Well it’s been about 4 weeks of running Ubunutu 6.06 (Dapper Drake). I must say I’m pleasantly surprised with how easy the switch has been. Obviously there is a learning curve, much like there is with any new application…but that’s half the fun! Below is a list of the good and the bad I have experienced over the last month.

The Good:
> Nice interface/UI - very easy to learn and use
> Minimal restarts
> Excellent stability
> Open Office - Opensource version of Office
> Amarok - Music player with some really cool features!
> Great user community
> Tons of free software and applications
> Installing programs via sudo apt-get install is actually very nice
> Samba
> NTFS Support
> Tons of customization options
> Ability to run on a low end machine gives new life to older PC’s
> The GIMP - free Photoshop clone

The Bad:
> Can’t play iTunes files, I will need to convert any iTunes files to mp3’s.
> Nvidia and dual monitor support is lacking
> Printer support is bad, my Lexmark 5150 is pretty much a paperweight
> Games…..thank God for XBOX!

My current Ubuntu Desktop (click for larger image)