Monday, April 5, 2010

Is Ubuntu better than Windows?

I read an interesting article titled “7 things are easier to do in Ubuntu than in Windows”. It was interesting and I agree to all his views. i wish to add few of my comments to this article.
  1. Auto update is definitely better than Windows. Windows updates applications that are created by itself. Ubuntu updates all apps (including third party ones) that have been installed in the system through Synaptic Manager or Ubuntu Software Center. If someone has manually installed any application, then he/she needs to update manually. It is but natural. Only problem in Ubuntu update is the time lag between the availability of update from the vendor and availability in Ubuntu repository. It takes some times more than a month. Ubuntu needs to reduce this time lag.
  2. Locating drivers and installing them properly is still not as easy as with Windows. Generic drivers do not work properly some time. Getting proper driver is painful in some cases. Hardware vendors need to focus on developing drivers for Linux too. Some good Samaritans in the role of freelance developer help develop suitable drivers for hardware. They do not cover all drivers. In some cases, there are work-arounds, but they are not as good as a original driver. Hardware vendors have to come forward to provide drivers for linux too to match Windows at least for the current models.
  3. As far as themes are concerned, Ubuntu still lacks the varieties available for Windows.
But for these above comments, I fully agree that Ubuntu has a lot of functionality improvements and stability built in the system. They are superior to Windows. For a switcher from Windows to Linux, Ubuntu is the best bet.