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Kubuntu - My Favorite Distro and Why You Should Try It |
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Friday, 04 May 2007 |
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I have had way to many problems lately with Vista on my HP Pavilion dv9000 (specifically a dv9250us)... Quite frankly, it is pretty, but it really doesn't get the job done. Where did I turn? I didn't go to Windows XP. I instead opted for Linux. I chose the Kubuntu distro, which is Ubuntu Linux that uses the KDE manager rather than Gnome. So far, it is working beautifully for me. I am using the 64 bit version on my dual-core Athalon, and couldn't be happier. Although there is a slight learning curve, it really is worth trying. Here are some more reasons to try it: - Both 32 and 64 Bit Versions are Available
- Its FREE
- You can run many Windoze applications using WINE
- If you need Windoze, just install it on a virtual machine using QEMU
- It is way faster than any version of Windows
- It (Linux in General) is the choice of many hackers
- Security shouldn't be much of a problem, as opposed to Windoze
- There are a slew of free applications that do everything and more that their Mac and Windoze competitors can
So go check it out! You can take a test drive without losing your current settings by downloading the iso and just running the live cd part of it. Should you choose to install, you can repartition without losing data, and the bootloader will see your Win/Mac installation automatically. I will write a tutorial sometime for my specific laptop, and post drivers as it is difficult sometimes to set some of the hardware up. That said, check it out!
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