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ArsGeek: What It’s Really Like to Use Linux 24/7/365

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 6, 2007

“Just over a year ago, I made the decision to dual boot my
laptop (which is also my primary computer) with Ubuntu and Windows
XP. I’ve spent the majority of that time in my Linux partition and
I haven’t actually booted into Windows in over a month now.

“I spend, on average, about eight or nine hours of the day on my
computer between work (I’m an IT professional), play and running
this website.

“So what’s it really like to use Linux every day all day? Here
are some thoughts, in no particular order…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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