Switch to linux

I wiped everything off my hard drive and installed Ubuntu 8.04, and after removing some of the horrible standard programs and installing some quality software (Amarok, K3b, KTorrent, Quanta…) everything looks, feels, and works just great.

(I am btw very happy about the option to use restricted drivers for hardware that lacks good FOSS drivers. Keep doing that please.)

The only thing that worries me is that I might have to be going back to dualbooting when Fallout 3 is released… :)

I was recently bought a laptop for my 18th birthday and it works wonderfully on Linux! The Ubuntu 8.04 disk only arrived yesterday but already everything’s up and running and I’m having great fun exploring the system and customizing everything. When previously trying to use Ubuntu (v. 6.10, dual boot with XP) I eventually gave up because I couldn’t get the wireless to work, but this time around it took literally five minutes and needed no footering with. It’s actually a lot faster than the desktop connection – I’ve downloaded 40% of a film in about half an hour (and I love the fact that a BitTorrent client is included with the OS :P).

You can really tell the different between an operating system that’s been created just to shift units and make a profit, and one which has come out of the community as a labour of love.

...I have this sudden urge to explore other distros. I’m not sure why, since I’m very happy with Ubuntu and I’m not interested in switching.

But I somehow have a need to understand the differences between various distros. I might even make a small partition and install one to play around with. Perhaps Fedora Core or Mandriva.

This is too much fun. Free software is a beautiful thing.

Last weekend, I installed the recently released Ubuntu 8.04. I reformatted my laptop in the process and got rid of the dual-boot. No more Vista at all! YAY!

I still have my XP box, and I have no idea when that will change. But my primary machine is this laptop, and now it’s fully converted to Linux. I feel pretty accomplished. :D

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This is my fourth time switching over to Linux in the past 11 years, and this time it will be a permanent switch. It helps that I have two laptops. One is only Ubuntu 8.04, the other is a dual boot with Windows XP and

It’s unbelievable how easy it is now to install Linux.

1. Downloaded Ubuntu ISO from www.ubuntu.com.
2. Burn Installation CD.
3. Transfered data to an external hard disk.
4. Pop in CD and follow the instructions.
5. After Installation, I configured Wi-Fi.
6. The updated securities, etc.
7. Then followed recommendations from here.

Helps a lot that there’s so much info online these days.

I’ve got my old pentium 3 set up with dual-boot WinXP and Ubuntu, but I just picked up a newer P4 and was debating how to set it up. I think I’m ready to take the leap away from windows permanently and only install Kubuntu on this newer computer! I’m just hoping I can play my Civilization on Wine! And now that I’ve played with partitioning and installing already, I’m confident that whatever I do, I can start over pretty easily with another distro if I decide I don’t like it.

I finally went with this recomendation after almost giving up while having Ubuntu. I’ve had it installed for about a week now, and I love it! I’m still in a transition process, but I’m using Linux probably 75% of the time now. I’m going to let the transition become a bit smoother before checking this one off, but I’m very happy so far.

Ok, I re-opened this as I need to use Linux for work.
I’m downloading VMware Player and installing Ubuntu and very slowly switching to linux.
Should I buy a book to learn the commands or just search an online tutorial? Any recommendation?

I couldn’t find the right distribution for me. Everything had a lot of software bundled I would never use. I then settled for NetBSD, which is Unix, not Linux.

So, I switched away from Windows. And I switched to a better system.

Close enough, I’d say…