Windows, Linux and You
After having installed Ubuntu Linux a month or so ago, I simply can’t imagine a world without it now.
Whenever I open Windows (which, by the way, happens rarely), I find myself restricted.
The GUI seems clumsy, installation takes ages (hey, on Linux it’s three or four commands, wget file, tar -xf file, dpkg -i file or even sudo apt-get install file) and the operating system feels slow and very unpractical.
What’s funny, is that my initial reactions when I started Ubuntu for the first time were the same; it felt clumsy and unorderly–and worst of all was the CLI.
Everyone migrating from Windows to Linux or UNIX operating systems feel the same way–at least from what I’ve gathered.
From guessing, I’d assume Windows takes 4-5 minutes to boot and be ready for use. To compare the two, Ubuntu takes 40 seconds–including mounting all my devices and launching whatever applications I’ve chosen to launch at start-up (applications such as Gaim, Skype and the like).
And a thing that earns a lot of points from me: the GUI is so much better and easier to theme.
Why don’t I delete Windows entirely then? I’m a designer, having worked in Photoshop for a long time, I can’t get a grip of the tools of the GIMP. I need to be able to design good-looking websites and graphics.
And, of course, games.
Lasse Havelund on May 1st, 2006
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