Flexibility
Linux works on a large number of different kinds of devices. It can be found installed on desktop PCs, notebooks, mobile phones, routers, fridges, cars, planes, etc.
Linux gives you a level of flexibility that none other operating system will ever be able to offer. There are always millions of different solutions for the same tasks, and loads of free software for you to choose from. While other popular operating systems offers you only one graphical interface, in Linux you can choose between many fast and highly usable desktop environments, and yet customize each of them too.
With Linux, installation of software had never been easier. You will install 99% of all the software that you need from one system-integrated installer. Once you select from list specific software that you need it will download, install and set it up for you.
Who is using Ubuntu?
Check out who and why is using Ubuntu Linux. Read the stories below.
Jorge, High School Student
About 5 months ago i bought a laptop with windows Vista. I like millions of others bought vista for its eye candy. Its sad really, ms deprives you of visual affects with xp then throws aero for vista so ppl go crazy. Transparent windows ad fading effects..Ooo lol open your task manager and thats a joke... 600mb on just the os..rofl gj ms. Well anyway i used vista for a week and then decided it sucked and installed xp. But i found xp actuall ran slower. Out of curiosity i ordered an ubuntu cd and im really glad i did its so fast, stable safe. All i can say is UBUNTU FTW! UBUNTU FTW! UBUNTU FTW! UBUNTU FTW!
lwolfc, Biomedical Equipment Technician
I got so tired of re-installing Winders at work and at home that I started looking into other options. At first I purchased a Mac, then ran Linspire on a PC which was not inexpensive either, then SuSe Linux. I read about Ubuntu, tried it and now use it almost exclusively for all apps. Surfing with Firefox is a breeze and though I can dual boot into XP, I very rarely boot into it, cause there's no need. Ubuntu is so easy to configure the way I want, almost as easy as a Mac, BUT the cost is nearly nil.
James A Schmitz Jr, Call center employee, customer support specialist
For years I used gentoo linux. To say I didn't learn anything would be a massive betrayal to one of my dearest toys, but I believe I began to outgrow how much it got in my way. Finally, Ubuntu had really hit the mainstream and was maintaining a package repository similar in size to gentoo's. One of the greatest perks to me regarding gentoo was how simple it was to manage packages, dependencies, etc. Installing a game was a one command affair only sometimes involving me inserting CD's and enter CD codes... but this was what I'd see in windows. To have it all taken care of for me was nice...
But gentoo began to see massive instabilities. I could never count on anything to work. I decided to try Ubuntu and it met all my gentoo raised needs, and with the things I'd learned about linux's command line from gentoo I was able to make anything work in ubuntu with minimal effort. Ubuntu was my gentoo, without the 36 hour install time.
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