Foub Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Why do I use *buntu?Well, just got a new Core 2 Duo system, and tried to install Fedora (I'm kind of a Red Hat guy) x86_64 onto it, but for some reason, the install was going painfully slow (30 minutes to get to first 'welcome' screen of install off of DVD). Since I had Xubuntu (for i386, so 32-bits), I installed that. Went quickly - whole install done in under 30 minutes. I'll try a 64-bit *buntu tonight, as well as a 32-bit Fedora. Need to find out if this is a Fedora issue or a 64-bit issue. :unsure: Until then, I guess I am switching from a Red Hat foundation to a Debian one. Just recently I wanted to try Fedora 8 under Gnome. I found it not to be all that intuitive, especially when it came to getting the proper resolution for my 22" flat panel. It wouldn't let me set it over 1440X900 when the max res was 1680X1050. The Ubuntu distro luckily has the proper drivers that did work at the proper res. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borbus Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I use Ubuntu because I like Debian, I use Debian on all my boxes, but to be honest I can't be bothered to configure X and Gnome etc. these days, I just want to get stuff done. So I use Ubuntu as a kind of pre configured Debian. It's all done for me but if I need to mess about with something it's essentially Debian so I'm familiar with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I use Ubuntu 7.10 because it just works out of the box with all my hardware and it has a very big community supporting it. For the occasional Windows-specific task (VPN to work), I use the excellent innotek VirtualBox. It runs XP very fast. I currently have Vista installed as well, but this is going to be nuked soon and my Ubuntu install moved over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xithium Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I use Ubuntu on my Dad's machine and Xubuntu on my Mum's laptop for a few simple reasons: It detects and sets up restrictes software like NVIDIA drivers, Flash and Java without a lot of configuration Through APT I can easily update and upgrade their machines with a single command Pretty is a feature and that helps smooth the bumps of a transition from Windows Ubuntu is a major distribution that every so often pops up in some totally biased article in The Guardian (my Dad's paper of choice) and my Dad is of the opinion that free software cannot be good software. The high profile of Ubuntu helps put to bed those fears. Of course other distros have those features to, but Ubuntu is something they're comfortable to use and I'm comfortable to maintain, it's reasonably stable, fairly up to date (but not too bleeding edge) and has a great support system. If there's a problem, a whole bunch of people will have complained about it on the forums and a fix will have been found. There's something to be said for massive popularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Nite Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I just installed Ubuntu this weekend on an old AMD PC that I had just collecting dust, and it works phenomenally well. I installed it to try out World of Warcraft using Wine and see how it performs, but I may continue using it on that system and go back and forth between it and my Windows PC. The first time I had any experience with *nix was about 14 years ago using XWindows on Unix at an ISP I worked for. I became fairly resourceful with *nix commands, but have since reverted back to noob status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unto Darkness Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I like Ubuntu because: - I am a software geek - It is free [i.e. I am cheap] - Customisation - Looks so cool! - Sets you apart from other "OS" users [Hey guys check it out, I have got Ubuntu, cool huh?] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary2MBz Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I chose Ubuntu first because of ease of use as well as learning new things about operating systems and their diversity. Through Ubuntu I learned more in-dept of the different desktop environments (x11, gnome, kde, fluxbox and more to come), package types such as the redhat RPM, plain tarballs, and Debian .debs. I also learned many ways to use xterm and the gnome outfit most people usually see and some apt commands as well. I have learned to deal with many of the woes of moving and I try to switch as many people as I can due to their application needs. I also like how it runs easier than even win2k on my old 754 3200+ and it uses my 7600GT pretty well with all the effects. I understand some peoples' problems with setting up broadcom wireless chips, their being closed just like amd and nvidia but you still get what you want it to do. For the broadcom driver, connect through ethernet and download it from there and once its installed, you can see the access points available and you can then remove the ethernet cable. Ubuntu is also fun with the many customizations and menu mods you can do. I'm using Linux Mint which has codecs and more essential apps out of the box along with a custom apps menu design which caught my attention. I wish however that Adobe fixes flash because it makes X restart which is annoying when you are doing something else along with browsing on firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windam Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Because I feel safe.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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