:Ubuntu Linux's Achilles' Heel: It's Tough To Install On Laptops
Ubuntu Linux's Achilles' Heel: It's Tough To Install On Laptops Jul 12, 2007, 18 :00 UTC (17 Talkback[s]) (9684 reads)
"I started my Linux journey wanting to like Ubuntu. It's pitched as a great operating-system option that's ideal for newbies and experienced PC users alike. Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth is, like Bill Gates, both an entrepreneur and a philanthropist. And there's something appealing about joining a community that's built up such a robust ecosystem in so short a time (Ubuntu was introduced less than three years ago.) What could go wrong?
"Unfortunately, none of the Ubuntu stories--no Linux reviews, for that matter--talk about the inevitable problems many people run into during the installation process. Yet online forums are rife with traffic on stumbling blocks, which often cause people intent on converting to the open-source operating system to give up and go back to Windows..."
