Getting started with Ubuntu!
I have finally launched the Linux based OS Ubuntu, on my Toshiba laptop. I’ve decided to cover my migration from Windows XP & Vista to Ubuntu here in my blog. I’ve always wanted to escape the confinements of Microsoft Windows and journey into the wide-realm of readily available, open-source alternatives. Linux has been in my sights for quite some time now and after realizing the popularity of one of it’s latest distrubtions, Ubuntu, decided to take a shot and see how it would do against other mainstream, costly operating systems. I’ve been running Ubuntu 8.04 a few days now and it has been running fine, given a few hours of tweaking… In my upcoming posts, I will be describing what technical challenges I had to overcome to get my Ubuntu up and running. Also, a piece of software developed by Sun Microsystems known as VirtualBox that has made transitioning a few of my Windows-based software programs (especially Adobe CS3) slightly easier.
My laptop specs:
Toshiba Satellite A215-S4767 running Windows Vista Ultimate
2.20 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-64
2 GBs RAM
250 GB Fijitsu MHX2250BT ATA Hard Drive
Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter
ATI Radeon X1200 Graphics
Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-k17LF ATA Optical Drive
Chicony USB 2.0 Camera
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