a selection frm the available distros of Linux was not so easy, cz i was totally a LINUx noob. but i had a frnd Rajiv, studying in MBT, who introduced me to Ubuntu, a very popular linux distro.
so i decided to install it. getting it is easy, either we can dload it frm its site in the .iso format and burn it, or we can order CDs which are absolutely free. but shipping takes 3-4 weeks. i am not a patient guy, so i resorted to the former method :)
installing it just went like a breeze. so easy, so cool. all u need to knw is whr to install it, in your hardrive.
i installed it first in my D drive, cz i was afraid to lose windows in my C, cz in case i do smthing wrong in Ubuntu, windows remained my only choice to escape ! remember, i am a total linux nub..
the installation went smooth, an the welcome screen made me desp cz it was less pleasing n polished than the windows interface.
but the joy started when i started realising tht i dint need any of the drivers (audio, lan, graphics) etc to be instaled.. everything came inbuilt.. wow..
when it was xp, i wasted a large amt of tym installing the drivers, my gfx, lan, audio, bah bah bah.. now its time to forget all dese :) .. the 1st point i liked in Ubuntu :))
next i explored into the Menus.. i was suprised again.. cz my Ubuntu was loaded to the max. all kinda software which v need for the day 2 day use.
it had OpenOffice, which is the MS Office equivalent, even better when compared in some features. the image editor was GIMP, which is the ADobe photoshop equivalent, but its less user fndly than adobe, but had a lot of features..
next comes GAIM (yahoo messenger + google talk + all kinda IM handlers bundled together :) ), Bittorrent (an efficient torrent application), Firefox (my fav browser, it dosnt need any intro), and some movie players..
for having all dis in Windows, we need 2 install them one by one, search for the cracks, apply them, and do al kinda boring things :s baaaaah :(
remember, all the softs which i mentioned are comin with Ubuntu package, absolutely free..
and if u r not comfortable with any of this software, u can install other equivalents, which we get absolutely free, frm the Ubuntu repositories, where we can find "ANYTHING" we need, absolutely free.
now u may b thinking, free soft has less quality ... U R ABSOLUTELY WRONG !!!
man, believe me, i find all dese software more dependable than the windows equivalents. they have more features embedded in dem, and are less prone to gettin stuck...
yea, coming to dat point. u knw windows xp was a huge success frm microsoft, aftr the windows 98 cz it dosnt get stuck, usually, and the incidents of gettin stuck r very rare, when compared to the older windows versions.
but in Ubuntu, i havent got stuck yet :) believe me, its very very rare, the phenomenon of gettin stuck.. frnds pls invite me to a windows desktop, where i can c a stuck desktop, cz i totally forgot wat a hung computer is... :D
basically the reason is, in windows, the desktop is merged the Os completely, so an error in desktop affects the entire OS, so the entire system gets stuck.
but its not in the case of Ubuntu, whr the desktop n OS are completely different, (independent).
in case ur desktop gets stuck (rare) , just press 'ctrl alt bkspc' and u get a new fresh desktop :)
browsing is anoder area whr Ubuntu has a lot of advantage over windows. its totally free frm Viruses, trojans and all kinda itches whr windows is totally prone to it :D, which results in faster (fastest) browsing..
so i decided to install it. getting it is easy, either we can dload it frm its site in the .iso format and burn it, or we can order CDs which are absolutely free. but shipping takes 3-4 weeks. i am not a patient guy, so i resorted to the former method :)
installing it just went like a breeze. so easy, so cool. all u need to knw is whr to install it, in your hardrive.
i installed it first in my D drive, cz i was afraid to lose windows in my C, cz in case i do smthing wrong in Ubuntu, windows remained my only choice to escape ! remember, i am a total linux nub..
the installation went smooth, an the welcome screen made me desp cz it was less pleasing n polished than the windows interface.
but the joy started when i started realising tht i dint need any of the drivers (audio, lan, graphics) etc to be instaled.. everything came inbuilt.. wow..
when it was xp, i wasted a large amt of tym installing the drivers, my gfx, lan, audio, bah bah bah.. now its time to forget all dese :) .. the 1st point i liked in Ubuntu :))
next i explored into the Menus.. i was suprised again.. cz my Ubuntu was loaded to the max. all kinda software which v need for the day 2 day use.
it had OpenOffice, which is the MS Office equivalent, even better when compared in some features. the image editor was GIMP, which is the ADobe photoshop equivalent, but its less user fndly than adobe, but had a lot of features..
next comes GAIM (yahoo messenger + google talk + all kinda IM handlers bundled together :) ), Bittorrent (an efficient torrent application), Firefox (my fav browser, it dosnt need any intro), and some movie players..
for having all dis in Windows, we need 2 install them one by one, search for the cracks, apply them, and do al kinda boring things :s baaaaah :(
remember, all the softs which i mentioned are comin with Ubuntu package, absolutely free..
and if u r not comfortable with any of this software, u can install other equivalents, which we get absolutely free, frm the Ubuntu repositories, where we can find "ANYTHING" we need, absolutely free.
now u may b thinking, free soft has less quality ... U R ABSOLUTELY WRONG !!!
man, believe me, i find all dese software more dependable than the windows equivalents. they have more features embedded in dem, and are less prone to gettin stuck...
yea, coming to dat point. u knw windows xp was a huge success frm microsoft, aftr the windows 98 cz it dosnt get stuck, usually, and the incidents of gettin stuck r very rare, when compared to the older windows versions.
but in Ubuntu, i havent got stuck yet :) believe me, its very very rare, the phenomenon of gettin stuck.. frnds pls invite me to a windows desktop, where i can c a stuck desktop, cz i totally forgot wat a hung computer is... :D
basically the reason is, in windows, the desktop is merged the Os completely, so an error in desktop affects the entire OS, so the entire system gets stuck.
but its not in the case of Ubuntu, whr the desktop n OS are completely different, (independent).
in case ur desktop gets stuck (rare) , just press 'ctrl alt bkspc' and u get a new fresh desktop :)
browsing is anoder area whr Ubuntu has a lot of advantage over windows. its totally free frm Viruses, trojans and all kinda itches whr windows is totally prone to it :D, which results in faster (fastest) browsing..
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