Is Ubuntu better than Vista?

Question

i'm considering ubuntu cos i heard it's free

will i still be able to run programs normally like windows

i'll be running vista on a laptop with 3gb RAM and a 2.0 ghz Processor

Answer 1

Linux, which is what Ubuntu is at it's core, is more complicated than Windows.

Plus, game support, hardware support and other such issues are harder to get diagnosed on a linux machine unless you know what you are doing.

If you are a relative computer novice, I would suggest you stick with Vista as you will find better support.

Answer 2

Better for what?  Everything everyone says above is true.  However, Ubuntu has a much lower memory overhead (I've heard of people running into problems on Vista when they had less than 5gb though I don't know what programs they were running on top of it, so I wouldn't assume you will) and Windows itself is intended more as a consumer product than Linux, which began as for developers, and it's worth noting that for a variety of reasons which always sound better the more you know about them, Ubuntu is and always has been trying to make the developer environment safe for the consumer.

Microsoft says the DRM technology (which makes it less stable in a business environment) is going to be an inherent part of Windows from now on, so if you do a lot of backing up you should definitely choose Ubuntu, but of course that would probably include jumping from IE to Firefox, Office to OpenOffice and other substitutions.  Plus not every game plays on Linux.  A few do.

Answer 3

also many games arent compatible with it unless u use wine which is complicated.  

Answer 4

Please go ahead with Ubuntu if you are looking at the cost factor, it could be a bit  unfriendly but you will learn it over time.

you will not be able to play high end games based on directx10.

Vista is a ready to use operating system and is compatible with nearly all softwares produced.