I am not a huge Linux fan, but I do like it and have it installed on my Macbook via VMware. It’s fun trying it out and I am interested in getting a Eee PC which has Linux on it. Well, uBuntu Hardy Heron has been released recently and Lifehacker has highlighted many of the newest and latest features. It’s a definite improvement over previous versions of ubuntu. Linux is gradually improving and with the Eee PC could begin to make a significant mark in the personal computer space.

I think Hardy Heron would make a great operating system for a student, missionary, etc. It’s free, not virus plagued like Windows, lots of free software available, and it’s rather stable for the most part. It’s a low cost solution to having a high tech operating system.

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“If you've flirted with the idea of switching your desktop operating system to Linux but never took the leap, the time is now. This week's release of Hardy Heron, an Ubuntu release that will be supported until 2011, offers a freer, more productive space for work and play than ever before. It's not easy jumping blind into a new way of thinking or working, and Ubuntu, the so-called "Linux for Humans" operating system, is no different. For all the online buzz that surrounds the increasingly popular distribution, millions of sane, regular people wonder why they'd ever give up their familiar Mac or PC to venture into something still relatively new. Today we're shining the spotlight on a few great tools and tweaks that make Heron a worthy switch.”