I’ve finally made the switch from Windows to Linux. I’ve installed Ubuntu on my home PC and for the most part it has been painless. I had a weird quirk show up with Firefox, something about a flash plugin which was very odd. Fortunately the support community surrounding Linux is very strong and with a little Googling I was able to find the solution.
This move to Linux was part of the reason why I wanted to learn GIMP instead of Photoshop. I’ve always dreamed of having a completely open source system and now it’s a reality. It’s a great feeling, knowing that I’ve parted ways with Microsoft. It’s very liberating.
A couple observations, which I’ll have to keep brief because it’s 1:30am and I’m tired:
- The fonts. They look like Mac fonts. They’re somehow clearer, smoother, prettier than Windows fonts. I assume this is due to the Gnome living in my PC now.
- Very user friendly interface with Ubuntu. It’s also very different from Windows. I’m having to relearn where to find stuff. Fortunately it’s all pretty much common sense.
- Installing programs is drastically different from Windows. In fact, it’s much easier.
- Ubuntu takes up about a quarter of the disk space that Windows did. It’s nice to have my hard disk back.
That’s all my brain can squeeze out for tonight. I’m off to have merry dreams of penguins.
