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Ubuntu Operating System - A Change From Windows in One Move
By Philip Woodrow
When I first started to use the internet, the computer I bought had Microsoft Windows operating system pre-installed on it and like millions of other users I thought no more about it. That is until the viruses started to appear, scaring the pants off everybody, me included. I put up with this for some years, then one day someone mentioned the free Ubuntu operating system, which was the first free Linux distribution I used.
I soon discovered how well written and secure a platform it is. No virus or Trojan worries here. You log on as a user, not as administrator, who is enabled to do everything on the system without question, be it constructive or destructive. Unlike Windows, you don’t need to look for and install a firewall before you can use the computer on the internet, as with Ubuntu, and many other Linux distributions as well, the firewall is already installed and functioning every time you start the system from cold. I find this very reassuring.
My first flirtation with the Ubuntu operating system was Ubuntu Feisty Fawn and I was very impressed with it right from the start. I found it easy to install, and easy to use as well. These two qualities have stayed constant with the many revisions that have occurred since that distribution was first released.
In the four years or so I have been using the Ubuntu operating system, a noticeable characteristic is that with each revision comes a slicker and smarter operating system which remains easy to use and is secure. For those with a keen aesthetic eye, the desktop graphics can be quite stunning. But it doesn’t stop there. There is some excellent free and useful software which is included with the Ubuntu operating system.
If you fancy a change from the Windows operating system, the Ubuntu operating system comes with lots of free software included and in my opinion it is well worth a second look. You never know, you might become an Ubuntu convert.
Philip Woodrow is a part time author who writes on a variety of topics of personal interest including the Ubuntu operating system
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