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 Great! February 24, 2008
Eric Westrope (United States of America)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I found a Dell Dimension desktop 2350 at a thrift store for $20 everything was intact with the exception of the memory had been removed, I bought it. I had a spare memory chip laying around that fit, so I installed it, the computer booted right up, then a problem, the previous owner had locked out windows xp with an administrator password. So I got on my notebook, downloaded the Ubuntu iso image, burned it to a disc, and installed it my new second hand desktop. Booted right up, no problems, now it is running perfect.
I did not have to configure anything at all. All the desktop hardware it working perfect. I upgraded the memory got 2 gigs in it now, and installed a wifi network card, which was promptly detected by Ubuntu and is working.
Ubuntu, in my book, is the best OS around.
I thought learning linux would be hard, but it is not.
UBUNTU: ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCTS IN THIS DECADE December 6, 2007
S. KUMAR (Texas, USA)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I've been a Ubuntu user for a few months now and decided to write a review to help others.
Try Ubuntu to experience a better Operating System (I think not only better, but also best).
I really got inspired by the Ubuntu Promise (No commercial intention), Ubuntu Philosophy of Software Freedom and community support. I'm impressed with the Ubuntu's simplicity / user-friendliness / power / security etc.
Ubuntu comes with all the best open source / free software (Open Office, Firefox,etc.) and has a strong community and is growing super fast.
Thanks to the great minds behind the Ubuntu, GNU/Linux, Open Office and the Open Source / Free Software Community.
I love this OS December 24, 2007
Rickey J. Miller (GA. USA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I've been playing around with linux for over two years, and I love it. I have a small pc at home that runs windows so I can do things that require windows (like some sites require ie or games), but other than that, my laptop for school and my main pc at home both run ubuntu.
If you're thinking about switching there are a few things I think you should consider.
-If you are happy with Windows, why leave a good thing, right? Same thing goes here, if you are happy with what you had you'll just miss it.
-There is a learning curve, so do not expect that you can do all tasks right away. Dual boot is recomended for beginners, but try really hard to do it on ubuntu before switching. (there are even ways to install ie 6 on linux systems)
-With linux, remember there is almost always a free version. For any piece of software you could ever need, there is usually a free version. It may not be perfect, but if its either settle with the GIMP or shell out $300 for Photoshop, its up to your needs and budget.
-Most 3d games will not work on linux, and even some that are for linux are teduius to set up and install. So if you are a gamer, no, linux is not for you.
There are many other things to think about, but with a bit of research I'm sure you can find many articles about the subject. I've enjoyed watching ubuntu grow, and it is a great OS with lots of potential...oh and did I mention, upgrades are free too!
 Fun to play with, but watch out January 24, 2008
CAP (CO,USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This operating system is fun to play with, is great for those that want to build a PC for children, or for someone that only uses their computer to surf the web and do simple things like write documents. I'm giving this OS a 3, because of a few issues and nightmares. For one, for those that have a wireless card in their PC, specially wireless N, all I can say is good luck and have fun getting it to work properly. I did install this OS in a Vaio laptop, and the wireless N did work just fine, it seems to be a desktop PCI card issue, but there were other driver complications. On the laptop it did not recognize the webcam, the SD card slot or the Memory Stick slot, my Sprint Wireless card did not work either, although there is a hard way of getting it to work. Many of you may experience issues with Nvidia Graphic Cards too; the 8400 in my Vaio worked just fine, but the 8800 (with duel screens) on my desktop had issues, as did my other desktop with an 8600 graphics card. After a few days came a nightmare on the Vaio, the PC encountered a GRUB issue, which did not allow me to enter Ubunto nor Vista. Many of you may encounter this issue, the only way of fixing this problem is by inserting your Vista DVD (or any Vista DVD), start the PC through the disk, after you select your language, select Repair Computer, and enter the Command Prompt, type in the following "bootrec/fixboot" than type in "bootrec/fixmbr" and finally exit, you could only enter the mbr command if you wish to do so. Note that after these commands, and after restarting your computer Ubuntu will be gone, and only Vista will remain. You will have to keep performing these commands occasionally, as Grub seems to have messed up the boot menu on the Vaio for good. I would not dual boot with this OS, either keep Vista intact, run it on a Virtual Machine, or install it stand alone on a computer. I really liked Ubuntu, and would like to learn more about it, and if you do to, I would recommend buying or building a PC just for Ubuntu, or do as I'm planning too and buy a low cost Asus eee, and install Ubuntu on it. Good luck, and have fun!!
Ubuntu is the best March 16, 2008
B. LAWS (Charleston, WV)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Man, Ubuntu just keeps getting better! It's easy to install. It includes a LOT of extra software including the awesome OpenOffice.org office suite. You get a lot of games including Aisleriot Solitaire which includes TONS of different solitaire games from Thirteen to Klondike to Golf and so on.
You also get the award-winning Firefox web browser for virtually worry-free web surfing.
For the multimedia lovers, Ubuntu includes a nifty iTunes-like music player (Rhythmbox) and a nifty movie player (Totem), both of which can play popular multimedia formats - including MP3s, AACs, and DVDs - once you install the necessary multimedia codecs.
Ubuntu installs easily with just a few clicks and a tiny bit of typing (you have to supply a user name and password for your user account), and it is easy to install Ubuntu on a computer already running Windows, giving you the choice of either an easy-to-set-up dual-boot configuration or have Ubuntu take over the entire hard disk.
And if you have powerful video hardware, Ubuntu comes pre-installed with Compiz-Fusion for nifty desktop video effects such as minimize/maximize/restore animations as well as a view of your virtual desktops as a 3D cube.
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