Get Rid of Windows?

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*This post was written by Arjun Sharma, not Michael Prassel.  This is a small bug in our blogging platform.

ubuntu I'm writing this blog from the latest distribution of Ubuntu Linux. I've been flirting with this operating system for about three years and I've finally found one that is compelling me away from my beautifully pirated/hacked version of Windows XP.  I haven't wasted any time in Terminal yet. Ubuntu is the version of Linux that is, arguably, the most mainstream and user-friendly. At the same time, it is the one that is most actively working towards becoming user-friendly.

Many of the awestruck moments I have had with this operating system in the past couple days came as a result of deficiencies they previously had that I saw them overcome. These aren't the sorts of things the average computer user are going to be compelled to come over for, but for those who have tried Linux before, I offer this news (if you haven't used Linux before but are still reading, scroll to the bottom by the stars):

  1. NTFS partitions are seamlessly mounted. Gone are the days of opening the Terminal and painfully copying over commands and then trying to figure out why stuff isn't loading. It automatically detected my hard drive and all its partitions; double clicking the windows partition mounted it instantly.
  2. Wireless works out of the box. I loaded the Ubuntu Live! Disc, and it found the network.
  3. Everything works out of the box. I just reformatted my Windows at the same time I installed Ubuntu. Ubuntu had my wireless card, my audio card, my video card, and my USB working perfectly on loading. Windows needed downloaded video and audio drivers before things worked right.

You all should give Ubuntu a try if you’re sick of dealing with the problems of Windows.

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