Why to Use Ubuntu

Brief Intro to Ubuntu

This section follows the legacy of article writting in which an intro to the subject is necessary. Ubuntu, as you all know, is an operating system under linux distribution. Ubuntu started as a command like operating system but now it offers the gui also to accompalish all the tasks. Ubuntu is open source software so it comes free. Using it is easy and it suits best for development process. The next section of this article describes the benefits come along with ubuntu.

What comes in the box ?

There are so much benefits which ubuntu brings. But listing all of them is not necessary. The following few things about ubuntu will be enough to persuade you to use it or atleast give it a try.

• Open Source: What it means is that it is totally free of cost. It also specifies that there are thousands of developers sitting who are willing to help you anytime you are stuck with your machine. New updates come regularly and bugs are tackled as soon as they are confirmed. Not only this, thousands of applications built for ubuntu are also open source. So you can think, there is a family of open source softwares which come along with ubuntu for free.
• Fully Customizable: This is also one of the best features which only an open source software can provide. You can customize the code as you like(If you want to but why would you). If you have ever rooted your phone then you know whats it like to have a fully customizable operating system.
• Powerful file handling: It is incredible the way we can handle our files in ubuntu. Just one command and we can make our file restricted. Just one command and we can delete the whole operating system files. Password protected files, hidden files, directories and links are easy to create and delete.File compression and decompression can easily be done either via gui or cli.
• Incredible Package Management: The reason why developers prefer linux based operating system is its awesome package management capabilities. Ubuntu has got a

  Advanced Packaging Too(apt)

  which can install almost any package in your system. apt-get install is the most basic command we use to install/update the applications.
• Superb Network Management: When we think about networking or network sharing then our thoughts are very limited to routers, adapters and ip addresses. But what is behind all these is the management of these. In ubuntu, network management is so handy that you can learn it easily. Changing IP addresses is just a child's play. You can learn more about networking through various sources which can be found at the end of this article which is about to come.

Getting Ubuntu on your machine

After reading all of the above points, you are definitely thinking of trying ubuntu atleast once. In this section i'll tell you how to get it ready on your machine. There are basically 3 methods to use ubuntu.A detailed description of each is not necessary in this article because there are already the official documentation of each method on the internet. But still to reduce your google work, i have posted the links to those documentations at the end of the article.

• Using Virtual machine: Virtual machine is a software which can run system images (iso files) without affecting the other operating system in which it is running. Its the safest and easiest method to run ubuntu. Just install the virtual machine and run the iso file using it. The detailed documentaion is available on howtogeek website.(link is at the bottom). Its good to use virtual machine to get started with ubuntu but virtual machine degrades the performance of the OS, so use it temporarily.
• Using Live CD/pendrive: Live CD is another safer option to try ubuntu but its just for the trial basis. You can look and try the ubuntu features and work for as long as the cd/pendrive is inserted in your machine.
• Dual boot: Once you have tried ubuntu then if you want it permanently then dual booting is the only option. It will install the grub(a software to manage os booting) and you can switch between windows and ubuntu by just restarting. However, the process of dual booting is longer than the rest two.

So thats all. I love ubuntu and thought everyone should give it a try, so wrote this article. If you are also an ubuntu lover then encourage your friends by sharing this article to them or if you are new to ubuntu and have some questions then comment it below and i'll defintely try to help you out. In the next article, i'll highlight some wonderful ubuntu commands. Till then, Hakuna Matata.

Helpful Links

• Download Ubuntu
• Virtual Machine Installation
• Live CD method
• Dual Booting
• Ubuntu wiki