Should I install Ubuntu?

[JoaoPRSousa]

So I always liked Ubuntu and such, but my brother kept on saying that Ubuntu was to hard to configure.

Should I install it? Is it worth the trouble?

 

If so, link me to a Ubuntu 14.0.4 installation guide, tutorial or something else, or just help me writing stuff

 

Thanks

[Maxibonbits]

I personally don't think it is worth the trouble.

 

It all depends on how much you value your time, and how committed you are to configure Ubuntu.

[Speedbird]

Yes, do it. It's very simple. If you encounter a problem, just google it or post here.

[JoaoPRSousa]

Ok, thanks but can someone give me some guides or link me to them?

[techswede]

Ok, thanks but can someone give me some guides or link me to them?

They have quite a bit of information on their site^^ http://www.ubuntu.com/

And if that isn't enough there is always the ubuntu forums

[Enderman]

1) why do you want to install it? Are you replacing windows or are you dual booting?

 

2) do you want to play games or not?

 

3) have you considered other linux OSes like mint?

[JoaoPRSousa]

1) why do you want to install it? Are you replacing windows or are you dual booting?

 

2) do you want to play games or not?

 

3) have you considered other linux OSes like mint?

 

1) I will be dual booting, and as I said I always liked Ubuntu, its different

2) I will play on W8.1

3) Actually I didnt...

[josh107]

All depends what you want from this operating system.

 

1. If you are not gaming or you're  dual booting then go for it

2. Also you could create live usb and look around without doing permanent changes to hard drive.

 

Ubuntu isn't hard to configure at all, probably one of the easiest ones out there.

[Guest]

Ok, thanks but can someone give me some guides or link me to them?

 

Best thing I can recommend is browsing something like unixporn to find bit's you like, from there you can go about getting them, configuring them etc. The standard Ubuntu Desktop distro is basically ready to use, very simple and has your must have apps. However I'd recommend reading into custom window managers and guis like KDE, Gnome, bspwm & Openbox just to name a few of the many out there. Linux is great for modding, customizing and really making it your own.

 

If you're completely new too linux and the syntax, i'd recommend installing it on a virtual machine to get the hang of it, then if you like it, move onto making it a boot-able option. I'm no linux expert, however I love to tinker with it. Best of luck!

[SMURG]

Depends what you want to do with it really. As long as all the software you want to use is compatible it'll be fine.

[JoaoPRSousa]

Is 20GB of partition to Ubuntu enough?