Ubuntu Linux comes in multiple flavors. However, broadly speaking, Ubuntu is available as the Netbook Remix edition – tweaked to be run specifically on netbooks, the Desktop edition for PC users, and the Server edition for your server. The latest stable release of Ubuntu as of this writing is 9.10 aka Karmic Koala. But Ubuntu 10.04 which comes with long term support (LTS) is just around the corner expected to be released on April 29, 2010 and is touted to bring a host of exciting new features including built-in integration with Twitter, identi.ca, Facebook, and other social networks.
Ubuntu Linux is considered to be a “New User” friendly Linux distribution that can be installed on your hard disk in a mere 7 steps.
But it is also a fact that over 90% of the computers are pre-loaded with Windows which makes convincing people to erase Windows and install Linux on their machine all the more daunting.
Toms Hardware has an in depth article which aims to ease the pains of switching a Power Windows user to using Ubuntu Linux. Written by a lifelong Windows user, system builder, ex-gamer, and performance freak, the article walks you through the Ubuntu installation process – right from downloading the CD image, to installing it on your machine, and finding help online.
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