Furthermore,
Ubuntu has (since 2004) released several editions of their
software. The most recent addition to the Ubuntu line is
Ubuntu Studio -- where one can utilize
open source software for all their
audio and
video editing needs. Well, almost all -- I don't believe that Ubuntu Studio works as well as
Ableton Live for looping live tracks on stage, unfortunately. Will be working on that in the future.
In fact, Ubuntu has become SO user-friendly that
Dell is even offering it as an alternative to
Windows Vista! At least, when you buy a
computer from Dell, that is.
The things that Ubuntu does well that other
Linux distributions don't are as follows:
Great
graphical user interface.
Decent
user support.
Audio/Video editing (in Studio edition).
Version for kids.
Version for
educational purposes.
Amazing
hardware detection.
Easy installation.
Decent
networking capabilities.
Of course, it's
Linux/
GNU. It's not perfect. Problems I've had with it (and several other friends of mine) are minimal, but can get tedious.. for instance, external (plug-in)
wireless cards are a little tricky to get configured. Also, when
mounting an
NTFS hard drive, it doesn't want to stick, so you have to
mount it every single time you boot up. ALSO: No
root account. Strange, neh? Have to
sudo su through everything.
Though, all in all, it's my favorite Linux
distro. Easiest to work with, easiest to install, easiest to get others introduced to the
open source world.