Hey, guys. I'm completely new to this forum and I thought I'd say 'Hi" and 'Thanx!"
I've been a Windows user for 5 years, since XP was king and Vista was scorned (still is, I think).
Anyways, I got tired of all the rebooting and mess that Windows did and decided to run Ubuntu after hearing a friend rave about it. Well, my friend apparently didn't have the same kind of computer as mine, a Dell Inspiron 531, and I had a hard time with flash and my graphics driver. I had video freeze for 10 or 15 seconds at a time while watching a show. I thought I finally had it with Linux. Everytime I ever tried a distro, I couldn't get something to work and it was no different with the newest version of Ubuntu.
But as I researched my problems, I noticed the Kubuntu didn't seem to have the same issues. So I thought, "Well, one more distro." I couldn't be more pleased. Everything just works. I can watch and convert videos, play videos online and everything.
My only mild complaint I had with Kubuntu was the software manager didn't list all available programs like Ubuntu's did. I had to type in a program to see if it was available or run 'get apt' through the terminal, which was only mildly irritating. I found all the programs I needed, one way or the other and I'm happy. It was my only hassle with Kubuntu.
It's nice to have an OS that doesn't need constant rebooting or anti-virus. I really don't have the time or the patience anymore to babysit a computer like Windows so Kubuntu is also a time saver and a half.
Anyways, I just thought I'd say thanks to all of you that helped create this wonderful OS and wish all of you the best.
Thanks again!
-Charles
I've been a Windows user for 5 years, since XP was king and Vista was scorned (still is, I think).
Anyways, I got tired of all the rebooting and mess that Windows did and decided to run Ubuntu after hearing a friend rave about it. Well, my friend apparently didn't have the same kind of computer as mine, a Dell Inspiron 531, and I had a hard time with flash and my graphics driver. I had video freeze for 10 or 15 seconds at a time while watching a show. I thought I finally had it with Linux. Everytime I ever tried a distro, I couldn't get something to work and it was no different with the newest version of Ubuntu.
But as I researched my problems, I noticed the Kubuntu didn't seem to have the same issues. So I thought, "Well, one more distro." I couldn't be more pleased. Everything just works. I can watch and convert videos, play videos online and everything.
My only mild complaint I had with Kubuntu was the software manager didn't list all available programs like Ubuntu's did. I had to type in a program to see if it was available or run 'get apt' through the terminal, which was only mildly irritating. I found all the programs I needed, one way or the other and I'm happy. It was my only hassle with Kubuntu.
It's nice to have an OS that doesn't need constant rebooting or anti-virus. I really don't have the time or the patience anymore to babysit a computer like Windows so Kubuntu is also a time saver and a half.
Anyways, I just thought I'd say thanks to all of you that helped create this wonderful OS and wish all of you the best.
Thanks again!
-Charles
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