«Ubuntu»
Put the disk in your CD drive and let it fly. I am new to Linux but did not have any problems with the install on an older laptop. With some help from the on-line Ubuntu community, I was able to install printer drivers and deal with a troublesome issue with the wireless card that was install on the computer - the wireless chipset maker would not release the specs so someone in the community reverse engineered the drivers!
[Sunday, November 16, 2008]
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«It is outdated version. New release is available. »
Ubuntu always gets my best words but new version 8.10 (released on October 30, 2008) is already available:
Kubuntu Ubuntu Ver. 8.10 and Linux Training Library 2DVD+CD
[Friday, October 31, 2008]
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«Great Product, Awful Price»
Normally I'd choose amazon.com to find the lowest prices. However on Linux operating systems this isn't the case. To anyone in the U.S. who is interested in Ubuntu I'd recommend going to [.....]. Their service is great and I haven't had one bad disk from them. They charge a flat rate of $0.99 per cd and $1.99 per dvd. Shipping is only $1.99 for the whole order. However if you can come up with a reason to spend more than $20 on your order shipping is free. They accept paypal, checks or money orders (you have to email them to find out how to pay with a check or money order).
The system requirements listed by amazon are a bit sketchy. For Ubuntu 8.04 and Kubuntu 8.04 a minimum of 384 MB of RAM is required. For Xubuntu 8.04 a minimum of 256 MB of RAM is required. I have personally used Xubuntu 8.04 on 2 old computers one with a 766 MHz celeron processor and 256 MB of RAM and the other a 1.3 GHz celeron processor with 256 MB of RAM. Both have worked fine. I've used Ubuntu 8.04 and Kubuntu 8.04 on a 1.5 GHz celeron processor with 512 MB of RAM and both OS's worked great.
Support for Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu is second to none in my opinion. The forums at [....] are great. You have alot of people who are eager to help people make the transition from Windows to Linux. If you do decide to switch from Windows to a Linux OS you need to be aware that there is a learning curve and things may not go as smoothly as you may wish. But if you are fed up with Microsoft it's worth taking the time to learn.
The main difference between Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu is the desktop environment. Which is essentially the way the computer looks and feels.
Ubuntu uses the Gnome Desktop Environment
Kubuntu uses the KDE Desktop Environment
Xubuntu uses the Xfce Desktop Environment
On some forums asking what is the best desktop environment will cause a flame war. The best way to find out which one you like is to try a few and pick which ever one you like. At the prices that frozentech charges that option isn't too expensive for most people.
Edit: 11/19/08
I looked back at my review and realized that amazon deleted my links to a few websites. I didn't realize that it was against amazon's review guidelines (my error). The first mention of [....] was to frozentech's website. And the second was to the ubuntu forums. I'll have to be more careful in future reviews. My apologies to amazon.
[Wednesday, October 29, 2008]
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