From Windows 7 to Ubuntu?

Question

I was thinking of going from Win7 to Ubuntu and I was wondering if I will need any plugins to run .avi files to watch movies or mp3 plugins for music?If you could provide the links for it please.And also will ubuntu read jpgs etc. Tell me everything.Now the most important part is does Ubuntu have auto updates for this hardware:

Intel Core i5-650 3,20GHz LGA1156
Intel 55chipset LGA1156
4GB DDR3 1333MHz D-ch
HDD 1TB SATA 64MB
DVD+/-R-RW SATA 22X
ATI HD5670 1GB GDDR3 DirectX 11
MIDI Tower ATX GIGABYTE GZ-XX series 550W

Oh,and I have an EPSON SX115 printer will it recognize it?

Answer 1

Overall a Linux based platform can perform most of the tasks equally as well as a proprietary platform using OSS. Linux does have its limitations with some applications and in particular gaming



Ubuntu is just about the worst Linux distro. available these days. Canonical who produce Ubuntu have become arrogant and ignored users needs however well voiced across the many Forums that make reference to Ubuntu. For example Ubuntu 11.10 doesn't offer the classic GNOME Desktop and it doesn't include the Synaptic Package Manager despite the fact many users did not want these changes. I used to have much time for Ubuntu starting with Ubuntu 6.10 finishing with the last decent release which was Ubuntu 10.04 LTS



I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint Debian Edition Its easy to install and easy to use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled (including multimedia codecs)



Linux Mint Debian Edition Download

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=88



How To Dual Boot Linux Mint Debian Edition and Windows 7

http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/04/23/how-to-dual-boot-linux-mint-debian-edition-and-windows-7/



You download the ISO. image of Linux Mint Debian Edition then you need to create a Bootable LiveDVD

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto



Linux Mint Debian Edition can also be run straight from the LiveDVD from Boot without touching your Hard Drive





LUg.

Answer 2

i could advise employing XP , purely evaluate this the drivers available by employing the hardware manufacture is much greater while in comparison with Win7, and the p.c. or the style of enterprise laptop continues to be WinXP. I understand your case being a regulation scholar you could desire to maintain an excellent style of preformatted workplace papers. Which employing workplace 2003 will justify, instead of employing win7 that has workplace 2007 making employing workplace complicated. in spite of the undeniable fact that i too could desire to attempt Ubuntu eleven.04 in my 2d partition and that i've got a MTS plugin, which Ubuntu eleven fails to know peiod. yet libre workplace has one solid factor it may examine HINDI fonts rfile record which workplace 2007 even fails to examine. follow XP you're no longer behindanything, in case you could have the budgetwitch to Win 7 abode top classification instead of Starters. abode top classification has the alternative of upgrading to WIn 7 maximum suitable, by employing giving a valid key, i'm able to help you in that, provided you have abode top classification.

Answer 3

Only convert to Ubuntu if you're absolutely sure you know your way around the OS...It all depends on what you're planning on doing within the OS...If you want to play games, don't do it...