What makes Ubuntu so great?

prabir popularcycle at gmail.com
Fri Jul 27 03:43:09 UTC 2007


Alan,
I am not able to browse in internet.
All the time it is giving 'not able to cnnnect the server'
I am having broadband connection.it is workig with window xp fine but not with ubuntu.
where I am making mistake if you help.

prabir
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Allan Valeriano 
  To: Ubuntu user technical support,not for general discussions 
  Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:43 PM
  Subject: Re: What makes Ubuntu so great?


    I think the ubuntu community is one of the biggest reasons for its success.  Just look at the volume of mails going around on this list alone.  With an extensive community comes extensive support for users and developers, whether they're total n00bs or have many years of experience.  The fact that it's so easy to get questions answered draws people in and helps to keep them in (at least speaking for myself).  

  I completely agree with you. The ubuntu's community is great. People interact a lot here, and they are always trying to help each other.



    Another thing is the massive volume of software and packages available for ubuntu - it makes it easy to switch to ubuntu, since there's usually a replacement or equivalent for anything users switching from other OS's might want 

  That's true too. When I thought about getting rid of windows, I spoke with a friend of mine who works with linux, and he said: "Try ubuntu. Everything will be much easier there because lots of people are moving to it, many softwares are getting easier to configure there than in other distros" 



    I myself have used Windows at home up until a month or two ago, when I decided to wipe out Windows and replace it with Ubuntu Feisty.  I have been very happy with ubuntu's performance so far, and I'm not really missing Windows at all. 

  I have been using windows since I started using computers (I'm not considering the DOS age, cuz I was to young). I got my first contact with linux at college, and that's when I decided to create a dual boot on my laptop with fedora core 6. I had many problems configuring the notebook monitor, and still haven't fixed it. About 1 month ago, I made an upgrade on my desktop and installed Vista. Guess what, in less than 1 hour using it, my computer completely froze. That's when I decided to try ubuntu, and I must say, it's really easy to deal with it. Sometimes I get stuck with 1 or 2 configurations, but that's when the community helps a lot. 

  Allan





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