Wie gebruiken er Ubuntu?
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April Talens, Philippines - Accounting Staff
For so many years I've been so dependent to Windows OS. There are several times that my laptop catch some virus from internet surfing or USB Flash Drive, until such time that mu laptop crashed and i have to reinstall windows again to have it back running. Most of my important files were gone with the previous OS. I bought windows Vista and I like to new look of it, but again VIRUSES become my major problem over and over. I got an antivirus software but there are also other unwanted things coming in like spyware/adaware and a lot more viruses. Then I planned to change my OS.
I am using MAC OS in our office, the interface was good but I am still looking for something more of it. I am not that impressed to it. So I tried to download Ubuntu 9.04 the latest version, I read some article and easily learned how to have the "live CD" to my USB. I plugged it in my laptop, run and explore it a little. It was amazing to see it so neat but productive. It's got nice visual effects and recently found that you can easily customize it in just few clicks. What I like best were the softwares/applications that were so useful and absolutely free to use. Ubuntu definitely runs faster than Vista or XP, fully customizable and opensource.
Now i am very proud to be a part of the Ubuntu Community.... I am just looking for something simple and productive, now I got the best and I really enjoyed using it, it's very user friendly.
I am encouraging you guys to try it even without installing it, so you'll be able to see how powerful it really is.
More power to the Ubuntu Developers and thanks for having such OS like this.
Justin, High School Student/IT tech
So my buddy told me that there was this thing out there called Ubuntu Linux. I was like okay cool. I got a CD and put it on my system in a dual boot environment, but I didn't really use it all that much. Then I met a guy named Joseph who was a Linux genius. He ran a weekly Linux/Open Source Software User Group. I have been attending since about March, and have been using Ubuntu since 8.10, Intrepid Ibex. I LOVE Jaunty's boot speed, and am counting down the release date for the Karmic Koala (which will ship with ext4 and Gnome 3). I use 100% Ubuntu and open source software now, and it works! Anything you can do in Windows, you can do in Ubuntu. (and if you can't, Ubuntu is open source. You can legally alter and redistribute it!)
Ubuntu ROCKS!
badrra, Enthusiast
I've used several Linux distros in the past till I came across Ubuntu. What struck me was the ease of use and responsiveness compared to windows XP. I like playing around with the machine and I have done a lot of experiments with it including game streaming to another PC or even a PSP
http://badrra.wordpress.com/category/game-streaming/
Something an ordinary XP machine cannot do.
To date I am still using it and I don't intend to go back to Windows.
Anonymous, High School
I started my foray in to Ubuntu with 8.04 Hardy Heron. I used it because my XP installation had randomly crashed, and I needed a way to get at my files. Now, I wasn't a tech person at all, but somehow I ended up hearing about Ubuntu LiveCDs. It was probably through a friend's boyfriend, who was a tech guy. (I stayed up late and woke up early just trying to get my machine back online. Never figured out what caused the crash.) So, my experience was with the Hardy LiveCD. It looked nice, it was fast- but it wasn't Windows, so I got my files back and went on my merry way. Then a couple months later I got a buggy laptop to play with. I installed Ubuntu on it and it's been rock solid ever since, even though I use it to learn about coding- aka horribly abuse the command line. Really, Ubuntu is too nice to me.
For a while I flirted with the idea of a dual-boot, but I could never get it to work. Later I found out it was because my optical drive (CD/DVD drive) was dying. So at some point, I got sick of Windows and decided to go all Ubuntu. I decided to wait until 9.04 came out. A few weeks after it was released, I installed Ubuntu as my main OS and I have been very happy ever since. Ubuntu is fast and stable, which was my primary concern. I use the Banshee music player to sync with my 6th-gen iPod Classic, Totem as my movie player, Firefox as my browser, Pidgin for instant messaging, OpenOffice for school, Transmission for torrents (got to seed the Jaunty torrent) and have a ton of free games to play. I can even play Windows games, which is pretty cool. The really great thing is that when I installed Ubuntu, it took me 30 minutes to go from a completely wiped hard drive to having a fully functional operating system, with Open Office, Transmission, Firefox, Pidgin, and Totem all pre-installed. I know it seems like a big list of weird programs, but really, they're all very easy to use. I'm not a tech person at all, but Ubuntu is great.
Installing software is really nice, too. People say it's hard, but I don't see why. Click Applications, click Add/Remove (in 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, which is what's on the computer I'm using now; I forget what it is in Jaunty) then scroll through the organized list of programs, click the check boxes, click install, and wait for your program to download and install. Man, that was hard. Or maybe you have something with a weird extension like .deb. In that case, double-click it and a friendly installer pops up and does all the work for you. Really rough.
If you get more in to Linux, you can go in to the command line and do things from there, but you certainly don't have to. It took me quite a while to get used to the idea of using a command line, but now I really like it.
I think that's what makes Ubuntu so great. If you want a simple operating system that doesn't ask you if you want to install things, or authorize programs you don't recognize (which might be spyware or might be benign programs your security programs mistakenly picked up on) and straight away gives you tools that work, Ubuntu does that. If you want to get in to the core of your operating system, Ubuntu does that too. If you want to sometimes use the command line and sometimes just click on things, Ubuntu does that. Ubuntu is also very friendly about using different languages. On XP, to see special characters, I was supposed to find my XP install disc to get that support. With Ubuntu, I could install in any language (including Esperanto and languages I didn't know existed) and I have had no problems reading special characters. Also, switching keyboard setups is really easy. I can go between US, German, and Swedish just by clicking on a panel button. No installation was necessary, and I could set a keyboard shortcut if I wanted to. It's really great stuff.
If you're a hardcore gamer, need to use Photoshop (GIMP is a wonderful program but not quite up to Photoshop standards) or something for which there is absolutely no Windows alternative (and that list is smaller than you might think) Ubuntu isn't for you- though you may want to try a dual-boot where you would use Windows for gaming or work, and Ubuntu for everything else. Setting up a dual-boot is ridiculously easy. Install Windows like you normally would. Put in the Ubuntu CD, and restart your computer. Answer a few simple questions, leave your computer alone for about half an hour, and when you come back you'll have a dual-boot setup. Whenever you boot up your computer you'll get to a menu where you can choose what operating system you want. Can you use the arrow keys and press enter? Then you can dual-boot.
I know this is a wall of text, but Ubuntu is just that great!
Amy, Student
I woke up 6 months ago and turned on my computer only to discover that Windows had mysteriously disappeared. There was no reason for it; it just was gone. I needed to get an operating system because I need my computer for college, but buying another edition of Windows was going to be expensive and I was going to be forced to use Vista (which I hate)
My friend's cousin suggested that I install Ubuntu. I had never heard of it, but I went to their website and used my room mate's computer to download and burn the files onto a CD so that I could install it on my computer.
Anytime I have to use a computer that has Windows on it, I get mad because it is very slow booting and it takes forever to load programs and the Internet. I hope to learn how to use Terminal and an excited about learning more of the behind-the-scenes things I can do with this OS. It was difficult to get used to at first, but now I absolutely LOVE it and I know I will be an Ubuntu user for LIFE.
Dustin, Student / RA
I had heard about linux here and there on the internet for a long time but never really considered it for my computer. Then my cousin married this guy who turned out to be a programmer. One day they were over at my house and showed me a demo CD of Ubuntu 8.04. It looked pretty cool but I still wasn't ready to try it yet. Some time later when I went off to college my uncle gave me a laptop with Vista pre-installed. Tweaked it to no end and it still gave me trouble. Every now and then it even crashed for no apparent reason. It didn't come with Microsoft Office, so I had to find something else. I found Open Office and loved it, that got me started with open source software. Eventually I got tired of Windows and the constant hassle of trying to keep it running smoothly. I remembered what my cousin's husband showed me before, got Ubuntu 8.10 running and after a good bit of tweaking and customizing I had everything I needed.
I'm running 9.04 now and I simply don't have a practical reason to use Windows anymore. I still run both just in case, but the next computer I get will be nothing but Linux, probably Ubuntu. The only time I had to reinstall was when I messed around too much. The security is one of the most comforting aspects of linux, the terminal has now become something so useful I can't get away from it (unlike in Windows), there is no limit to what I can do with it or how I can customize it, and it "just works." Yeah, I've had a few troubles, but nothing I couldn't fix with the help of Ubuntu forums and some patience.
There's a sense of freedom you just don't get with Windows. The freedom of knowing that if you are so inclined you can do ANYTHING you want with Ubuntu and linux in general. The fact that the software is free and if you want to you can see and change the source code makes life easier. The free support from some of the smartest users around makes anything accessible to anyone. I enjoy using linux and will continue to be a loyal user as long as it's around.
Roger Burns, Retired civil servant
I use Ubuntu, because it is free, it is easy to use,does not have problems with viruses etc and has all the software I need. I no longer suffer the Blue screen of death. Goodbye Windows.
Benjamin Millard, Computer Technician
I mainly support Windows machines. After years and years of clearing up viruses, spyware, and other junk from people's computers, and the constant work on my own Windows machines, I decided it was time for a change. I've now exclusively used Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu on my home machines since 6.06. I love it. I've switched some of my more problematic support cases over to some flavor of Ubuntu as well and have experienced fewer calls for support from them as well.
I absolutely love the ease of use, customization, and security that using Ubuntu offers.
Nandan V, Student
I've been using Ubuntu for a little over a year now, and I find it to be wonderful. It provided me with a great introduction to the Linux Desktop and I haven't felt the need to move away. In the last few months, I have managed to move away from using winXP completely and only use it when I am forced to for "external reasons" .
Davide, Studente
Ho iniziato a usare linux appena messa l'adsl, ormai un'anno fa, sotto suggerimento di un'amico che mi ha convinto a provare mandriva; all'inizio ho avuto diversi problemi, ero troppo abituato a win e non mi trovavo bene col kde, poi un'altro amico mi consiglia di provare Ubuntu, da quel giorno l'unico s.o. sul mio pc è stato Ubuntu, problemi ne ho avuti tanti: riconoscimenti di periferiche, problemi con programmi in generale, difficoltà di chi passa da win a lin ecc... la soddisfazione che provo quando sento gli amici dire "ho dovuto formattare per colpa di un virus" oppure "il pc diventa sempre più lento giorno dopo giorno, dovrò deframmentarlo", "wow che effetti grafici che hai sul pc" è immensa, nonstante i problemi (che avevo anche su win, anzi ne avevo anche di più) mi trovo benissimo, non tornerei mai indietro, lo consiglio a tutti Ubuntu, si potrebbe rimanere a bocca aperta.
Edgar Marquez, Disenio Web
Tengo alrededor de 8 anios desempeniandome profesionalmente en esto de los ambientes web y demases. como muchos, mi vida informatica inicio con Windows, pero pues los grandes problemas de dicho sistema operativo fueron el peor de mis problemas; Siempre habia visto a Linux como algo "muy complicado"
Paso el tiempo, y pude conseguirme una Mac. Su sistema operativo Mac Os X me encanto, pero nos encontramos con el dilema de las macs: Son carisimas. Y ultimamente su relacion calidad/precio no me convence.
Consegui una laptop compaq con Windows...*sigh* Vista. Windows Vista ha sido una de mis PEORES experiencias en la informatica. pesado, tedioso, inseguro. No habia momento que no me quejase de el. Probando varias alternativas, llegue a Ubuntu, Algo inseguro decidi instalarlo. Gracias al tiempo desempeniandome en el ambiente web, he aprendido muchisimo sobre el entorno linux (sobre todo en el lenguaje de terminal) lo que me ayudo a convencerme a instalar linux y usarlo como sistema operativo unico.
Solo puedo decir... Que es impresionante. No solo he dejado de extraniar Windows, si no que ya no considero como opcion conseguirme una Mac para estas navidades (uno de mis planes que tenia). Ubuntu me ha dado la estabilidad que necesito y la paqueteria necesaria para realizar mi trabajo. Paqueterias como Bluefish y Gimp, puedo realizar grandiosos sitios, usando mis conocimientos en php, css y java.
Para programas que desafortunadamente tengo que seguir usando de la libreria como Windows, existe el virtualizador VMWare, aunque es de paga, no me causa ningun problema desquitar una pequenia cantidad, solo por necesitar del ...*sigh* Internet Explorer parar verificar que mis sitios funcionan correctamente.
Y para juegos, Gee Linux no tiene juegos.... Pues si, es cierto, pero gracias a los avances en la virtualizacion, reproducir juegos de Windows en Linux nunca habia sido mas facil y sobre todo, legal, con Wine.
Solo puedo dar mi visto bueno, y comenzare a difundir la palabra de Ubuntu, asi como lo llegue a hacer con Mac. pero diciendoles esto: para tener Ubuntu... no necesitas gastar miles de dolares, solo un PC normal...
Mi novia ya decidio pasarse a Ubuntu Tambien!! xD
Kamil, Uczeń technikum informatycznego
Ubuntu zainteresowaÅ‚o mnie mniej niż rok temu. DenerwowaÅ‚y mnie ciÄ…gÅ‚e problemy z Windowsem i postanowiÅ‚em spróbować czegoÅ› nowego. PadÅ‚o na Ubuntu, jako że wczeÅ›niej miaÅ‚em styczność z 7.04 przesiadka nie byÅ‚a straszna (zresztÄ… dla nowych też nie powinna być). ZainstalowaÅ‚em 7.04 ( to akurat miaÅ‚em na pÅ‚ytce) i... 100% zadowolenie szybka konfiguracja i nieograniczona wolność :D Åaa miodzio... Od tego czasu jestem przez wszystkie wydania na aktualnym (9.04 skoÅ„czywszy). Å»yczÄ™ wszystkim, aby spróbowali nie tylko Ubuntu ale ogólnie Linuksów - nie bÄ™dziecie żaÅ‚ować ;)
Pozdrawiam!
P.S. U mnie w szkole nikt mi nie wierzy, że Linuks potrafi być lepszy od windy, a jest i to sporo ;)
اØمد الاسمر, طالب
السلام عليكم ورØمة الله وبركاته منذ زمن ليس ببعيد سمعت عن نظام لينوكس وما Ùائدته وما يقدمه من قدرات Ùأعجبني الموضوع وقررت ان اجربه وقمت بتنصيبه على الجهاز الخاص وهنا اصبت بالصدمة يا لهذا النظام انه بالÙعل من معجزات الارض السبعة Øيث ذهلت به من ناØية الاستقرار الØرية الامان المظهر وهذا اجمل شيء رايته
دعنا نعود لنقطة الامان عندما كنت استخدم ويندوز اقصد اÙشل نظام عرÙØ© التاريخ كنت دائما منشغلا لا استطيع ان اجد وقتا للراØØ© وهل تعلم بماذا بالÙورمات نعم بالÙورمات لا تستغرب Ùكل يوم وراء الÙايروسات اتا Ùيروس وذهب Ùيروس ومن برنامج Øماية لبرنامج آخر وأيضا كثرة الاخطاء والثغرات التي به ولكن اشكر الله على اني تعرÙت على اقوى نظام ÙÙŠ العالم وهو الينكس وعذروني على الاطالة واستودعكم الله
R Benjamin, Student
Okay, so about a year ago a techy friend was talking to me and raving on and on about how great Ubuntu was. I'm good with computers, but I never got around to trying Ubuntu until a couple months ago. Boy, what made me wait? After I downloaded it, I immediately burned it onto a CD and used booted from it. I was amazed.
The operating system worked flawlessly with my compaq laptop, ran faster than lightning compared to vista, and ALL the software that came with it was free! No trials, hidden payments, and monthly fees! FREE! Needless to say, thought I still use vista because some programs don't work aren't compatible, Ubuntu is my primary OS and I am amazingly impressed by it.
Cesar Marcelo Sanchez Meneses (17), Estudiante Universitario (casi XD)
Soy un usuario autodidacta, desde crÃo me habia acostumbrado a usar Windows,ya que no tenia idea de que existian otras alternativas, y digo autodidacta porque desde que recuerdo la informatica siempre me ha atraido, no era necesario que me impusieran un profesor y ademas las clases de computacion en la escuela solo se limitaban a enseñar Office, Corel Draw y Flash. ESTO NO ERA SUFICIENTE. En mis busquedas de programas, de personalizacion de la interfaz de Windows, de programas de seguridad (siempre me preocupó estar protegido),lo ultimo en sistemas windows y la mejora de performance de estos, etc, me topé con "Linux",SÃ, ese sistema que por lo que habia leÃdo era para gurus de la informática y geeks. Me interesó mucho el tema, y seguà enterandome de sus virtudes y defectos (a mi parecer habÃan mas virtudes). Una vez enterado de la existencia de las llamadas distribuciones Gnu/Linux, busqué info de las mas popular, o por decirlo de otra forma aunque no la mas correcta: "la mejor". Fue en el momento que mi busqueda habia concluido, encontre "UBUNTU".
Si bien me esperaba que el sistema no fuera identico a Windows, siempre tuve en claro que apesar de ser diferente, era "mejor" por su seguridad, estabilidad. Me instalé ubuntu a mediados de julio del 2007, obviamente la ultima era la Feisty Fawn, debo reconocer que me dio muchos problemas :S ya que no estaba acostumbrado a su forma de trabajar, pero como decirlo, las cualidades autodidactas me motivaron a seguir, asà hasta que conseguà resolverlos todos. No hubiera sido posible sin la comunidad de usuarios linux y los foros. Uno siente satisfaccion cuando siente que todos los esfuerzos tuvieron su resultado, llegando a ser mas satisfactorios que con Windows.
Es cierto que hubo problemas, pero a estas alturas del año 2009, la distribucion ha conseguido un aumento de velocidad y estabilidad general del sistema realmente sorprendente, en tan solo 2 años. No me arrepiento de haberme cambiado de S.O, ahora lo tengo como mi S.O principal y no existen ventanas en particion alguna.
La facilidad de uso, su velocidad, su estabilidad,su seguridad, los programas necesarios (menos juegos, pero ya vendran), el hecho de ser gratuito, y su filosofÃa Free Software, hacen de Ubuntu, una opcion mas que justificada para experimentar una vida informatica mas productiva y comoda. XD (Piensalo....¿como serÃa el mundo si los servidores de internet corrieran bajo windows?..podemos tener a nuestro alcance un sistema profesional y seguro en el PC, realmente vale la pena probar)
elio brunetto, impiegato / pensionato
Be. la mia storia è un pò particolare, non ho molte conoscenze circa windows XP o altri sistemi operativi, in passato lavorai su macchine tipo Commodor 64, Apple e altri Home computer, poi lentamente passai sul Personal computer. A Quei tempi avevo imparato linguaggi tipo il Lisa, lavoravo su diciamo sistemi assembler, poi con il passare dei tempi ho avuto problemi di salute per cui ho poi perso molto del mio tempo in tentativi inutili di riuscire a migliorare le mie conoscenze.
Credo di aver scoperto nella zona di Pinerolo da qualche parte indicazioni circa un club SLIP al club Veloce di Pinerolo.
Mi sto informando al fine di definire cosa devo e posso fare per partecipare alle vostre riunioni.
Se potete inviatemi info al mio indirizzo e-mail 'bruelyt@alice.it
Anticipatamente ringrazio Elio Brunetto Via virginio 4 Pinerolo
Ivica, Student
I tried many Linux based OS's, but except for Ubuntu, all of them had some features which I missed. Ubuntu works for me without much stress. I like when an operating system has features to explore, it makes using it much more interesting. And my computer doesn't slow down when I have many programs installed.
Pradeep Balagangadharan, Systems Engineer, Siemens Information Systems Ltd.
I used to be a fan of RedHat Linux until I came across this piece of gold. Ubuntu is amazingly fast, eats low on system resources and is very secure. Most importantly, no longer do I need a good antivirus software. A superb OS, even you would love to embrace it.
Canonical has done a wonderful job, by materializing this concept of shipping OS installation discs for free!
Luca A. Marinosci, Developer, Analyst, System Administrator(and loose time researcher)
I've switched to Ubuntu when i bought my little Eee pc 900...I wanted to try and...Ubuntu rocks...it's...just...beautiful! I've been a Ms system adimn for so long...too long! WIth Ubuntu u have control...u can do way more things...
Now my personal webserver is running Ubuntu, my Eee pc, and soon even my G1s
Thx Ubuntu!
Ryan MacNeille, Linux Technician
I have been using and developing Linux for over 5 years. Kubuntu is my only source for computing. The open source capabilities of this software are truly endless. If you can imagine it you can create it. Everyday people ask me what that weird flashy cube is on my computer and I can spend hours explaining the wonders of this system. Linux is constantly being upgraded and changed, it will never stop and it will take over all other operating systems in the future.
The Linux community is amazing, if there is anything a new user doesn't know, there are thousands of more advanced users ready to answer their questions.
The addition of Compiz Window Manager creates a 3D world of magic on your desktop, or I should say "desktops."
Linux will never die. Windows is already on it's way.
In a world full of gates, walls and fences, who needs windows?
If you have ever thought that your operating system is too slow, troublesome, cumbersome or just plain annoying, switch the Linux! You don't have to format your entire hard drive and start all over with something you don't understand. If you want to try it, just download it for free and run the system off of a CD or flash drive. Use it until you understand it, then install it if you wish. In the system setup you can choose to partition your hard drive and have Windows and Linux on the same computer. If you have a problem with Linux and can't get online, reboot into Windows and figure it out. Want to use your Windows files without rebooting? Simple! You can view every file on your hard drive through Linux.
Linux comes preloaded with a better version of every piece of software that you would normally pay for in Windows; Office software, multimedia players, graphics editors, instant messengers, torrent downloader, IRC client, Bluetooth, Cd & DVD Burners, etc. It's all there. And if there is something extra that you want, simply install it, for free! All of these programs are more advanced than Windows versions.
Linux Forever!
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