Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope"

It's all very well paying a large amount of money for Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or the new system codename "Windows 7", but what is it you really want it for, anyway?

Linux sends shivers up many spines because people believe it is a difficult system to use. Linux itself is just as good and if not better than Microsoft Windows for many reasons. Personally, I use a system called "Ubuntu" which is a Linux "distribution", or flavour. The new upgrade 9.04 codename "Jaunty Jackalope" was released a couple of days ago, and it is great. I found the hardware support has excelled my expectations, and with thousands of free applications at my disposal, no firewall or antivirus programs required, a very quick boot speed, Ubuntu is really taking off.

Even with all these great things, I can bet many people are just not interested in trying Linux, or even attempting to find out more about it. Well, that's fine, but you're missing out on a treat. Ubuntu is just as good for the novice as it is for the expert. Ask anybody at the Ubuntu forums and they'll agree.

Everything I can do in Windows can be done in Ubuntu. I admit that the brown, easy-on-the-eye interface may not be for everybody, but just like Windows, it can be changed. Ubuntu is free, as in absolutely free without costs other than incidentals (ie, to download a large file, you will have to pay for an internet connection).

After installing Ubuntu, you will find it looks different than Windows, but please: give it a go. You didn't learn Windows in a few seconds, did you? The same with Ubuntu. Give it some time. You will have things to learn, but I don't think you will be disappointed.