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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Installing Ubuntu: A comparison of Ubuntu 6.06 and Windows XP
>
> ,----[ Summary ]
>| Windows XP and Ubuntu 6.06 were both quick to install; each install was
>| complete in less than two hours. Windows took about twice as long as
>| Ubuntu to install, primarily because of the additional time required
>| to install (and update) non-OS software packages.
>|
>| The largest potential problem with both operating system installations
>| is hardware recognition (as I encountered with Windows XP). Ubuntu's use
>| of a LiveCD is an advantage here, as it allows new users to test their
>| system before formatting their hard drive. However, more hardware
>| is generally supported in Windows than in Ubuntu, as many manufacturers
>| build Windows-specific drivers (but do not make Linux drivers).
>|
>| Window's reliance on commercial software adds to the difficulty and
>| annoyance of its install. In Ubuntu, a lot of software is installed
>| by default, and additional packages can be searched for and installed
>| (for free) from an easy-to-use "add/remove programs" menu (note: the
>| primary exception to this are programs to play specific media formats,
>| some of which suffer from patent issues and thus can be more difficult
>| to obtain in Linux than in Windows, though EasyUbuntu and Ubuntu's help
>| pages deal with this). In Windows, many basic software packages (e.g.,
>| office suite, photo editing software, IM clients) are not installed by
>| default, and must be downloaded or purchased from a variety of websites
>| or companies. This commercial software also increases the chances of
>| ads appearing on the computer, as happened to me many times during
>| the Windows installation, but never in Ubuntu.
>|
>| Linux is typically considered to be an extremely difficult operating
>| system to install. I believe Ubuntu challenges that perception.
> `----
It's interesting that now the Fud is quoted rather than the reality,
just like the bit above. Linux is absolutely not a difficult OS to
install, the difference between linux and windows is that linux has
rarely been preinstalled. Installation is easy when someone has done it
for you.
>
> http://rhosgobel.blogspot.com/2006/06/installing-ubuntu-comparison-of-ubuntu.html
One wonders how long this can go on for before MS release some kind of
prettying-up patch for XP. Sorry, I mean the next release of Windows...
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