Ask HN: Why did you choose Ubuntu?

4 points by Scott_MacGregor 16y ago ↗ HN

We chose RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.3 for our development server because it is cost effective (cheap) and is supported by RedHat plus it is a supported operating system for our Dell server. It also has stable RPM’s, errata, ect.

Since a lot of you use UBUNTU I was wondering, why you chose to go with UBUNTU. What particular features appealed to you to make you choose this particular Operating System?

What was your thought process behind the selection, and are you happy with it?

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TallGuyShort 16y ago ↗

I used to use Ubuntu, and at the time it was because of the community - it creates the next best thing to commerical support, IMO, and it's completely free. I also found Ubuntu to be an all-around very easy to administer and robust system. I've since switched to a BSD, as it seems like Ubuntu might start going downhill soon. I had all sorts of problems with the most recent release, and I think they've lost their edge.

gengstrand 16y ago ↗

Well, I choose Ubuntu as a desktop environment because it runs all the software that I want for free and most of the software is easier to install than Windows which is not free. My perception is that Ubuntu is more stable and responsive than Vista and the GUI is just as slick.

otto 16y ago ↗

I'm a Debian guy, but I gladly put Ubuntu on family/friends computers.

The big plus on Debian/Ubuntu for me is the package manager.

nailer 16y ago ↗

There's very little that apt can do that yum can't these days (obviously this wasn't the case in the late 90s). But the main thing for me is that Debian/Ubuntu has far more packaged apps available.