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Is Ubuntu Becoming the Generic Linux Distro?
Apr 8, 2008, 03 :00 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (4268 reads)

(Other stories by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes)

"Has anyone else noticed an increasing number of Linux newbies who seem to think that Ubuntu is Linux and Linux is Ubuntu?

"Over the past year or so I've noticed an increasing number of newbies (a term which I use affectionately) interested in taking Linux for a spin--for example, the number or emails I'm getting on the subject from zero a year ago to several dozen a week. The reasons for their interest in Linux are many and varied, as is the level of commitment to making the switch from Windows or Mac..."

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Over the weekend I zapped my mum's P ...   Ubuntu   
Simon
Apr 8, 2008, 09:18:44
 
If ubuntu is so easy to use how come we  ...   If its so easy   
anonymous
Apr 8, 2008, 11:49:34
 
...If ubuntu is so easy to use how come  ...   re: If its so easy   
Brandioch Conner
Apr 8, 2008, 15:36:23
 
I really like Ubuntu for desktop install ...   Desktop Distro...not Linux Distro   
Greg Jones
Apr 9, 2008, 18:37:56
 
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