It seemed obvious to me from the start that Unity was a poor interface for a computer. Maybe it will work for other devices.
Finally, all of us who said Unity was made for tablets instead of computers are justified. We just forgot to add phones and TVs:
Shuttleworth said, “This is a natural expansion of our idea as Ubuntu as Linux for human beings. As people have moved from desktop to new form factors for computing, it’s important for us to reach out to out community on these platforms. So, we’ll embrace the challenge of how to use Ubuntu on smartphones, tablets and smart-screens.”
Post Script--Check out this Windows user's experience with Ubuntu/Unity:
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/79010
My hope is that Lubuntu, Xubuntu, and Linux Mint will get more attention as sane Linux desktop operating systems.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Random Thoughts About Ubuntu 11.10
Having just started my love affair with Linux in the past six months, I thought it was time to mention some of the disputes I've had with it, and especially revolving around where Linux desktops seem to be headed, which is where Ubuntu 11.10 comes in.
After trying out a few other distros I decided to give Ubuntu 11.04 a shot on my netbook. I tolerated Unity for a few months, with its auto-hide dock constantly getting in my way, its bizarre overlay scroll-bars, its ridiculous hiding menus, its obnoxious close/expand/minimize window buttons on the left side, which are often in the way of the auto-hiding dock. I tried to get used to it as far as simply surfing the web, and managed it to a point, but when I started actually trying to do work on it, moving between files and using multiple files, and word processing, I knew my days with Ubuntu's Unity desktop were over.
In Ubuntu 11.04 you could easily revert back to a classic Gnome desktop which was both user friendly and required little to no adaptation from former Microsoft Windows users. It had a tried and true user interface that allowed for the easy use of work spaces, it showed minimized windows, and generally helped the workflow. But not so in the latest Ubuntu release 11.10 One must install Gnome shell to get anything like a classic Gnome desktop, and it is so crippled as to be almost useless. And moreover, since Ubuntu is pushing everyone towards its tablet interface Unity, Gnome has become an add on rather than default or even semi-default desktop for Ubuntu. And even if Gnome 3 were the default, Gnome 3 is also moving users towards its tablet like interface and away from a classic desktop. What is a person to do who wants a usable desktop?
Other issues with Ubuntu 11.10 include Unity crashing on me 3 times and finally disappearing altogether because I had the nerve to actually try to configure compizconfig. You see Unity and Gnome are also moving away from the ability to configure their desktops. They want you to take what you get and like it. But what if you don't like it?
I've come to a few conclusions regarding Ubuntu and where the Linux desktop is headed. First I think the Linux desktop has split users into two groups, those who want a usable classic desktop, and those willing to move to the new tablet interfaces. I'm clearly in the former group. Ubuntu is headed in the latter direction, except for some spin-off distros still in the Ubuntu family, namely Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, and their first cousin Linux Mint.
(screenshot of Xubuntu 11.04 with a sane classic desktop)
I do not want a tablet interface, period. I could live with one if all I ever did was surf the web and do a bit of email, but when it comes to handling multiple files, word processing, basically anything requiring more than looking at a web page, I want a classic desktop. Kubuntu with its KDE desktop would seem a perfect choice, but I've got two issues with it. The first is that font rendering on KDE is terrible, even little Lubuntu with its LXDE desktop has better font rendering, and that brings me to the second point, KDE is a resource hog compared to lighter distros like Lubuntu with its LXDE desktop. This brings me to Xubuntu with its Xfce desktop.
After trying out Ubuntu 11.10 with its crashes and bad video and inability to be configured, and mostly its terrible Unity default desktop, I tried out Xubuntu 11.10 and Lubuntu 11.10 only to discover that Ubuntu had managed to break my video playback on my computer across the 11.10 version. I'm hoping that by the time the more stable and polished release of 12.04 arrives that my video will be working again, but in the mean time I've opted to go with the earlier working Xubuntu 11.04. I think Xubuntu, Lubuntu, and perhaps Linux Mint is where classic desktop computer users like myself are going to find the most joy.
I can only imagine, though I've seen much of it online especially on the message boards, how outraged long time Ubuntu users are considering their beloved Linux distro has opted to devote itself to a tablet interface rather than the user friendly classic desktop interface. I don't think this bodes well for the future of Ubuntu, and looking at the stats of Linux Mint, who uses a classic desktop, now in first place above Ubuntu on distrowatch for the past week's stats, I think users are starting to show their disdain of the Unity default Ubuntu 11.10. But the good thing about Linux is that users are not stuck with an unusable desktop, and while even Microsoft is moving toward the tablet interface, I suspect Linux will have many classic desktop interface choices for the foreseeable future, and for that I'm thankful. Choice, gotta love choice, and Linux provides that.
After trying out a few other distros I decided to give Ubuntu 11.04 a shot on my netbook. I tolerated Unity for a few months, with its auto-hide dock constantly getting in my way, its bizarre overlay scroll-bars, its ridiculous hiding menus, its obnoxious close/expand/minimize window buttons on the left side, which are often in the way of the auto-hiding dock. I tried to get used to it as far as simply surfing the web, and managed it to a point, but when I started actually trying to do work on it, moving between files and using multiple files, and word processing, I knew my days with Ubuntu's Unity desktop were over.
In Ubuntu 11.04 you could easily revert back to a classic Gnome desktop which was both user friendly and required little to no adaptation from former Microsoft Windows users. It had a tried and true user interface that allowed for the easy use of work spaces, it showed minimized windows, and generally helped the workflow. But not so in the latest Ubuntu release 11.10 One must install Gnome shell to get anything like a classic Gnome desktop, and it is so crippled as to be almost useless. And moreover, since Ubuntu is pushing everyone towards its tablet interface Unity, Gnome has become an add on rather than default or even semi-default desktop for Ubuntu. And even if Gnome 3 were the default, Gnome 3 is also moving users towards its tablet like interface and away from a classic desktop. What is a person to do who wants a usable desktop?
Other issues with Ubuntu 11.10 include Unity crashing on me 3 times and finally disappearing altogether because I had the nerve to actually try to configure compizconfig. You see Unity and Gnome are also moving away from the ability to configure their desktops. They want you to take what you get and like it. But what if you don't like it?
I've come to a few conclusions regarding Ubuntu and where the Linux desktop is headed. First I think the Linux desktop has split users into two groups, those who want a usable classic desktop, and those willing to move to the new tablet interfaces. I'm clearly in the former group. Ubuntu is headed in the latter direction, except for some spin-off distros still in the Ubuntu family, namely Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, and their first cousin Linux Mint.
(screenshot of Xubuntu 11.04 with a sane classic desktop)
I do not want a tablet interface, period. I could live with one if all I ever did was surf the web and do a bit of email, but when it comes to handling multiple files, word processing, basically anything requiring more than looking at a web page, I want a classic desktop. Kubuntu with its KDE desktop would seem a perfect choice, but I've got two issues with it. The first is that font rendering on KDE is terrible, even little Lubuntu with its LXDE desktop has better font rendering, and that brings me to the second point, KDE is a resource hog compared to lighter distros like Lubuntu with its LXDE desktop. This brings me to Xubuntu with its Xfce desktop.
After trying out Ubuntu 11.10 with its crashes and bad video and inability to be configured, and mostly its terrible Unity default desktop, I tried out Xubuntu 11.10 and Lubuntu 11.10 only to discover that Ubuntu had managed to break my video playback on my computer across the 11.10 version. I'm hoping that by the time the more stable and polished release of 12.04 arrives that my video will be working again, but in the mean time I've opted to go with the earlier working Xubuntu 11.04. I think Xubuntu, Lubuntu, and perhaps Linux Mint is where classic desktop computer users like myself are going to find the most joy.
I can only imagine, though I've seen much of it online especially on the message boards, how outraged long time Ubuntu users are considering their beloved Linux distro has opted to devote itself to a tablet interface rather than the user friendly classic desktop interface. I don't think this bodes well for the future of Ubuntu, and looking at the stats of Linux Mint, who uses a classic desktop, now in first place above Ubuntu on distrowatch for the past week's stats, I think users are starting to show their disdain of the Unity default Ubuntu 11.10. But the good thing about Linux is that users are not stuck with an unusable desktop, and while even Microsoft is moving toward the tablet interface, I suspect Linux will have many classic desktop interface choices for the foreseeable future, and for that I'm thankful. Choice, gotta love choice, and Linux provides that.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Ubuntu 11.10
I was going to do a bigger review of the newly released Ubuntu 11.10 but This Guy covered it pretty well, and comes to the same conclusion as I did about Xubuntu being the way to go for people who want to actually use their computers rather than just staring in awe at the eye candy all day and spend all night trying to maneuver around the things.
I will share just a bit of my experience with Ubuntu 11.10 It began with a very easy install. The installer is much improved. And my first impression was that Unity had improved as well. But that was short lived. 3 times today the Unity desktop froze up on me requiring a restart of the computer--never happened to me in the Unity 11.04 earlier release. So I decided to try the Gnome 3 fallback mode, it totally sucks, nothing like the Classic fallback on Ubuntu 11.04 which was both nice and usable. Overall 11.10 Ubuntu is harder to configure, buggy, and left me very concerned about the upcoming Long Term Support release due out next Spring (Ubuntu 12.04). All this Unity and Gnome 3 garbage has left me feeling very let down by one of the most popular Linux distributions.
But good things really do come in small packages: Xubuntu and Lubuntu. Having despaired of ever getting a useful desktop computer out of Ubuntu 11.10 Unity or Gnome 3 Fallback, I installed the LXDE desktop onto Ubuntu 11.10 and once more had a useful desktop environment. LXDE is fast, simple, and easy to use, and is not buggy. I also installed Xubuntu 11.10 and it not only felt very stable but it too was light, useful, and gave me a solid working desktop. My conclusion after the Gnome 3 and Unity fiascoes is that the future of Ubuntu lay not with its main release, but with the Ubuntu spin offs: Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu. Many long time Linux users are not happy with the tablet-like interfaces found on a number of Linux distros, but the good news is they have lots of choices, and that's what Linux is all about--the ability to choose and move between distros until you find one or more you are satisfied with.
KBD
I will share just a bit of my experience with Ubuntu 11.10 It began with a very easy install. The installer is much improved. And my first impression was that Unity had improved as well. But that was short lived. 3 times today the Unity desktop froze up on me requiring a restart of the computer--never happened to me in the Unity 11.04 earlier release. So I decided to try the Gnome 3 fallback mode, it totally sucks, nothing like the Classic fallback on Ubuntu 11.04 which was both nice and usable. Overall 11.10 Ubuntu is harder to configure, buggy, and left me very concerned about the upcoming Long Term Support release due out next Spring (Ubuntu 12.04). All this Unity and Gnome 3 garbage has left me feeling very let down by one of the most popular Linux distributions.
But good things really do come in small packages: Xubuntu and Lubuntu. Having despaired of ever getting a useful desktop computer out of Ubuntu 11.10 Unity or Gnome 3 Fallback, I installed the LXDE desktop onto Ubuntu 11.10 and once more had a useful desktop environment. LXDE is fast, simple, and easy to use, and is not buggy. I also installed Xubuntu 11.10 and it not only felt very stable but it too was light, useful, and gave me a solid working desktop. My conclusion after the Gnome 3 and Unity fiascoes is that the future of Ubuntu lay not with its main release, but with the Ubuntu spin offs: Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu. Many long time Linux users are not happy with the tablet-like interfaces found on a number of Linux distros, but the good news is they have lots of choices, and that's what Linux is all about--the ability to choose and move between distros until you find one or more you are satisfied with.
KBD
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Linux: What I have Learned So Far
After several months now using Linux, I've learned a few things along the way. If I had merely installed and stayed with only one Linux system, my life with Linux would have probably been enjoyable but bland. Yet having used and tried out many of the major Linux systems over these past months I have learned quite a bit and have got a pretty good overall picture and understanding of Linux operating systems. To be sure I've much yet to learn, but I have discovered a few things.
When Linux is working great it is the best thing since sliced bread. But just like with Windows, when it doesn't work it is a PITA. Luckily even when Linux isn't working chances are a simple Google search will find the answer, or a visit to a message forum for Linux will get the answer to a Linux problem.
I came to Linux at an interesting time, right in the midst of what could be labelled: The Desktop Wars. To summarize the situation, you basically had all these happy and content Linux users with desktop interfaces that satisfied them. Good old Gnome Desktop was their friend, always reliable, easy to use, easy to configure, the peak of comfortable computing interfaces. And then some grumpy old people at Gnome decided, "Oh what the hell, let's break Gnome 2 and create Gnome 3, a desktop interface nearly everyone will hate." And that is basically it. To complicate things further, Ubuntu, the number one Linux distribution, decided that it was time to spread their wings and fly, to fly high with their own desktop interface called Unity. Now Ubuntu users who were already confused with Gnome taking a header with Gnome 3, looked at the Unity desktop and asked: WTF?
This is the state of Linux I jumped into, with people on the Linux message boards saying: Come join us and use KDE, and others saying no, use LXDE, and the Master himself of Linux, Linus Torvalds, saying, Gnome 3 is an unholy mess, I'm using Xfce desktop.
Wow, nothing like a controversy S____ Storm to welcome you into the world of Linux! Well despite the politics it has been a good ride, and I'm staying on the bus to see how this trip ends. In the mean time I've pretty much come down on the side of Linux Master Torvalds and agree the Xfce desktop is quite nice and usable.
The screenshot above is of a Xfce desktop, specifically it is Xubuntu Lucid Lynx. Despite all the desktop controversy this year, the Linux user has many choices in desktops and desktop configuration, so if Linux's biggest problem is too many choices, I don't think that is necessarily a bad thing.
One of the biggest things regarding Linux is to decide what flavor of operating system you want. Probably the largest by far foundation for Linux operating systems is Debian. Ubuntu is based on Debian and it is the number one Linux operating system. I've tried Redhat based Linux, such as Fedora is based on, but was left unimpressed, so I'm focusing on Debian and its offshoot Ubuntu.
Debian comes in three branches: Stable, Testing, and Unstable. Stable is just as described, rock solid and dependable. Testing is a bit less solid, but generally dependable. And finally Unstable is exactly as described, and as it is cutting edge it may bork your computer.
Here I need to add in the Ubuntu release cycle. Ubuntu does a new release every six months, and every 4th release is a long term supported release (LTS). So every two years Ubuntu releases a Linux version that gets three years of updates and support and this is the release that is recommended if you want a tested and rock solid version of Ubuntu Linux. The regular six month releases are a bit more cutting edge and are based upon the Unstable branch of Debian whereas the LTS release of every two years is based upon the Testing Debian branch which is more reliable.
I have told you all that to tell you this: Some versions of Linux are more problematic, and some are more stable. I've had much fewer problems with the Stable and Testing branches of Debian and Debian based Ubuntu than the Unstable branch. Mepis, which I wrote about in an earlier article, is rock solid because it is built upon Debian Stable. It was my first ever Linux OS and I beat the crap out of it learning how to use Linux and it still isn't broken months later. By the way it uses the KDE desktop which has also proven quite solid.
I've tried various flavors of Ubuntu and it is an excellent operating system. Yet I also have to say this, I think people who are new to Linux should use the Long Term Support (LTS) versions of Ubuntu because they are a bit more stable and less likely to break down on you. For instance, it is very common to see on the Ubuntu Forum such messages as: Help! I just updated Ubuntu and it broke my wireless connection. Sadly, those type messages are too common with the latest and greatest Ubuntu releases. I can say this from my own experience, a recent Ubuntu update got my computer running much warmer than it had been. Yet on the same machine booting into the older LTS version of Ubuntu, my computer is running great on that version (and much cooler), so there is definitely something to be said for choosing durability over flash and shiniest newer release versions.
Next Spring (2012) Ubuntu will release another (LTS) version of Ubuntu. It will be called Precise Pangolin and numbered 12.04 The current LTS version of Ubuntu is Lucid Lynx numbered 10.04 These are the two Ubuntu releases that I would recommend to newcomers to Linux. And I would add that perhaps Kubuntu 10.04/12.04 or Xubuntu 10.04/12.04 with honorable mention to the upcoming Lubuntu 12.04 all using desktop interfaces of a classic style more friendly to Windows refugees would be recommended. Kubuntu uses the KDE desktop, a heavier desktop than the others but very nice and configurable. Xubuntu uses the Xfce desktop and it is both light and configurable. Lubuntu is the lightest desktop and it is good for old hardware and simply to have a very fast machine, but less configurable than the others.
Conclusions: Learning to use Linux has been a wild ride, and I've much more to learn. Yet even with the occasional aches and pains I much prefer Linux over Windows. Using the right Linux distribution will provide a much more stable, safe, reliable, secure, fast, and enjoyable operating system than Windows. If you want eye-candy, there is Bodhi Linux, or Ubuntu with Unity. If you want pure stability there is raw Debian, or Mepis based on Debian Stable, along with the LTS Ubuntus. If you want bleeding edge there are any number of Linux versions including the Ubuntu betas. And here is the main thing about Linux, it offers you many choices. With Windows you are pretty much stuck with whatever Microsoft wants you to have, and you will pay out the nose for it. With Linux it's all free, and if you don't like one version, you have many others to choose from. If you don't like one type desktop, use something else. On Ubuntu 11.04 which I'm using on one machine I can easily switch between three desktops, Unity, Classic Gnome, and LXDE. You are not even limited to just one operating system on your computer, depending upon your hard drive space. I'm triple booting right now running Mepis 11, Ubuntu 11.04, and Xubuntu 10.04, plus I've got a half dozen usb sticks with other Linux versions on them that I can also boot into. Linux is all about choice. There is a small learning curve based upon how much you are willing to experiment vs. just sticking with one reliable version.
Final Thoughts: I'm tempted to say Linux may not be for everyone, but I don't think that is true. When my mother who is no computer wizard and who cannot even operate MS Windows is daily using Joli OS Linux with its simple to operate phone-like apps, and my wife who has not complained once using Ubuntu, and my rare visits to Windows with its constant maintenance, update windows popping up, slow as molasses operation, I'm reminded just how much I don't miss Windows, and how much more user friendly Linux is. I hear the complaint that: But you can't run games on Linux. Of course that's not true, you can run games on Linux, it's just that few manufacturers of games make them for Linux. I'll never understand why anyone would want to use games on a Windows machine, why not get a PlayStation or X-Box or Wii that are made to play games on? Beyond this single argument I'm finding very little in the way of excuses for needing Windows for your average home computer user. I don't miss Windows, indeed, I'm quite happy without it. I suspect that anyone who gives Linux a solid try will soon be divorcing themselves from Windows. That is my conclusion, goodbye Windows, so long, hope I never see you again.
KBD
When Linux is working great it is the best thing since sliced bread. But just like with Windows, when it doesn't work it is a PITA. Luckily even when Linux isn't working chances are a simple Google search will find the answer, or a visit to a message forum for Linux will get the answer to a Linux problem.
I came to Linux at an interesting time, right in the midst of what could be labelled: The Desktop Wars. To summarize the situation, you basically had all these happy and content Linux users with desktop interfaces that satisfied them. Good old Gnome Desktop was their friend, always reliable, easy to use, easy to configure, the peak of comfortable computing interfaces. And then some grumpy old people at Gnome decided, "Oh what the hell, let's break Gnome 2 and create Gnome 3, a desktop interface nearly everyone will hate." And that is basically it. To complicate things further, Ubuntu, the number one Linux distribution, decided that it was time to spread their wings and fly, to fly high with their own desktop interface called Unity. Now Ubuntu users who were already confused with Gnome taking a header with Gnome 3, looked at the Unity desktop and asked: WTF?
This is the state of Linux I jumped into, with people on the Linux message boards saying: Come join us and use KDE, and others saying no, use LXDE, and the Master himself of Linux, Linus Torvalds, saying, Gnome 3 is an unholy mess, I'm using Xfce desktop.
Wow, nothing like a controversy S____ Storm to welcome you into the world of Linux! Well despite the politics it has been a good ride, and I'm staying on the bus to see how this trip ends. In the mean time I've pretty much come down on the side of Linux Master Torvalds and agree the Xfce desktop is quite nice and usable.
The screenshot above is of a Xfce desktop, specifically it is Xubuntu Lucid Lynx. Despite all the desktop controversy this year, the Linux user has many choices in desktops and desktop configuration, so if Linux's biggest problem is too many choices, I don't think that is necessarily a bad thing.
One of the biggest things regarding Linux is to decide what flavor of operating system you want. Probably the largest by far foundation for Linux operating systems is Debian. Ubuntu is based on Debian and it is the number one Linux operating system. I've tried Redhat based Linux, such as Fedora is based on, but was left unimpressed, so I'm focusing on Debian and its offshoot Ubuntu.
Debian comes in three branches: Stable, Testing, and Unstable. Stable is just as described, rock solid and dependable. Testing is a bit less solid, but generally dependable. And finally Unstable is exactly as described, and as it is cutting edge it may bork your computer.
Here I need to add in the Ubuntu release cycle. Ubuntu does a new release every six months, and every 4th release is a long term supported release (LTS). So every two years Ubuntu releases a Linux version that gets three years of updates and support and this is the release that is recommended if you want a tested and rock solid version of Ubuntu Linux. The regular six month releases are a bit more cutting edge and are based upon the Unstable branch of Debian whereas the LTS release of every two years is based upon the Testing Debian branch which is more reliable.
I have told you all that to tell you this: Some versions of Linux are more problematic, and some are more stable. I've had much fewer problems with the Stable and Testing branches of Debian and Debian based Ubuntu than the Unstable branch. Mepis, which I wrote about in an earlier article, is rock solid because it is built upon Debian Stable. It was my first ever Linux OS and I beat the crap out of it learning how to use Linux and it still isn't broken months later. By the way it uses the KDE desktop which has also proven quite solid.
I've tried various flavors of Ubuntu and it is an excellent operating system. Yet I also have to say this, I think people who are new to Linux should use the Long Term Support (LTS) versions of Ubuntu because they are a bit more stable and less likely to break down on you. For instance, it is very common to see on the Ubuntu Forum such messages as: Help! I just updated Ubuntu and it broke my wireless connection. Sadly, those type messages are too common with the latest and greatest Ubuntu releases. I can say this from my own experience, a recent Ubuntu update got my computer running much warmer than it had been. Yet on the same machine booting into the older LTS version of Ubuntu, my computer is running great on that version (and much cooler), so there is definitely something to be said for choosing durability over flash and shiniest newer release versions.
Next Spring (2012) Ubuntu will release another (LTS) version of Ubuntu. It will be called Precise Pangolin and numbered 12.04 The current LTS version of Ubuntu is Lucid Lynx numbered 10.04 These are the two Ubuntu releases that I would recommend to newcomers to Linux. And I would add that perhaps Kubuntu 10.04/12.04 or Xubuntu 10.04/12.04 with honorable mention to the upcoming Lubuntu 12.04 all using desktop interfaces of a classic style more friendly to Windows refugees would be recommended. Kubuntu uses the KDE desktop, a heavier desktop than the others but very nice and configurable. Xubuntu uses the Xfce desktop and it is both light and configurable. Lubuntu is the lightest desktop and it is good for old hardware and simply to have a very fast machine, but less configurable than the others.
Conclusions: Learning to use Linux has been a wild ride, and I've much more to learn. Yet even with the occasional aches and pains I much prefer Linux over Windows. Using the right Linux distribution will provide a much more stable, safe, reliable, secure, fast, and enjoyable operating system than Windows. If you want eye-candy, there is Bodhi Linux, or Ubuntu with Unity. If you want pure stability there is raw Debian, or Mepis based on Debian Stable, along with the LTS Ubuntus. If you want bleeding edge there are any number of Linux versions including the Ubuntu betas. And here is the main thing about Linux, it offers you many choices. With Windows you are pretty much stuck with whatever Microsoft wants you to have, and you will pay out the nose for it. With Linux it's all free, and if you don't like one version, you have many others to choose from. If you don't like one type desktop, use something else. On Ubuntu 11.04 which I'm using on one machine I can easily switch between three desktops, Unity, Classic Gnome, and LXDE. You are not even limited to just one operating system on your computer, depending upon your hard drive space. I'm triple booting right now running Mepis 11, Ubuntu 11.04, and Xubuntu 10.04, plus I've got a half dozen usb sticks with other Linux versions on them that I can also boot into. Linux is all about choice. There is a small learning curve based upon how much you are willing to experiment vs. just sticking with one reliable version.
Final Thoughts: I'm tempted to say Linux may not be for everyone, but I don't think that is true. When my mother who is no computer wizard and who cannot even operate MS Windows is daily using Joli OS Linux with its simple to operate phone-like apps, and my wife who has not complained once using Ubuntu, and my rare visits to Windows with its constant maintenance, update windows popping up, slow as molasses operation, I'm reminded just how much I don't miss Windows, and how much more user friendly Linux is. I hear the complaint that: But you can't run games on Linux. Of course that's not true, you can run games on Linux, it's just that few manufacturers of games make them for Linux. I'll never understand why anyone would want to use games on a Windows machine, why not get a PlayStation or X-Box or Wii that are made to play games on? Beyond this single argument I'm finding very little in the way of excuses for needing Windows for your average home computer user. I don't miss Windows, indeed, I'm quite happy without it. I suspect that anyone who gives Linux a solid try will soon be divorcing themselves from Windows. That is my conclusion, goodbye Windows, so long, hope I never see you again.
KBD
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