I did a 30 day trial in June to not only try Ubuntu, but to immerse myself in it, and avoid "dual boot syndrome", you know the "Yeah, I dual boot windows and linux...but mainly I just use Windows". I figured there was no way to learn except immersion...which is what I did when I learned DOS when I was 11. There was C prompt, and I had a manual of commands, and threw commands at it for a month.
Anyway, that was June, and I still run Ubuntu...I love it. But it isn't for everyone. It's definitely not for hardcore gamers. I myself am a console gamers, so no loss there. It's not quite there in terms of Video Editing, though Audio Editing is pretty decent.
If you run full $2k suites of professional software, like CS2, Premiere Pro, or Flash, then it isn't for you.
It is getting there though, but if you want to do your daily computing tasks, in a stable, low maintainence, free (as in price and open source), easy to use, customizable environment. Give it a spin.
For me, who is a slightly above average computer user, the learning curve was 2 weeks...now i can do a ton of stuff, as well as basic troubleshooting.
|