Comments on: 25 Reasons to use Ubuntu Linux instead of Windows http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/ All about Ubuntu, Linux, Web apps, iPhone and other Technology related stuff. A Technology Mania is 'Technomania'. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:28:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 : Which is the best? | Knowliz http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-690 windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 : Which is the best? | Knowliz Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:39:44 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-690 [...] may want to find out 25 reasons to try Ubuntu instead of Windows as well if you are still thinking why you should also migrate to [...] [...] may want to find out 25 reasons to try Ubuntu instead of Windows as well if you are still thinking why you should also migrate to [...]

]]> By: Caleb Withers http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-688 Caleb Withers Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:17:02 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-688 Just to disagree with two of your reasons: :) 1. You don't have to get Microsoft Office in ANY operating system, and OpenOffice works on Windows 2. Are you seriously trying to tell me Linux is better for gaming? Just my 2 cents xD Just to disagree with two of your reasons: :)
1. You don’t have to get Microsoft Office in ANY operating system, and OpenOffice works on Windows
2. Are you seriously trying to tell me Linux is better for gaming?

Just my 2 cents xD

]]> By: 20 articles to read before and after installing Ubuntu | Knowliz http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-684 20 articles to read before and after installing Ubuntu | Knowliz Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:33:20 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-684 [...] 25 Reasons to use Ubuntu Linux instead of Windows [...] [...] 25 Reasons to use Ubuntu Linux instead of Windows [...]

]]> By: How-to Install Ubuntu (Linux) with Windows Vista? | Knowliz http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-683 How-to Install Ubuntu (Linux) with Windows Vista? | Knowliz Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:07:05 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-683 [...] 25 Reasons to use Ubuntu Linux instead of Windows [...] [...] 25 Reasons to use Ubuntu Linux instead of Windows [...]

]]> By: 10 Basic Linux Questions, Answered – The Easy Way | Knowliz http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-666 10 Basic Linux Questions, Answered – The Easy Way | Knowliz Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:56:39 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-666 [...] be any trace of Ubuntu on your computer.  As simple as that. But before you do that, read these 25 reasons to use Ubuntu instead of Windows. Well, these are some of the questions, people with no or little knowledge about Linux generally [...] [...] be any trace of Ubuntu on your computer.  As simple as that. But before you do that, read these 25 reasons to use Ubuntu instead of Windows. Well, these are some of the questions, people with no or little knowledge about Linux generally [...]

]]> By: Learn Linux, Ditch Windows : The easy way with Anurag « Knowliz http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-663 Learn Linux, Ditch Windows : The easy way with Anurag « Knowliz Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:28:04 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-663 [...] 25 Reasons to use Ubuntu Linux instead of Windows [...] [...] 25 Reasons to use Ubuntu Linux instead of Windows [...]

]]> By: Chris http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-658 Chris Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:30:52 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-658 Much the Same story here when will people stop being Brainwashed by Microsoft Much the Same story here when will people stop being Brainwashed by Microsoft

]]> By: Anurag Bansal http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-657 Anurag Bansal Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:29:51 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-657 Hahahaha.... Very interesting to know your experience. That's why I always recommend Ubuntu to everyone. Thanks Hahahaha….
Very interesting to know your experience. That’s why I always recommend Ubuntu to everyone.
Thanks

]]> By: Ike Dyson http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-656 Ike Dyson Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:03:59 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-656 I have been using Ubuntu for only a few eeks now. Why did I change from XP? Because my damn BIOS is gone, and Windows will not load. I have an embedded BIOS chip which is hell to fix. Isn't it amazing that Windows will not work at all on my machine, yet Ubuntu behaves like a dream. F**k Microsoft Corporation! I have been using Ubuntu for only a few eeks now. Why did I change from XP? Because my damn BIOS is gone, and Windows will not load. I have an embedded BIOS chip which is hell to fix. Isn’t it amazing that Windows will not work at all on my machine, yet Ubuntu behaves like a dream.

F**k Microsoft Corporation!

]]> By: Kabel http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-653 Kabel Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:55:43 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-653 What exactly was the problem with 9.04? What exactly was the problem with 9.04?

]]> By: Jaydeep Naik http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-651 Jaydeep Naik Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:46:15 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-651 Hi dude...well good points about ubuntu...i have a question to ask u....i have tried ubuntu 9.04 with all its features except the compiz fusion software...bec of no graphics driver...so i shifted to lower version of ubuntu i.e 8.04.....now the problem with ubuntu 8.04 is i am not able to use bsnl broadband in it(cannot configure)....but i easily configured it in 9.04...please give a soln to this problem as soon as possible...so tht i can shift to ubuntu 8.04...and leave windows Hi dude…well good points about ubuntu…i have a question to ask u….i have tried ubuntu 9.04 with all its features except the compiz fusion software…bec of no graphics driver…so i shifted to lower version of ubuntu i.e 8.04…..now the problem with ubuntu 8.04 is i am not able to use bsnl broadband in it(cannot configure)….but i easily configured it in 9.04…please give a soln to this problem as soon as possible…so tht i can shift to ubuntu 8.04…and leave windows

]]> By: sdgdsgds http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-647 sdgdsgds Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:35:12 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-647 FAT32 sucks it really does duck! And much more than the NTFS file system in Windows and all the file systems in Linux suck all together!! DIE, FAT32, DIE!!!! FAT32 sucks it really does duck!

And much more than the NTFS file system in Windows
and all the file systems in Linux suck all together!!

DIE, FAT32, DIE!!!!

]]> By: Ron http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-634 Ron Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:18:24 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-634 Support for XP (OEM versions) went out the Window (pun intended) on April 14th, 2009. Only the most critical of updates will be given out, and all support beyond that is for the retail only versions of XP. All support stops altogether on April 8th, 2014. Aside from all of this, the whole 32-bit architecture is going away as well. 64-bit is here to stay, so even IF she did use Windows XP, didn't connect it to the Internet, didn't get any updates, the software out there for 32-bit is going away much like 16-bit software went away when Windows95 came out and people were migrating over from Windows 3.1.1. Support for XP (OEM versions) went out the Window (pun intended) on April 14th, 2009. Only the most critical of updates will be given out, and all support beyond that is for the retail only versions of XP. All support stops altogether on April 8th, 2014. Aside from all of this, the whole 32-bit architecture is going away as well. 64-bit is here to stay, so even IF she did use Windows XP, didn’t connect it to the Internet, didn’t get any updates, the software out there for 32-bit is going away much like 16-bit software went away when Windows95 came out and people were migrating over from Windows 3.1.1.

]]> By: Ron http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-633 Ron Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:14:57 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-633 Regarding this: "You don’t have to defrag your hard disk every now and then to boost the performance. Ubuntu does it for you automatically." You don't have to defragment the drive at all because the ext3 (and ext4) file systems operate differently than FAT and NTFS do. In the ext file system, the data is at the beginning of the drive and the free space is at the end, and this is where the new data is written to. On the FAT/NTFS systems, data is moved around all the time and new data is put in thos various places, thus fragmentation occurs. (Coincidentally, OS/2 Warp doesn't have file fragmentation either.) Ubuntu will do a disk check every 30 bootups, but that is different than a defrag (and it's actually more akin to a Windows scandisk) Regarding this:

“You don’t have to defrag your hard disk every now and then to boost the performance. Ubuntu does it for you automatically.”

You don’t have to defragment the drive at all because the ext3 (and ext4) file systems operate differently than FAT and NTFS do. In the ext file system, the data is at the beginning of the drive and the free space is at the end, and this is where the new data is written to. On the FAT/NTFS systems, data is moved around all the time and new data is put in thos various places, thus fragmentation occurs. (Coincidentally, OS/2 Warp doesn’t have file fragmentation either.)

Ubuntu will do a disk check every 30 bootups, but that is different than a defrag (and it’s actually more akin to a Windows scandisk)

]]> By: chris http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/25-reasons-to-use-ubuntu-instead-of-windows/#comment-629 chris Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:38:22 +0000 http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-629 I Installed Ubuntu on my sisters Laptop an Acer 5310 She does Not use it that much but she won't sell it to me For some reason.Anyway its running Great she had Vista home basic and it was rubbish it has A 80 gb hard drive 31 gb C drive 31 Gb backup why would you need 31 gb backup for a start.and vista 18 gb Way too much space.Anyway she has never Used Ubuntu and she told me the other day that she will need it back and she has a friend who will put XP on it .For some reason Although Never even trying Ubuntu She wishes To install XP which means problems.Reasons to Use Windows over Ubuntu "Ubuntu don't Advertise on T.V" I Installed Ubuntu on my sisters Laptop an Acer 5310 She does Not use it that much but she won’t sell it to me For some reason.Anyway its running Great she had Vista home basic and it was rubbish it has A 80 gb hard drive 31 gb C drive 31 Gb backup why would you need 31 gb backup for a start.and vista 18 gb Way too much space.Anyway she has never Used Ubuntu and she told me the other day that she will need it back and she has a friend who will put XP on it .For some reason Although Never even trying Ubuntu She wishes To install XP which means problems.Reasons to Use Windows over Ubuntu “Ubuntu don’t Advertise on T.V”

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