Comments on: How did Ubuntu end up so popular?

By: Goatse

Goatse — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:20:39 +0000

i started using ubuntu this year and really enjoying it everyday

By: Santosha Chaitanya

Santosha Chaitanya — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:03:31 +0000

I chose it because almost every open source project has a .deb file of its app for easy installation. By building on an already successful base like debian, they set themselves up for a win.

By: David Wright

David Wright — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:05:35 +0000

I started with RH8 because a highschool kid told me all the reasons why Windows blowed when it came to software development and security, and told me how easy and reliable Linux had become. I was using that for awhile, fighting with its instability and rpm dependency issues, before I upgraded to RH9. I lived on that for awhile until my coworker and mentor with Linux, Paulo from Brazil (oh, and I’m from the USA), told me he received a copy of Ubuntu and said it was better than RH. He said I wouldn’t have to worry about package dependencies, the thing was the most stable Linux out there, and had more recent packages than other forms of Linux. He said it was 100% free and I could even have the billionaire owner send me some CDs, which I did.

So yeah, that’s why Ubuntu is the most popular, and that’s why I still use it until today — they have not let me down one bit. I choose Ubuntu over RH or any other Linux.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:14:01 +0000

I’m a new Ubuntu user, I started using on ד אב. I think the English date is 3 August. (Yom Ivris B’Alef-Beit Angleet is 4th of Av). I find it incredibly easy and within hours I fell in love with Terminal. It doesn’t hurt I liked the CLI when I used Windows. I also don’t care for the docs – they are confusing. I use the wiki and forums, mostly. You can’t actually edit the official docs, and the wiki confuses me a little, so I stick to the forum. :)

And everything worked out of the box, with the exception of Java or closed-source stuff, but it takes 2 secs to install. I LOVE Ubuntu’s PDF viewer, more than Adobe because it is much faster!!

How fast is app installation in dial up?

By: Arkadi

Arkadi — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:10:30 +0000

I am Linux beginner and using Ubuntu 8.04 (used 7.10 too).
It is wonderful OS and it fills all my needs from a desktop computer.
Very simple, huge amount of help on the internet, and very beautiful. In my opinion in the current release there are less bugs and it is very polished. I am proud to be a Ubuntu user!

By: lonetruth

lonetruth — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:03:42 +0000

I am using Ubuntu 8.04, after not having touched Linux since the mid 90’s. I was so impressed that I did a quick write-up here: http://lonetruth.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/ubuntu-experience/

In my mind, and through my experience, the popularity of Ubuntu can be summarized by 4 simple words: It’s Just Like Windows.

And I mean that in a good way: 99% of the user-friendlyness, with maybe 1% of the bugs.

Cheers!

By: tonton

tonton — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:48:51 +0000

i completely agree. the ubuntu forum is probably the most newbie-friendly forum in the net. hardly anyone ever gets flamed for not using the search function. unlike in most linux forums, where asking a question is an invitation to being flamed.

By: ubuntucat

ubuntucat — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:27:01 +0000

Sure thing, Alex.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:28:45 +0000

Very nice article. Is it possible to translate it and publish with your credits on our online czech tech magazine http://www.eMag.cz as different view thant we normaly have (as we cover mostly windows)? If so please let me know on my e-mail. Thanks.

By: ubuntucat

ubuntucat — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:56:07 +0000

They’re two Linux-based operating systems (otherwise known as “distros” or “distributions”) that have different funding sources, release cycles, default software, software management systems, and communities.