Award-winning Linux operating system with complete set of open source applications for desktops, laptops, and servers
Office productivity suite, Web browser, and email for your everyday needs
Instant messaging, image editing, and various tools for accessing and managing your multimedia files
Free security updates delivered via the Internet for 18 months on the desktop and server
Comprehensive DVD with desktop and server installation, alternate installation (e.g., OEM install), plus all of the supported add-on software and translations for dozens of languages
Terrific transition to linux.
I have a Mac and two Windows based PCs. When the hard drive on the laptop died, Windows died with it because it came loaded on a partition and not with a disc. I took the plunge with Ubuntu. Wow, as soon as it loaded, I was up and running with terrific software all for free. The only thing I still have not figured out is the WiFi so I am stuck with a connection to my router for now. If you need the idiot proof built in solutions to everything then stay with Windows, but if you can follow step by step directions, then go with Ubuntu. Personally, I am a convert. No more frightfully expensive programming for me.
Ubuntu: Not Easy to Learn, but Well Worth the Effort!!
First off don't get Ubuntu, load it onto your computer, and expect to be off and running right away. If you've spent years using Windows or Mac OSX, Ubuntu's learning curve is about as steep as it gets.
Secondly, make one-to-one backups as often as possible of all your data.
Lastly, Ubuntu is not Windows. I won't go into detail about it here. Do a Google search to find out more.
After saying all this if you do decide to get Ubuntu and put the effort into learning how it works, and if you're like me, then you won't regret it. Even if you dual-boot with Windows, like I do, you will spend most of your time using Ubuntu. It is more secure, stable, and efficient than windows. It will use fewer resources ... Read More
Much Better Than Most Know & Windows Had Better Watch It!
Before I begin, let me state that I've been in computer tech services for the last 20+ years in one form or another. I've tried Windows from version 3 on up to Vista, Mac from every OS imaginable (and even when they were known as Apples or MacIntosh) along with DOS, FreeDOS and several versions of Linux (Suse, DSL, Red Hat, Ubuntu, etc).
Without a doubt, Ubuntu 8.04 is the most polished Linux version I've seen recently. Some may argue that versions like Suse 11 look better, and I can't argue with the artistic merits of the latter, but I'm referring to overall user friendliness. Ubuntu is going to give Windows and Mac a run for the money and considering Ubuntu costs little to nothing, you getting more bang for the buck.
So you want to use Linux?
I abandoned Windows a year ago and got a Macbook pro with OS X and put Ubuntu on my other Laptop which had previously contained windows. Well after months of using Linux I found that it was nothing more than a pain. I was sick of being limited to everything: games, programs, sound, wireless internet and I was sick of reading threw Linux books and forums getting nowhere. All the great things that Ubuntu users list here that they can do with Linux and comparing it to Windows.....these people know how and like to spend all their time configuring an operating system just to get the functionality you automatically get with Windows or OS X. I hear talk of the WINE program....Linux will never run games like Windows or as smoothly. Linux is no more secure ... Read More
Great Product, but Only Buy if You Must
I like this Ubuntu build. It seemed to suit me well, and since I didn't know anyone with a copy, use a limited Internet speed PC, and wanted to receive the DVD free second day, I chose to purchase free Ubuntu 8.04 on Amazon.com. If you find yourself in a similar situation, avoid getting bogged down with the philosophical aspects of life and just go for it; Let's not get weird about it. With a price tag showing under [...] bucks for open-source use on an unlimited number of systems, please do not let anyone insult your intelligence by comparing the sale of Ubuntu 8.04 DVD on Amazon to a company that shamelessly sells single-workstation operating system software at prices in excess of $[...]. By the way, I'm enjoying learning about ubuntu linux, and hope ... Read More
