Last night, I was surfing around and bumped into Linux. Actually, I have been researching it for a project that I have assigned myself. I downloaded Ubuntu and burned the CD. I was going to load it on a spare computer. All of a sudden it popped up and said :Would you like me to install inside Windows?". Well, OK sure shy not?
It tool half an our or so and then rebooted my system. When it restarted, I was asked if I wanted Windows or Ubuntu. I loaded Ubuntu and found myself at a desktop looking like a cross between an apple and windows. I found that I already had a mail clinet, a word processor, a spreadsheet, a photo editor and could print PDF files out of the box. There is actually a lot more, all set up and ready to go. It took all of 5 minutes to add my printer. It already reckognized my external hard drive, so I have an easy way to transfer files.
I have been poking around it all morning, It is pretty nice. It seemingly does not need antivirus software or anti spywware. (I am still looking into this).
Best of all, the cost is absolutely nothing. I can put a functional computer on a desk for nothing more than the cost of the hardware. If you consider a low end computer and subtract the cost of Windows, that is pretty inexpensive. It will also run on the old machine that you just replaced.
PS> My windows is still intact and I can run it at will.
Anyone else have comments?
It tool half an our or so and then rebooted my system. When it restarted, I was asked if I wanted Windows or Ubuntu. I loaded Ubuntu and found myself at a desktop looking like a cross between an apple and windows. I found that I already had a mail clinet, a word processor, a spreadsheet, a photo editor and could print PDF files out of the box. There is actually a lot more, all set up and ready to go. It took all of 5 minutes to add my printer. It already reckognized my external hard drive, so I have an easy way to transfer files.
I have been poking around it all morning, It is pretty nice. It seemingly does not need antivirus software or anti spywware. (I am still looking into this).
Best of all, the cost is absolutely nothing. I can put a functional computer on a desk for nothing more than the cost of the hardware. If you consider a low end computer and subtract the cost of Windows, that is pretty inexpensive. It will also run on the old machine that you just replaced.
PS> My windows is still intact and I can run it at will.
Anyone else have comments?