Ubuntu was the first Linux I ever tried, on my previous computer.
It installed smoothly and I was pleasantly surprised. Apt-get was working its magic and it seemed like I could escape from Microsoft's clutches!
But then I made the mistake of getting a new computer which could handle modern games, and suddenly things weren't so simple anymore..
Long story short:
I've got a 8800GTS which required proprietary drivers etc, and for some reason the picture seemed somehow fuzzy.
The whole computer didn't boot up without adding "irqpoll" to the boot options, and Ubuntu refused to recognize my fairly standard Samsung 226BW monitor, or use its native resolution at the normal refresh rate, etc.
After "enough" googling and getting Ubuntu to refuse booting up by fiddling with my xorg.conf etc, I decided I'd wait for Hardy, hoping there would be fewer or no problems.
Along comes Hardy, and now the install-CD doesn't want to boot up even despite casting the "irqpoll" spell!
After installing maybe four different flavors of Linux (over a period of maybe less than a year), two flavours of BSD, I just couldn't get things to work, and finally gave up.
I'm writing this on a MacBook, and happy to be using one.
The thing is, I really wanted to use Linux, but as someone who just wants to use things and not investigate and fix them, Mac OS X seems to be a much better fit.
Besides, it's really pretty and offers a coherent, consistent user-experience! :)
It installed smoothly and I was pleasantly surprised. Apt-get was working its magic and it seemed like I could escape from Microsoft's clutches!
But then I made the mistake of getting a new computer which could handle modern games, and suddenly things weren't so simple anymore..
Long story short:
I've got a 8800GTS which required proprietary drivers etc, and for some reason the picture seemed somehow fuzzy.
The whole computer didn't boot up without adding "irqpoll" to the boot options, and Ubuntu refused to recognize my fairly standard Samsung 226BW monitor, or use its native resolution at the normal refresh rate, etc.
After "enough" googling and getting Ubuntu to refuse booting up by fiddling with my xorg.conf etc, I decided I'd wait for Hardy, hoping there would be fewer or no problems.
Along comes Hardy, and now the install-CD doesn't want to boot up even despite casting the "irqpoll" spell!
After installing maybe four different flavors of Linux (over a period of maybe less than a year), two flavours of BSD, I just couldn't get things to work, and finally gave up.
I'm writing this on a MacBook, and happy to be using one.
The thing is, I really wanted to use Linux, but as someone who just wants to use things and not investigate and fix them, Mac OS X seems to be a much better fit.
Besides, it's really pretty and offers a coherent, consistent user-experience! :)