Has Ubuntu Replaced Windows on Your Box?

[Apatewna]

craigmac wrote:
> This laptop is completely Windows free and has been since I got it. The
> XP installation was completely borked and wouldn't even reinstall from
> the Acer Restore CDs. I tried Linux in several derivatives including
> Ark, Mepis, Mandriva and Debian (for a total newbie that was the wrong
> choice!!) before settling on Breezy Beta. 
> 
> 
> 
> Now running Dapper under Xubuntu and loving every minute of it.
> However, I'm a lone wolf in the house! Wife has a Dell with XP and she
> is happy. I have an XP desktop for video editing and games. The kids
> all run XP due to the games issue. -  I can't afford to have anything
> other than rock-solid  (from Windows - haha :confused:) for them and
> they want gaming so they get the Windows installs. It makes hassles for
> me since I need to  do the odd re-install for them - never managed to
> get an XP install last more than a year before it is totally
> disfunctional but it keeps me off the streets :rolleyes:
> 
> 
Wich remind me of my house situation.
Wife running XP because she needs Office to practice
My pc dual boots XP (for games), ubuntu for work

Not much you can do about it, except keeping full disk images of xp 
machines and a file server for all their beloved files.