~ 10 advantages of Ubuntu over Windows Vista

1) Eye Candy

The biggest reason y I converted was the eye candy. Sure Windows Vista comes wit lots of it, but it just isn’t as good. Ubuntu 7.04 comes with just a few of the effects seen a lot nowadyz, these effects include the rotating cube desktop and wobbly windows, it just makes it much nicer to use. I'v installed Beryl on my computer to give much more eye candy. I base a lot of my judgments on looks first, features later.

2) Easy to Install Applications

Installing new programs in Ubuntu is a breeze, far easier than in Windows, bcz der is one program that basically gives you access to most applications available to Ubuntu, simply click the program you want and it will install, you don’t need to accept agreements because its all open source so there is no need to click Next 20 times before the program is installed :D Simply select the program and click OK.. DONE !!

3) Secure

In Windows Vista, to change a setting requires a ridiculous amount of dialog boxes and passwords, in Ubuntu, you are never logged in as an administrator (root), you are logged in as a simple user, you can change options that are only applicable to your user area but for changing options that affect the system you are required to input the administrator password, one dialog and you’re in, simple and secure. There is also the added bonus that there are very few viruses for Linux, I haven’t ever come across one yet so you can feel safe, imagine not having any virus protection software installed in Windows, there is no need for it in Linux, freedom from the threat of losing all your data.

4) Easy to change options

Ubuntu comes with a control panel but also comes with a menu next to the Applications menu where you simply select the thing you want to change, be it the Desktop background or the network settings. Everything on the windows that appear is simple and there are just the options you need so it is easy to change the options.

5) Community **

The community behind Linux, especially Ubuntu is what attracts many people to the operating system. People in the Linux community are mainly ex-Windows users so they know what it feels like to be new to an operating system, so they are happy to help. Whenever I had and have a problem with Ubuntu I simply post on the Ubuntu forum and within minutes there are answers to the problems. I never got put on hold for help :)

6) Free

Everything about Ubuntu is free, the operating system, the software installed is free (including all the software you can download) any help and support is free. The whole experience is 100% free, because it is open source. Open source means that you can distribute and even edit the code behind the program.

7) Simple Networking

Networking easier than before ! no need for tuff configs.

8) Mozilla Firefox

OK, I know that you can use Firefox on Vista as well, but on Ubuntu, there is no Internet Explorer that keeps popping up and cant get rid of. Mozilla Firefox is the number one web browser

9) Fast

Windows Vista is slow and takes up a lot of resources which means you need a pretty decent computer to run it. Ubuntu is just fast, it doesn’t slow down in performance when it has been on for a couple of hours, it just keeps on going and everything opens literally a second after you click the icon, and closes when you click the X, with Windows Vista you have to wait for like 30 seconds before a program starts and try shutting down a program like Word 2007 or MATLAB after using it for a couple of hours, it takes forever.

10) Updates

Ubuntu gets updated every 6 months, well as close as it can do, and whenever I turn my computer on there are updates for the programs installed. Compare that to Windows, how often does that get updated, well the 5 years between Windows XP and Vista sort of answers that question.

Finally, Windows Vista is for some people and good luck to them (or you, if that is you), but Ubuntu offers a worthy alternative for all.

[ courtesy : some Ubuntu site :) ]