As I mentioned in earlier post, I have moved to Linux. In the last post, I was talking about my new OpenSuse 10.3 installation. I was happy with everything, but the way fonts were displayed in FireFox. I would rather call that experience with fonts terrible. Then I decided to give Ubuntu Linux a try. Installed ubuntu on another partition, just to check if everything works fine. I used the beta of the upcoming Hardy Heron. Just like OpenSuse, everything worked out of box. No hassles at all. Even my blue-tooth adaptor was working fine. My wifi was showing, but the green LED was not glowing. Later I came to know that this is an issue with Linux kernel and Intel is addressing it. Also, I have found almost every application that fits my need. Everything was available through online repositories. Here is a screenshot of my ubuntu desktop.
Everything is working fine. I have stolen this wallpaper from OpenSuse desktop. Although the beta version is a bit unstable, I am happy with the way everything is working. What excites me is that I have not touched my Windows Vista Installation for the last one week.
As I mentioned in the last post, the only thing I miss in Linux is Windows Live Writer. But there is something which makes life easier. Guess what? It is the new version of Wordpress. This is a much awaited version of wordpress which comes after six months of hard work. The new interface is very pleasing. The upgrade to the new version was very smooth and everything worked without any problem. The new interface makes it very easy to manage the common tasks easy. It provides me the easy interface to compose a new post without any hassles. I am happy with this web version, because I have got 24×7 Internet access now, which makes my life easy. Not having a dedicated Internet connection was one of the reasons why I preferred to use Windows Live Writer earlier.
PS: If you thought of switching to Linux, then be sure to read an article, Linux Is NOT Windows. This is a must read article for everyone who has some kind of interest in Linux.
