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ubuntu computer operating system???

mikeveggie68
mikeveggie68 Posts: 116
edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
I am going to install the ubuntu computer operating system on my laptop and was wondering if any of you have tried it and if so how has it worked out. It was recommended to me by a friend who raves about it but I wanted some other opinions.

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  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    Sure, I use it all the time. It's Linux though, if you're not familiar with linux, it's quite a change from windows in many respects. It's faster, less bugs, more free programs, more powerful, and a much better community of users, but there's not a lot of commercial software out there for it (but the OpenSource community is huge for it).

    I'd suggest, before going with ubuntu, get a bootable liveCD first, they are also Linux. That way you can boot into linux from your laptop without ever uninstalling or changing your existing operating system.

    go here for the liveCD

    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD
  • cnance
    cnance Posts: 92 Member
    I used to dual-boot my laptop with ubuntu. However my wife's laptop quit charging so I had to remove it for her to be able to work on my laptop.

    Listen to SHBoss, he knows of what he speaks. Try a LiveCD first.
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    I used to dual-boot my laptop with ubuntu. However my wife's laptop quit charging so I had to remove it for her to be able to work on my laptop.

    Listen to SHBoss, he knows of what he speaks. Try a LiveCD first.

    sometimes. :tongue:
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