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(image 2+3) I have installed Ubuntu over 20 times, and never ran into any problems, but since we'll be re-sizing partitions, it is possible to lose data. You could also create a restore point, you can find it in the Control Panel, under System and Security > System > System Protection > Create.

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This is probably the most important step of this Instructable: backup all your important files on an external hard disk, and if you haven't already, create a Windows recovery drive.

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(And you'll need a computer to install it on, obviously.) * an internet connection to the computer you want to install it to is not necessary.Ī little technical know-how may come in handy, but I tried my best to write an easy step-by-step tutorial with lots of images, that most people will be able to follow without any problems. But if you have an older computer, you might want to take a look at Lubuntu, a lightweight "flavor" of Ubuntu.įor the installation, you'll only need a USB flash drive (>2GB) and an internet connection* - preferably a fast one, because the file you need to download is over 1GB. The rule of thumb is: if it runs Windows XP or higher, it will run Ubuntu without any problems. The official Ubuntu documentations does not state minimum system requirements. (The GPU render times are the same, this is probably due to the fact that both Windows and Ubuntu use the same Nvidia driver.) But you can see that across the board, Ubuntu is much faster.

As you can see, the startup and shutdown times on Ubuntu are much better than Windows, and CPU 3D rendering on Windows is almost 30% slower than Ubuntu. The images I added are some benchmarks and tests I did. Although Steam is available for Ubuntu, the selection of games is rather limited. If you're a PC-gamer, you'll probably also want to stick to Windows for now.

Another problem is Adobe software: programs like After Effects, Premiere or Photoshop will not run in Ubuntu, but there are some very good open source alternatives, like GIMP and Blender.

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Microsoft has, however, a great free web app to solve this problem, but you can't use it if you need some more advanced options. For example, Microsoft Office is only available on Windows and Mac, there's off course LibreOffice and OpenOffice, but they have a prehistoric interface, compared to MS Office. In most cases, this isn't too much of a problem, but it's not very convenient.

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However, there are some disadvantages as well, the biggest problem is probably software installation: Ubuntu doesn't support Windows software.

Flexibility: The sky's the limit, there's a piece of software available for virtually anything you want, and you can change any setting you want, using the terminal interface.

It is very intuitive, and not too different from Windows.

Interface: Ubuntu is one of the Linux operating systems with the most 'polished' user interface.

The community: After Windows and OS X, Ubuntu is the most popular desktop operating system, so there's a very large community, to help you with all of your problems.

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Driver support: when you have, for example an older printer, that is not supported in Windows 10, there's a 99% chance that it will work right out of the box in Ubuntu.

Not only does it start up in a flash, and are browsing and other normal tasks really smooth, but also heavy things like 3D rendering, compiling, and even bitcoin mining are significantly faster than in Windows. Some other positive things about Ubuntu, from my own experience are:

Ubuntu comes with a ready-made community dedicated to building and promoting free systems and software.

Ubuntu comes with all the support you need and powers the most popular computers - on servers, desktops, notebooks and netbooks.

Come in a new, improved, easy-to-install release every six months, so you're always up to date.

Ubuntu operating systems are regularly updated.

Anywhere, any time and with any number of people all over the world. With thousands of applications to choose from, it's completely free and easy to use.

Ubuntu is far more than an operating system.

The Ubuntu site gives the following arguments for choosing Ubuntu: