Things which I’ve learned while using Ubuntu!

  23 Jan 2008 by ReviewSaurus | , , , ,

Well, it’s been some time that I’ve used Linux and I’ve learnt or you can say that enough experiences with it that I can write such an article where I share my experience with Ubuntu :

  1. It is easy to install.
  2. Live CD gives you everything which you’ll experience with installed Ubuntu.
  3. Software Repository (apt-get) makes installing software too easy.
  4. Software/OS updates is as simple as clicking 1 button!
  5. You get a good feeling of a geek when you use Linux.
  6. Linux doesn’t have official support and it’s good to see that volunteers try and help but you do get run around amongst various troubles. For E.g. I had problem in running Wine on Linux but no one could help me. People at Wine IRC sent me to Ubuntu IRC. Ubuntu IRC wasn’t any good.
  7. Ubuntu’s desktop effects are much cooler than Windows’.
  8. I still have to try so called "best distro ever" in Linux.
  9. No desktop application is complete. They lack features or the interface isn’t the best. Probably one of the short-comings of Open-Source.
  10. You find solution to most of the problems on Google.
  11. Never try to fight with a Linux fan, you are wasting your own time.
  12. Gnome is better than KDE.
  13. Amarok is by far the best music playing software I’ve used.
  14. VLC & MPlayer takes care of all your video playing needs.
  15. When it comes to applications, I’ve already said that there is no complete software, they are all alternatives to killer applications which you find in Windows. Now, if someone says that it’s not the case then please tell me why the hell Wine is present.
  16. Openoffice.org is the best replacement of MS Office on Linux.
  17. There is no blogging client which is near to Windows Live Writer.
  18. No screenshot software (for Linux) can compete SnagIt.
  19. I don’t see any difference in RAM usage. Run Firefox on Gnome and Run Firefox on Windows, its’ the same.
  20. The games for Linux are not at all cool.
  21. Oh! How can I forget the main point that it’s free and I don’t have to pay hundreds of dollars (thousands of rupees in my case as I’m from India).
  22. Ubuntu isn’t the fastest OS ever built.
  23. It also crashes, just try to switch it off directly without proper shut-down, it may not boot at all (chances of this happening in windows is quite less).
  24. Setting up dual boot of Windows-Ubuntu is dead simple.
  25. I get free alternatives of most of the commercial software quite easily and yes most of them are open-source.
  26. I’m still addicted to the Windows GUI, although Gnome has done pretty good job.
  27. I come across with more Linux fans than Windows’ fans.
  28. Windows still rules the market and will rule the desktop market always until better support is provided or till all the distros decide to come under one roof and start to work together in building a better desktop based OS.
  29. I don’t have to worry about Viruses & malware (well, I don’t have to even for Windows, it’s just some common sense and you can stay away from all troubles).
  30. For me, Ubuntu is the best distro ever built for desktop computing.

Well, after Linux I’m thinking of using MAC. I’m planning to buy a Macbook but can’t say much at this time, I have to ensure that my budget allows me to buy one. Anyway, if you find it interesting feel free to bookmark it.

10 Responses so far

  1. Dan Kegel January 23, 2008 7:49 pm

    What problems were you having with Wine?

  2. ReviewSaurus January 24, 2008 4:19 am

    Hey Dan! The problem which I was having was that the computer froze as soon as I did anything with Wine. Be it opening up the options/prefrences or be it running an application (like notepad) with wine.

  3. Dan Kegel January 24, 2008 1:38 pm

    Ah, that’s not a Wine bug, that’s probably a linux driver problem.
    Check your graphics driver. The most frequent cause of hangs
    is a silent kernel update on a system that had an nvidia proprietary
    driver installed. Since nvidia drivers are kernel-version-specific,
    the updated kernel is incompatible -> boom! when running wine
    or opengl apps. Does glxgears work, btw?

  4. lefty.crupps January 24, 2008 1:48 pm

    >Gnome is better than KDE

    I stopped reading the list at that point.

  5. Dan Kegel January 24, 2008 1:55 pm

    I see I gave the same answer in your earlier post:
    http://www.reviewsaurus.com/software-reviews/done-with-kubuntu-wont-think-of-using-it-anymore/

    So glxgears is working, good. But you didn’t mention
    what graphics driver you’re using.
    What kind of graphics card do you have?

    Try switching to vesa or nv in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and see if the crashes go away…

  6. ReviewSaurus January 24, 2008 3:17 pm

    @ Dan : Well, Glxgears works (as we discussed when I’d mentioned about all that in earlier post)

    I’ll check the graphics driver (which shows up), I don’t remember exactly (right now I’m in windows)….but I remember changing things in xorg.conf but it didn’t make any difference. I’ll check again this time

    @ lefty.crupps : I kinda knew that this is going to happen, but everyone has perspectives and you think KDE is cool so, I’m fine with that…I just don’t take it too personal :)

  7. Dave Field January 24, 2008 9:43 pm

    Well put together list, pros and cons, obviously you have actually used the software, and are basing your opinons on this.

    I like the fact that these are your thoughts, and you’re not telling anyoe what to think

    Stick with it, enjoy it, you’re just what the community needs.. Honest real working opinions.

  8. ReviewSaurus January 25, 2008 6:00 am

    @ Dave : Thanks a lot for the appreciation. I’m glad that you liked the post. I’ll keep on writing the honest opinions and that’s what reviewsaurus is all about :)

  9. Shankar Ganesh January 26, 2008 3:10 pm

    Nice thoughts.

    According to me,
    The best thing about Ubuntu (or Linux in general):

    Easy updating and installation (especially with apt get in Ubuntu)
    and the ‘Open-ness’. Being open source, I can get around and poke into things, configurations, code and a lot more.

    And then when you mess up with something, it doesn’t go well either. For instance, I messed up with xorg.conf file once and had several problems.

    I solved it myself, and in the process I _learnt_ a lot of new things. Vi, and other editors and a few commands. Didn’t master them yet. Well, atleast I learnt something new. That’s the best part. You have something to learn new everyday. It’s lots of fun as well. :)

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