Ubuntu - Debian Linux

So you think Windows is too buggy and non-secure and you wish there was something different to use. Well now there is.



http://www.ubuntu.com/

There are things Windows will do better, and there is more software available. In spite of that, you will find Ubuntu (Debian Linux) to be very useful and the price is right. It's FREE with no strings attached. Ubuntu is an open source, Linux-based operating system that works great for laptops, desktops and servers yes SERVERS.

When you install it you will have many of the applications you need - a web browser, Open Office Suite (presentation, word processor, database and spreadsheet software), instant messaging and much more. You also have access to more software from the repositories absolutely FREE!!!

I use Ubuntu 7.10 on my Pentium 3 equivalent (Cyrex 3) machine and Ubuntu 8.04 LTS on my Athlon 64 machine. I use Windows XP on my AMD Sempron (the old Athlon) machine.

I got all of them for FREE. I downloaded 7.10 from http://www.ubuntu.com/, Canonical (the European headquarters) sent me 8.04 (free of charge, no postage) and Microsoft gave away pre-release copies of XP to developers (back when I use to do IT work).

I like Ubuntu and would recommend XP over Vista for now.


http://www.canonical.com/


http://www.debian.org/



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