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Step 2Install Ubuntu
For this, I opted to use the newest release of Ubuntu: 11.04.
I downloaded and installed the 32 bit version onto my laptop, then used Update Manager to update the system (there was a couple hundred megs worth of updates).
Bonus info:
For this release, Ubuntu decided to ditch Gnome and move to Unity, their out User Interface.
Like any new system, if you haven't used it before, it's going to take some getting used to. I can say after using it for a while, getting pissed and moving to Debian (and Gnome 3) for a while, then coming back and trying it again, it's not that bad. It's not my first choice in desktops, but that's because it's different that what I'm used to and is going to take me some time to come around. The important bit is that it works, it's useable, and the design is such as to try to make it as user friendly as possible.
With that in mind, if you need help finding your way around, check this out for how to update, install software, etc.
I downloaded and installed the 32 bit version onto my laptop, then used Update Manager to update the system (there was a couple hundred megs worth of updates).
Bonus info:
For this release, Ubuntu decided to ditch Gnome and move to Unity, their out User Interface.
Like any new system, if you haven't used it before, it's going to take some getting used to. I can say after using it for a while, getting pissed and moving to Debian (and Gnome 3) for a while, then coming back and trying it again, it's not that bad. It's not my first choice in desktops, but that's because it's different that what I'm used to and is going to take me some time to come around. The important bit is that it works, it's useable, and the design is such as to try to make it as user friendly as possible.
With that in mind, if you need help finding your way around, check this out for how to update, install software, etc.
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