“I wanted to write a comment like that, but looks like you did it before me.”

To be honest, I usually don’t let myself rant like that. But this time, I felt it necessary to set the record straight, especially with the “My way or the highway” attitude that was coming to light.

My distro has a utility that will install packages, making it easier to install needed programs (providing they are available). At the moment, my brain is unable to retrieve the name of this utility, but it does work.

But you are right, though, the interface isn’t as friendly as Windows, although in some respect it is pretty eye candy. That aside, I was thinking of wiping my installs and installing Kubuntu instead, it uses KDE with a task bar similar to Windows (although maintains the same unfriendlyness of Linux).

Your last paragraph fully highlights my remark about the OS fits the needs. I can’t give solid advice as I don’t feel I qualify, however I do suggest sticking with Windows for what you need it for, and if financing is available, experiment with Linux on a separate machine.

I tried ubuntu for few weeks, loved it, loved the speed (was istalled with Wubi). But I’m really bad with computers, and didn’t understood Linux well. I couldn’t install correctly my programs, I mean, I couldn’t get used to the terminal thingy. Also, my Pen tablet was not fully working on Ubuntu.

I loved my Linux experience, but I would like a more ” friendly ” interface, like Windows. If I would not be drawing all time with my computer, Linux would probably be my choice.

I also purchase movies, TV shows, and music videos on DVD, and to date, I have yet to find any Linux based program capable of ripping and encoding video the way DVDShrink and DVDx can, and of course, under Windows.

Open Office.org is used on both my Windows box, Ubuntu box, and both boots on my laptop. I have MS Access, and MS Visual Studios on my XPPro-x64 on this laptop, but those are required programs from the college. I also have Dev-C, which I prefer over VS.

But I have uses that both Windows and Ubuntu fits, and I want a Mac just for fun, but not at their prices.

With all that said, the post was bias in some degree, and unbias in others. Although I will not elaborate, I will say most of the comments (not all) were bashings related to love-maybe-hate relationships dealing with either OS’s, including MAC. But I digress, and will allow myself, for the satisfacion of the true ignorant, to be named among the ones who are called ignorant and stupid for keeping Windows around.

PS: When I say true ignorant, I am remarking against those who think Linux (whether with or without a GUI, doesn’t matter) is the way to go, and anyone opposing the idea must be lame, stupid, ignorant, and anything else they can throw out . . . kind of like racism, only an ignorant would conceive color of skin, or country of origin as a feature that disqualifies a person as a human being. My thoughts, but the oft heated debate over OS’s is often akin to the debate of skin color, esspecially when one gets so opinionated that his/her opinion becomes fact and must be imposed upon any and everyone else.