In evaluating operating systems, Williams overlooked pitfalls of Linux’s
competitors
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| When I installed Ubuntu 7.10, a common distribution of Linux, last Wednesday,
| I had to download exactly one driver. If I had installed Windows XP or Vista,
| I would have found it necessary to download many more. If I had installed Mac
| OS X, and violated the license to do so as Barrett seems to have done, I
| might have gotten it to work as well with rather a lot of effort, but quite
| possibly not.
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http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/22384
Windows is not easier to install. It's just easier to /buy/ preinstalled.
Related:
Ubuntu 1, Windows 0
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| I installed Ubuntu on the Toshiba laptop. Ubuntu installed in 15 minutes - 49
| for Windows XP and 125 for Windows Vista. Ubuntu's desktop came right up. I
| opened the pre-installed Firefox browser and found I could browse the Web
| immediately. Ubuntu installed a network adaptor for the Toshiba laptop.
|
| I shake my head at this Windows foolishness!
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http://linux.sys-con.com/read/458943_p.htm
Installing A New Printer. Windows vs. Linux
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| Windows - 40 Minutes
|
| [...]
|
| Linux - 2 Minutes
|
| While I was waiting for the first round of software to install on Windows, I
| turned to my laptop running Ubuntu to see if I could get it setup to print as
| well. I launched the printing configuration tool. Clicked on "New Printer".
| Typed in the IP address I had assigned to the printer and selected the model
| number.
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http://www.thesourceshow.org/node/69
How To Install Gutsy Gibbon - A 21 Step Guide For Technical Support
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| 1. “First, insert the Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 CD into your cup holder.”
|
| 2. “Press the power button on your computer, and hold it until it shuts off.”
|
| 3. “Good. Now press the power button again.”
|
| 4. “We’re going to see some white on black text fly by, please don’t read it
| to me.”
|
| 5. “Let me know when you’ve got a screen that says Ubuntu in brown and
| orange.”
|
| 6. “Ok, press the ‘Enter’ key.”
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http://www.fsckin.com/2007/09/28/how-to-install-gutsy-gibbon-a-21-step-guide-for-technical-support/
Vista Ultimate vs. Ubuntu 7.04 - Which Install Is Easier?
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| So less than 3 hours into this experiment, I have both Vista and Ubuntu
| installed and patched. Both systems are stable, more or less, but both
| systems have quirks. Neither system worked perfectly, but much to my surprise
| the Ubuntu system worked better, (once I got the keyboard working). More
| hardware worked without needing to download additional drivers. More over,
| there is moreover, the desktop that I do have is more functional -
| applications like GIMP, Open Office, and a slew of multi-media apps are far
| more useful than Wordpad, Paint and the slew of crap that Vista comes with.
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http://scitech.teambio.org/2007/08/14/vista-ultimate-vs-ubuntu-704-which-install-is-easier/
Linux is not only better than windows, it is also easier to install and
maintain
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| This post inspired me to write this comparison, side by side, specially
| where it says, that windows users says that "Linux is hard to install", so I
| wanted to test it.
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http://www.go2linux.org/why-linux-is-easier-than-windows
Linux is Easier to Install than Windows!
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| A brief, but honest description of why Linux is better than Windows!
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http://www.utopiatheory.com/index.php?id=11
[Installing Linux from Windows] Wubi Review
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| In conclusion, this tool is certainly one of the easiest ways of letting
| people try Ubuntu without removing Windows or having to partition their hard
| drive for a dual-boot. I have enjoyed this tool, and although it is still in
| beta, it works very well and is very stable. So, if you are running a
| computer with Windows and want to give Ubuntu a try, then this is the
| solution for you.
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http://jon-reagan.blogspot.com/2007/07/wubi-review.html
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