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Goodbye Boated Windows - Hello LINUX (Ubuntu)

Sep 13, 2011 7:09AM PDT

Going with Ubuntu is the best thing I could have done! After dealing with licensing issues with Windows after swapping out hardware from my PC, I decided to give the Live Ubuntu disc a shot that I had laying around... Well, I tried it and I'm absolutely loving it! I wish I'd done this a while ago. No more bloated Windows crap anymore. Plus it has all the programs I need like before, or at least a comparable app that does the same thing. It's very fast! Downloading software is a breeze with the Software Center, and they're FREE! I managed to locate a driver for my printer/scanner combo. I'm loving the Linux world. I've seen the light and I am glad that I didn't have to shell out a couple hundred bucks for a full retail copy of Windows like I thought I was going to have to!

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Sep 15, 2011 3:11AM PDT

Glad to hear that you caught the Linux bug.

There are other distros to mess with, is all about choices.
You might light better another distros that might suit your likes better.

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Oct 17, 2011 11:25PM PDT

Try ArtistX. It has everything built in to it. You can also try Mint. You can get/read about at : distrowatch.com