hardware with ease . Broadband and Ubuntu is a linux marriage made in heaven. I downloaded EasyUbuntu which is a wizard to install numerous multimedia options. And, I had mp3, wmv, mpg support all in under 10 minutes.

And, as a thank you to the man who recommended Ubuntu to me, I have decided to try and convert atleast one other person to Ubuntu. So, now wherever I go, I carry a Ubuntu 6.06 installation CD with me. Happy converting!

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