Hi,
I recently (about a year ago) got into Linux. I decided on Ubuntu because it was so user friendly. In addition, I didn't want to completely abandon Windows so I set up a dual boot. Here are me thoughts:
- You'll have to take some time to do the research and become familiar with Ubuntu. There are quite a few things that work differently.
- Be ready if some of the things don't work in Ubuntu. I find it frustrating that
i) I can't suspend my laptop in Ubuntu. I've figured out that it's cause of this one file. If I delete it though, something bad happens.
ii) Office 2007 doesn't work nearly as good in Linux as it does in Windows. Yeah, you can get it to work with Wine, but even then...there are features, shortcuts, and commands that just work better in Windows.
iii) be ready to trouble shoot issues too if you dual boot. One I'm working with right now that's frustrating is that files I create in Linux won't read on Windows...very weird...trying to figure out the issue right now.
- One of the cool things about Ubuntu is the ability to customize. However, this WILL take research and work to figure it out. You'll want to become familiar with the Synaptic Package Manager.
- One of the best features I like so far about Ubuntu is the ability to save whatever windows are currently open when you shut down. When you turn you comp back on, those windows reappear. The multiple work spaces is nice too, but you can get that for windows too.
- With all the programming I now do in R, you would figure that I would prefer Linux....and I do when I'm using the "multicore" package. However, I still like npp better than gedit. The integrated features just executes better. Take for example the smart highlighting feature...I managed to get it working on gedit, but it lags badly when I highly multiple lines.
I'm done with windows. I 'm serving it with divorce papers. We are through.
