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Get your free Ubuntu Linux operating system now. If you're tired of the Windows errors and expensive software, say hello to free open source software. You can also purchase Ubuntu at the following link and have it shipped to your door along with training cd set.

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Below is a comparison chart on Ubuntu versus Windows. As you can see, Ubuntu clearly is the winner.

Free Open-Source software or cheap through a partner store.
Ubuntu is faster and easier to install
Smaller footprint, takes less memory, and can run well on older systems.
Has many abilities right out of the box
Errors are rare, unlike Windows
Very small learning curve to change settings
Better security without the worry of viruses and intruders
No need for disc defragmentation or tune up
Comes with Open Office Word, Spreadsheet, and Presentation software preloaded, that is Microsoft Office and Corel WordPerfect compatible
Faster boot up
Easier to add or remove programs
Thousands of free open-source software with a check mark and the click of a mouse
Printers and other hardware automatically are found by the computer without loading complicated software drivers from a cd
Flash, Java, and other plug-ins are added by simply putting a check mark by a wanted item, and downloading them all at once from a package(program) manager.
Comes with excellent photo editing software pre-installed that's similar to Adobe PhotoShop and easy to use
Multiple workstations ready to go out of the box
Superior graphical environment with the Compiz plug-in
Superior help with the Ubuntu community if you need it
Ubuntu is better organised with applications by category with accessories, games, graphics, internet, office, other, programming, sound and video, system tools...

Very expensive purchase of operating system
Long complicated installation.
Large footprint and has problems running on older systems
Must purchase Ultimate edition for some abilities
Many errors are common and must reboot frequently
High learning curve to change settings
More vulnerable to attackers and viruses are common
Needs frequent tune ups and disc defragmentation
No Office suite preloaded.
Slow boot up
Long, complicated program installations
Very few good quality programs without having to pay big dollars or visit dozens of websites to find
Hardware drivers required with printers and other devices with long software driver installation process
Flash, Java, and other plug-ins require visiting multiple websites, and downloading multiple files to make work
Must purchase expensive photo editing software for those who need it.
Multiple workstations require complicated process
Harder to adjust typical graphics
Limited help unless you pay for it
Unorganised application menu where programs are mixed and uncategorized.

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Kompozer is a great package to run in Ubuntu for building a website. Kompozer is a web authoring system that can compete with Dreamweaver and popular web-design programs.

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Below is an excellent list of other great software titles. Most of the software packages below can be downloaded from the repositories in Ubuntu under System/Administration/Synaptic Package Manager. Download an excellent screenplay software package at Celtx.com and go to http://www.getdeb.net/app/BookWrite for an excellent lightweight Book writing package.

Education
VYM (View your mind- a mind-mapping software)
BibleTime (A simple Bible program)

Games
Gweled (A game much like Bejeweled or Diamond Mine)
FooBillard (3D pool game)
Frets on Fire (Rock out with your keyboard)
NeverPutt (Golf game)
SuperTux (A Super Mario inspired game)
DreamChess (An excellent 3D chess game)
FlightGear (A highly sophisticated flight simulator)
KBattleship (A game like the classic Battleship game)
Lincity(Build and maintain a city)
Performous (A karaoke game)
PokerTH (A Texas hold'em game)

**There are so many games to list and something for everyone of all ages.**

Graphics
Gimp (A program that is much like Photoshop, but in many ways better)
Inkscape (A great vector graphics program)
Scribus (Graphic page layout and publication)
Blender (Create and edit 3D models and animations)
PDF editor (Edit pdf files)
Pixelize (Use many small images to closely duplicate another image)
Pencil (Draw cartoons)
F-Spot Photo Manager (Organize, enjoy, and share your photos)
Evince (View multi-page documents including pdf's and more)

Internet
Firefox (The award winning browser and the Ubuntu default)
Pidgin (An internet messenger)
Ekiga softphone (Talk to people over the internet)
Evolutioin Mail (Read and write emails)
BitTorrent (Download BitTorrent files quickly)
Liferea (A simple feed reader)
MultiGet (An easy to use multi-file downloader)
Kasablanca (An FTP client)

Office
OpenOffice (is similar to Microsoft Office and many believe it's better)
Abiword (A great word processor similar to Word)
Homebank (Similar to Quicken or Money)
GnuCash Financial Management (Similar to Quickbooks, a money management package)
Glabels (Create labels, business cards, media covers...)
Gramps (Geneological Research System)
Kivio (Flowchart and diagram editing)
Tasque (A simple to do list manager)
Lemon (A point of sale software for use in restaurant, general store, bookstore, and more)

**The best way to make a document, business card, spreadsheet,etc, is still Google Docs. Edit it from any computer as long as you have internet access; and you can still save it to your computer if you want, specific people to view it, and much more | Also check out More Google Products**

Sound and Video
Audacity (Record and edit audio files)
Amarok (Awesome media player with many capabilities)
Brasero disc burner (Create and copy CDs and DVDs)
Miro (A great audio and video podcasting tool with stand alone audio and video playback)
VLC (An excellent media player that plays more file types than Windows Media Player)
Istanbul (Screencasting tool to record your desktop)

Programming
Kompozer (A complete web-authoring system for building websites)
SciTE (A programmer's text editor)
gPHPEdit (Edit PHP and supported files)

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