On
April, 2014 Microsoft ends support for XP. Now it is vulnerable and unsecure to
use XP. But, few hundred million people still using XP since they don’t know
other options and can’t afford Win 7, 8.0, 8.1., 10 I have one suggestion for such
people that is Canonical’s Ubuntu.
Ubuntu
is healthy OS which can run very well on old platform i.e. XP-era hardware.
Many people don’t like Linux’s (it is kernel from which Ubuntu has been
developed) GUI for them I have Ubuntu-Gnome, KDE, Unity, LXDE and many other
interfaces. Ubuntu-Gnome’s GUI is better than Windows GUI and more
customizable. There are also Ubuntu flavours for education, server, multimedia,
etc. Chinese government also developed Kylin OS for whole China from Ubuntu.
You
can dual boot your PC with Ubuntu keeping your existing windows.
Followings are some points where Ubuntu beats Windows:
1.
Open source and
community:
- Ubuntu is free.
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If you are in trouble
there are many people to help you and by many ways.
E.g.
www.askubuntu.com
2. Environment:
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Somebody says (including
me) Ubuntu GUI is more comfortable than Windows.
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You can run Windows
programs (.exe) on Ubuntu using Wine utility.
3. Security
and Safety:
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No Viruses.
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Clean system design. It
is difficult to create viruses for Linux.
Ubuntu has smart user
management and user rights. So no one can enter in to your system without your
permission.
4.
Programming Platform:
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Ubuntu has outstanding
support for programming tools.
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You can use almost all
IDEs on Ubuntu.
E.g.
gedit, SublimeText, Geany etc.
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It is easy to compile and
execute your code via console.
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It is easy to install and
configure all types of servers.
E.g.
Apache, MySQL, etc.
5. Package
Support:
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Everyone can install
Applications via Ubuntu software center or command line.
- Everything is file or
folder. So, everything is customisable.
6. Terminal:
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On Ubuntu you can do
anything via terminal.
E.g.
You can shut down your friends PC also.
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You can extend your
system’s functionality by writing your own shell scripts.
Ubuntu with pantheon desktop |
Are you studying Computer Science and using only
Windows, you better just quit Computer Science.
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