Ubuntu Linux Vs. Windows Vista - Battle For Your Desktop
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For some time, the folks at Ubuntu have been trying their best to make Granny -- and most everyone else -- happy. They've attempted to build a Linux distribution that's easy to install, use, configure, and maintain -- one that's at least as easy as Windows, and whenever possible, even easier. As a result, Ubuntu is one of the Linux distributions that has been most directly touted as an alternative to Windows.
In this feature, I'm going to compare the newly-released Ubuntu 7.04 (codenamed "Feisty Fawn") with Microsoft Windows Vista in a number of categories. To keep the playing field as level as possible, I'm looking wherever I can at applications -- not just in the sense of "programs," but in the sense of what the average user is going to do with the OS in a workday. Sometimes the differences between the two OSes are profound, but sometimes the playing field levels itself -- OpenOffice.org, for instance, is installed by default in Ubuntu, but adding it to Vista isn't terribly difficult.
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To be scrupulously fair, the situation isn't always much better in Windows: Most people find the idea of spelunking the Registry to be about as unappealing -- although the Registry does enforce at least some degree of consistency in the way configuration data is stored.
This is the first time, I have seen a techie saying something good for windows registry ;)
I feel the only blocker in case of Linux-based OS is drivers eg. for printers, wireless and other cards.
As a security admin, I have both Linux and windows on my desktop :)
Re: Ubuntu vs Vista
Hi,
Ubuntu is a great OS. In the other hand, we have to admit it both of Ubuntu and Vista got its advantages and disadvantages. An interesting article which hit on these advantages and disadvantages of Vista & Ubuntu can be found at:
Microsoft Windows Vista versus Ubuntu
Enjoy,
VMguru007 :)
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