Out of curiosity but what made you switch to ubuntu, and also, what OS are you migrating from?
i had a laptop and decided to try something new. that's all
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i would love to say i didn't agree with the world domination of Microsoft and how it oppressed the advancement of freeware / shareware ,BUT i can't
and also, what OS are you migrating from?
Well i dual boot with windows 7 ultimate on my laptop, but i only use Windows 7 on my desktop ,as its a family pc and too many things run that as yet i haven't investigated in the Linux world.
I ran Ubuntu on my Sony Vaio for about a month and a half, got used to it and then disliked it overnight. I came to the realization that Linux is just too complex to act as a regular desktop OS no matter how simplistic and pretty the GUI seems to be. It felt more like a constant task than a medium in which I could do other things from.
I agree Linux isn't easy , but all i did on a PC was cruise the internet , music , films , get bored and i felt my brain was wasting away ( it is from alcohol but
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) i needed something more.
Some of the new Distro's are pretty stable and very user friendly , all they need is a new learning curve and now i have ALMOST everything i need on my Linux operating system on my laptop (still cannot find a way to connect to my Belkin Net USB Hub
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I apologize in advance, I'm not trying to be a buzkill and I highly value "to each his own", just giving some input and would love to hear your experience with it. ![Smiley :)](https://www.diasfora.co.uk/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
No apologise required
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Up to now i have had fantastic luck with Linux with no major issues that i didn't cause myself
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i have tried a few Linux distro's and found some impossible to use
solaris / haiko
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these are way beyond me.
Mint / Ubuntu / pclinuxos / xubuntu are great .
I use Ubuntu 11.04 natty narwhal and again i had to relearn where everything is but i love it