Has Ubuntu Replaced Windows on Your Box?

[Ishaan Gulrajani]

replaced it a week ago (or at least, i tried to). Finally got it
working, and i'll NEVER go back!
> use_real_email_ulist at ohiggins.ubuntu.com wrote: 
> > DC Parris;534091 Wrote: 
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> > > This is something of a quick straw poll.  I'd like to know how many
> > > people
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> > > have actually replaced Windows with Ubuntu Linux.  If you have not
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> > > replaced Windows altogether (i.e., you're still dual-booting), there's
> > > no
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> > > need to respond.  I'm really only interested in hearing from those who
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> > > have completely replaced Windows.
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> > > Thanks in advance for your time.
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> > > Don
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> > > DC Parris     Libre Software Advocate
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> > > http://matheteuo.org/
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> > > "Hey man, whatever pickles your list!"
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> > > ubuntu-users mailing list
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> > > ubuntu-users (AT) lists (DOT) ubuntu.com
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> > > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
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> > I have completely replaced windows recently. I replaced it on a
> > Athlon64 +3000, 250GB SATA HDD, GeForce 6600 TF PCIe, 1GB PC3200 RAM. 
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> > With my windows machine I've done lots of sound production, lots of web
> > development(php)/designing, and played lots of games :cool:. 
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> > So, why did I change? I changed because of costs, plummeting myself
> > rapidly in the IT world for a career, and realizing I'll be building a
> > separate machine someday for windows. Note that I'll only be building a
> > separate windows machine to help me in IT and because I may need
> > something I can't do in Linux. 
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> > Granted I haven't been with linux for very long but I'm loving it so
> > far. I'm all setup and done everything I did on Windows except game.
> > Somehow, I got sick of gaming. Nothing seems to be fun anymore but one
> > text based game called gemstone hehe.
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> > Why did I choose Ubuntu? Lots of reasons that seem to add up more so
> > than others. It has forums and great community support, completely
> > free, based on another highly popular o/s (didn't choose debian because
> > things seemed outdated and dead around there), updated frequently (I
> > know that's not always beneficial), and humanity to others! When it
> > said linux for human beings it reminded me of sophisticated software
> > designed so well seemingly anyone can use it yet it's so powerful... or
> > at least an article talking about accomplishing that.
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