8/10/2019 Kubuntu - Vista Woes Might Lead Us to Better
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Applications load at a speed that I have never experienced with
any Windows machine.4.
I have no problems with virus, spyware, trojans, adware etc.
Remember that on many Windows PC's half your
system reources can be taken up running anti-virus,
anti-spyware, firewall and other "protective" software.
5.
Ubuntu, and almost all the software for iUbuntu is FREE! No
strings, no spies, no adware. In fact there are none
of the "nasties" that one has come to expect with Windows.
6.
Three months and countless installed applications later, these
Ubuntu-based machines still deliver the same
performance that they did when they were new. Compare that with
any version of Windoze, where machines get slower
and slower the more applications you install.
I subsequently upgraded from Ubuntu to the (IMHO) much more
stylish and functional Kubuntu - featuring the KDEdesktop. KDE is
one of many free desktop systems available for Ubuntu. Which one
you use is purely a matter of
personal choice - something else greatly lacking in the Windows
arena.
Since 2007 May, we have purchased 3 Lenovos and dumped Vista on
all 3 machines in favour of Kubuntu. In addition
we are gradually migrating all our Windows PC's to Kubuntu as
well. I am at my wits end with constant upgrading,
security patching of Windows operating systems. I am sorry to
say that Vista is one seriously-flawed operating system
too many for us and I am utterly sick of all the broken promises
from Microsoft.
(K)ubuntu has made migrating to Linux really easy for us. So
easy that my non-techy girlfriend was able to install a
complete Hungarian language version of Ubuntu for her sister in
Hungary, including Skype and all the other doodads,
whistles & bells in just over half an hour.
There are still issues with drivers for scanners etc, but these
are gradually being resolved. Our few "must have"
Windows applications, such as ThumbsPlus, Adobe PageMaker and
Microsoft Access will all run adequately on Linux by
using CrossoverOffice from Codeweavers (costs around 25 quid).
Infact MS Access on Linux is actually faster than on
Windows! Seriously!
All our other data can be handled perfectly adequately using the
fantastic array of free, open source applications
available for Linux - such as OpenOffice (opens and saves M$
Word, Excel & Powerpoint files), Gwenview (for managing
photos), Amorok (for MP3's) Kaffiene (for playing DVD's and
other movie files).
There is also a fantastic array of free, open source educational
software that is unrivalled on Windows. The support one
gets from the Ubuntu community is far superior to anything you
can expect from Micro$oft.
My final comment is that anyone struggling with Vista should
seriously consider one of the Ubuntu family of Linuxesinstead. My
view is that if one has the hassle of learning something new then
why not make this intellectual effort really
worthwhile?
My remaining niggle is that presumably I musthave paid for all
these unwanted Vista OEM licences? Clearly Vista is not
of merchantable quality. So I wonder how I can get my money
back? I feel a letter to the Office of Fair Trading coming
on!
Links...
Ubuntu Linux...
http://www.ubuntu.com
Kubuntu Linux (Ubuntu with the KDE Desktop)
http://www.kubuntu.org
Codeweavers (developers of Crossover)...
http://www.codeweavers.com
If you need any more convincing that it is time to dump
Micro$haft and its crappy overpriced products then
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