Thread: Seriousness Should I switch to Ubuntu, or stay with Windows XP?
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Old 05-07-2009, 04:24 PM   #49
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This one's a very sound idea to get a feel for an operating system. Heck, you can even create a virtual machine for different distros and go with the one you like best. One frustrating part of dual-booting is you'd have to reboot to switch operating systems. If you're a "Windows" power user like myself, you likely have an arsenal of software utilities which may or may not have a Linux port. One of the reasons I didn't stay with Linux is because I didn't have the luxury of having the time to find Linux equivalents for software that I use a lot. I had to switch to XP quite often to get things done quickly and after a few weeks of running XP, I eventually forgot the password I used for the Kubuntu installation (I liked KDE much better than Gnome ). If you just keep Linux in a virtual machine, it's much easier to switch OSes back and forth and it makes the transition more gradual.
I believe Ubuntu 9.04 also gives you the opportunity to run within Windows if you wish - no need to dual boot.
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