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Ubuntu Linux 5.10 review Editors Choice Award

8.2

Editors' Rating

Excellent

9.1

Members' Rating

Spectacular

Typical price:Free

Verdict

Ubuntu is a well integrated, practical and absolutely free Linux distribution. There may be worries about support, but the Canonical organisation is building a good reputation and the head of steam in the wider Ubuntu community should provide decent local support from third parties, too... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Well integrated package
  • Good language support
  • Built-in support for Exchange and networked printers
  • Free

Cons

  • A lot of confusing text in the install process
  • Default colour scheme is brown

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Member Opinion

9.1

Average Member Rating

Spectacular

167 Members have reviewed this product

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Sabine Bauer

Sabine Bauer

The best system

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10

Perfect


Emile Pesik

Emile Pesik

Great distro, especially on laptops!

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10

Perfect


J Johnson

J Johnson

Ubuntu is good for first time users.

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9.0

Spectacular


Roger Pierson

Roger Pierson

AT last an "OS" for the rest of us

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9.5

Spectacular


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