logical.order.of.chaos

I’ve previously complained bitterly about Linux as a Desktop operating system.  it just never seemed to be ‘there’ yet.  Not enough ease of use for the end user.  Not enough compatibility, and not enough of what you need to do work.  My last post was as recent as Ubuntu 7.0.4 Feisty Fawn.Recently I’ve been reading Understanding the Linux Kernel 3rd Edition, and decided rather than messing with my live servers, I would like to play around with it on my desktop at home.I really wasn’t expecting much.  I was expecting my usual issues of having to figure out how to install programs using the .deb packages, and checking dependencies like the last time I installed Ubuntu.  But I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised.I have been using Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx for a few months now as my primary desktop OS at work.WHAT?!!?!?That’s right, I said it!  And guess what?  Not only do I LOVE it, I don’t want to go back!Sure, we’ve had a few run ins and scrapes here and there.  I’ve rubbed Lucid the wrong way a few times.  But, when it comes down to it.  It just works!  The only real trouble I had was when I was playing around with installing Kubuntu (not a fan) to test the KDE Desktop (Really, I don’t get this thing at all).  I’ll stick to GNOME.I’ve done everything I need to do at work with this.  I can connect to servers, with RDP or with VNC.  I can edit and save files on the network with OpenOffice.org.  I even found a nice tool called Dia from GNU that let me diagram my network finally.  FOR FREE!In the immortal words of Ronald.  I’m lovin’ it!I will report back later with my progress.

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