Although lots of the netbooks comes with Windows pre-installed. Especially nowadays Windows 7. You may wonder why you need to switch to the Linux. There are a few compelling reasons to do so, and they have come down to one word: freedom. You should also consider the practical reasons, such as having an OS that is not susceptible to malware and so on.

Working with Linux means working in freedom. With Linux, you do not just get the operating system for free; you get your applications for free, as well. After installing Linux, you have a complete working environment on your computer. The operating system lets you perform basic operations on your computer and also runs all the applications you need. And if ever you require and application that has not been installed by default, you can download it from the internet – again for free.

Linux has its strengths and its limitations. You cannot run Windows applications out of box ( a solution called Wine helps you do so if you really want to). In the beginning, that may be difficult from time to time, because Linux applications are different from those in Windows. But in time you will get used to them and find Linux alternatives for your Windows applications. And you will not want to switch back to Windows.

Linux on netbook means FREE-dom

What do you think?

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1. tools says:

   December 6, 2009 at 3:56 am

   Thanks for this useful writing, Linux is so powerful OS and it’s open source, nobody will ask me to pay for using it… and also it’s virus free…
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