Why more people are choosing Ubuntu.
The popularity of Ubuntu, and the rise of it being the Linux distro to get in to (especially for new Linux users), has been steadily increasing over the years. When you think about Ubuntu (or any distro) having access to applications like Steam or Skype (and maybe Microsoft Office later this year or 2014) it makes you realize just how popular Linux has become. No longer is it for basement dwelling neckbeards, it has become a user-friendly OS that offers almost equal user experience as Windows or OSx. There is no doubt that Canonical (Ubuntu) is leading the charge in bring a Linux OS to the average, none computer literate, person.
I personally am not an Ubuntu user, I prefer to use Linux Mint (which obviously is closer to a straight up Ubuntu experience than not), but I have always followed Ubuntu and what they are doing in the FOSS world. I have always preferred Gnome to say KDE but what has really intrigued me is Unity. Between my love of System 76 and my excitement with Unity and where it may go (mind you, I have not had a lot of “hands on” time with Unity), I am very close to running an Ubuntu box.
My ThinkPad will probably always stay a Linux Mint machine and at this point I still do need a Windows box which is my Acer, but a System 76 does seem in the near future for me.
Saying all that, here is an article written by Matt Hartley, who is a writer over at Datamation and the co-host of the Linux Action Show, about why more people are choosing Ubuntu. It is a very good read and he does raise some very interesting points.
The link to the article is here so enjoy.
Good to see that you are promoting Linux. In general I would say that Ubuntu is a really good place to start learning things about Linux. Also a good point to remember is that if Ubuntu does not feel good and you want to change your system to another distribution it very easy actually. However these days it is fantastic that we do have these things called live cd’s which can let you test out the Linux, like Ubuntu, without the need to actually install anything.
I totally agree, live cd’s are a fantastic resource. I have been a big fan of both Knoppix and Tails. We are lucky with all the different flavours of distro’s we have these days. A far cry from the Slackware/Debian/Caldera days.
Take Debian off that list
Debian actually has a live cd these days. I have been building my own Ubuntu like Debian live cd’s for years now. I’m going to make a blog entry from making Debian live/installable cd as soon Debian Wheezy becomes frozen… just a note to everyone who might be interested.
I am now intrigued. I will keep an I out on that post. Very intresting
Well there is many interesting things to come. For example next I’m turning my eye to the video conferencing program called Openmeetings. Have a good day!