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Linux is in a constant state of development and improvement by professional and semi-professional developers who donate their time and skills to the various projects. In addition, the majority of the system and available applications are Open source, so if you wish and you had the ability, you could add any feature you needed. Linux also has the ability to expand the life of many systems as it’s reduced overhead and need for system resources means that it will run great on older machines.

As hard as it is to accept, you can easily get support when you do run into difficulties. In addition to the plethora of online forums, both independent and those provided by the distro supplier, there are also more and more 3rd party service providers that offer service contracts for Linux systems. Good to have in a corporate/business environment. There is also support offered by more and more traditional Technology names such as Dell, IBM, Novell, Sun and others. And finally, for support a little closer to home, most major cities have Linux User Groups that can and do offer help and advice. Help and Support IS available and does not usually mean spending hours on hold to speak to someone in a call center on the other side of the planet.

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Who is using Ubuntu?

Check out who and why is using Ubuntu Linux. Read the stories below.

Dallis Brockway, Student

I have been using Ubuntu since 2006, and have enjoyed all of my experiences. Admittedly, in 2006 Ubuntu was a little difficult to use, but I overcame these difficulties and learned a lot about Linux, Ubuntu, and the Ubuntu community through these problems.

Now, over two years later, Ubuntu no longer has any of these problems I had to grapple with, and I have become very proficient in its use. Now I help spread the word of Ubuntu and help people to install it and help with any problems they may have. All of my services are free (in keeping with the 'free' aspect of Ubuntu), but more often than not people still pay me very hefty fees for helping them. I have even had the privilege of convincing a small business to switch to Ubuntu, and I have not had a complaint from them at all.

Ahmed, student

After vista crashed on me a week before finals started, ( mind you it was not even 5 month old laptop ), i was fed up lost all my notes, solution manuals EVERYTHING, then a friend showed me ubuntu i have a copy of xp and vista for my laptop ( both legal btw ) but wow does ubuntu run so much better and faster! the 2 desktops and my laptopt are ubuntu now and all my friends are always curious to try it and the ones who do normally start wiht dual booth then delete windows off for the extra hardisk space !

Noumaan, Blogger/ Writer

I installed Ubuntu two years ago. The primary reason to install Ubuntu was to get rid of proprietary MS Windows OS. Like every one else, I had difficulty getting used to a new computing environment. But then I started loving Ubuntu for its security, stability, easiness, visual appeal and productivity. Ubuntu improved the quality of my work as a blogger and writer. Now I don't worry about configuring my system, removing spyware or combating with viruses and trojans and I can spend more time on my actual work.

Since I write in both English and Urdu Languages. Ubuntu is the best choice as it has the best Urdu support available. It has fonts, keyboard layouts, right to left directional support and better font rendering. And I can install Urdu support by simply downloading one meta package. Urdu support alone was quite an strong reason for me to dump MS Windows.

Ubuntu also brought me closer to people who worked as a community to promote the usage of free and open source software. I made new friends and this provided me a better understanding of software freedom and provided me an opportunity to be a part of this wonderful community.

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