Since Ubuntu is the ultimate freeware OS, it is obvious that having a good Software Center is essential. Hey look, they had exactly what I was looking for. Furthermore, if you are already running Ubuntu you can just update using the Update Manager. And look at all these options! Ubuntu 10.10 lets you partition, un-partition, boot from the CD, and run right alongside Windows without any major disruptions in booting or partitioning (it’s known as Wubi, and it comes standard). So let’s take a tour of Ubuntu, shall we? Installationįirst off, downloading the ISO and installing Ubuntu was easier than brushing your teeth. Now that 10.10, also known as Maverick Meerkat, has been released, I fully expect myself to give Ubuntu the college try and hopefully show Windows XP the door. I had previously dabbled with 8.04 (Hardy Heron) by trying it out on a Live CD, but that was when Microsoft’s clutches still had a considerable hold on me. So at 10pm on October 17th of 2010, I switched that machine to Ubuntu. Who would like to stare at this for 20 minutes every morning? The system just makes me want to shout expletives. And this is even after re-installing the darned OS a few times (viruses may or may not have been involved in some of them). Nothing, even Windows Explorer, is fast anymore. To be frank, the Windows XP installation on my oldest machine has become a burden and a resource hog. But just because I feel safe in the arms of Microsoft, that doesn’t mean I am naïve. Windows has been the bread of my computing life starting all the way back to good ol’ Windows 95. As an exclusive Windows user (with two computers running Windows 7, one running XP, and a Vista boot disk just in case), I find myself in a comfort zone.
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