I was given a laptop with a dead SSD, so I replaced it. However, I couldn't reinstall Windows because I didn't have the original license key. I opted for Ubuntu Linux, which worked.
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The tool's deployment is simple but it needs to show battery percentage at the screen top
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The tool is stable. It can automate the updates like Microsoft.
What needs improvement?
Ubuntu Linux needs to improve its stability. I would like it to show the battery percentage at the screen top.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Ubuntu Linux's stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I have never used technical support yet.
How was the initial setup?
Ubuntu Linux's deployment is very simple and takes a day to complete. You need to reboot it regularly. To do the deployment, you need to download and launch it.
What about the implementation team?
I did the deployment myself.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten. My organization uses Windows, but its employees use Ubuntu Linux on their personal machines. It shows that Ubuntu Linux is undoubtedly better.
The product is easy to use and has excellent performance and availability
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution as a backend production server. We run our Docker containers on Ubuntu. We mainly use it for automotive charging software.
What is most valuable?
The product is easy to use. I like the tool’s performance and availability.
What needs improvement?
The product must provide integrated security solutions. I use third-party security solutions now.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for two to four years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Currently, we are trying to implement our solution with the Kubernetes environment. We need horizontal scalability, not vertical. When we need more capacity, we add another server and distribute the load onto the new server.
How are customer service and support?
We do not use support because the answers in the community forums are enough for us. If we gain more customers in the future, we might need support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were using Windows before. I like Ubuntu’s performance compared to Windows.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is really straightforward. It is not complex. We develop DevOps scripts to deploy it. It takes only one or two hours. If the hardware is available, then it will take only one hour. We prepare the hardware environment and deploy the solution. After that, we deploy the Docker container environment. Then, we run the whole software. The product is deployed on-premises because we are still in the testing phase. We have a small number of customers. In the future, we will try to migrate to the cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product is cheap compared to Windows. We pay a yearly license fee. I rate the pricing a four out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I do my job directly on the terminal server. Ubuntu is a good choice. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.
A stable solution that is easy to access and deploy and has a helpful community of users
What is our primary use case?
The solution is used for sandboxing and testing. We also have our production servers in Linux sometimes.
How has it helped my organization?
The product is easy to access and deploy. There are a lot of communities that help administrators with any challenges. Good support is available over the Internet. It is quite helpful for creating any server. Many communities are working on the upcoming advanced features and making them easier for the end users.
What is most valuable?
The integration with other solutions like Apache is valuable.
What needs improvement?
Official support is low. We’re mostly dependent on community users. The vendor must provide an official support team. Administration is a challenge. We need good skills for implementation.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for 10 to 12 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is quite stable. I rate the stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is scalable. I rate the scalability a nine out of ten. We usually publish our web servers on it. It is for production purposes. Five to six people from our organization are working on Linux administration. We also have developers developing applications on it.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used CentOS. CentOS is now decommissioned, so we moved to Ubuntu Linux.
How was the initial setup?
I rate the ease of setup a seven out of ten. Ubuntu is a command-line tool. It will be a bit of a challenge for new users. The cloud deployment takes four to six hours. If we already have VMs on-premise, we can deploy them in four to six hours. We just need to install an image and build it in. Nowadays, we have readymade images available as a container. It hardly takes one hour to get the server up and running. One person is enough for the deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is open-sourced.
What other advice do I have?
If someone wants to create cheap servers, Ubuntu Linux is the best choice. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
A stable and free solution that is easy to deploy and has a user-friendly GUI
What is our primary use case?
We can use the solution for browsing. We can also use it as a server and deploy and configure it as a file or web server. The use case depends on the user. I use it to deploy something which I want to test out. If I have to test out ELK Stack, I might use Ubuntu because it’s free.
What is most valuable?
The GUI is user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
The solution must provide more integrations.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution from time to time whenever I require it.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the tool’s stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I am using the solution for my personal needs. It is possible to increase the number of users depending on who uses it.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used Windows. I use Ubuntu only for testing purposes. Some things can only be tested on Linux.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. It takes 15 to 30 minutes to deploy the OS. The product can be used on the cloud as well. However, I have deployed it on my own laptop.
What about the implementation team?
I deployed the solution myself. We have to follow the standard OS deployment process to deploy the tool. We do not need any consultation. We might need a live CD, or we can download the image from the Internet. We can boot from the USB and just follow the instructions. It will be deployed.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is no licensing cost for the product.
What other advice do I have?
Ubuntu improves its products every year. Earlier, the GUI was not good, so Ubuntu improved it. They have removed the complexity of the software. My recommendation depends on people’s use cases. If someone wants to test something that is more stable on Ubuntu, they can use the solution. They can use other Linux flavors like Red Hat, too. Overall, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten.
LTS version of Ubuntu
What do you like best about the product?
What is an LTS version, which therefore has much greater support for updates than non-LTS versions and good stability for production.
What do you dislike about the product?
which is already several years old and although it is LTS, some software not properly tested may not be in the official repositories
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
resolve the stability which is very important for production
Ubuntu is the only best in the Market
What do you like best about the product?
Ubuntu is secured and it provides good command over the tool. Smooth ux and easy to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
Cant play too much games. Unable to install multiple softwares.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I can easily get connected to AWS instance and can handle instance's. Easily deploy the app.
Compact OS for personal use
What do you like best about the product?
I liked the clean and compact use case for the OS and how it has improved the search tray
What do you dislike about the product?
There are a couple of bugs that I personally faced when a lot of programs were open, it got frozen and I had to restart my PC
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps provide a clean and compact OS experience for the user and is a great Linux based option
Ubuntu is good for Learning
What do you like best about the product?
Ubuntu is reliable for long-term use and very good for research and development. They provide long-term support as well as release updates on time. That's why it is lovable.
What do you dislike about the product?
Many ways to install ubuntu in pc. So it dose not make an impact as other operating systems.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Ubuntu helps me to develop an open-source program for research and development. It does not take much time compared to others, i.e., Matlab.
Top operating system for techies or programmers"
What do you like best about the product?
I like Ubuntu for the reasons listed below.
1. Port use for the Linux kernel.
2. Cron jobs simplify tasks.
3. The SNAP and APT managers are quite helpful,
4. Real-time patch updates offer a bug-free user experience.
5. Because Linux is a kernel, making little adjustments can be useful.
6. A tidy and orderly interface.
7. Flexible command-line software.
8. The sudo command, which demands administrative rights.
9. The use of processing power.
10. Port use for the Linux kernel.
1. Port use for the Linux kernel.
2. Cron jobs simplify tasks.
3. The SNAP and APT managers are quite helpful,
4. Real-time patch updates offer a bug-free user experience.
5. Because Linux is a kernel, making little adjustments can be useful.
6. A tidy and orderly interface.
7. Flexible command-line software.
8. The sudo command, which demands administrative rights.
9. The use of processing power.
10. Port use for the Linux kernel.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like the bullet points below while running Ubuntu.
1. No support for running directX files is available.
2. Support for Vulcan drivers is likewise limited by architecture.
3. It will be challenging to play Windows games.
4. A small community compared to its competitors.
5. A bit more flexibility in customization would have been nice.
6. There is no fingerprint driver for HP laptops.
1. No support for running directX files is available.
2. Support for Vulcan drivers is likewise limited by architecture.
3. It will be challenging to play Windows games.
4. A small community compared to its competitors.
5. A bit more flexibility in customization would have been nice.
6. There is no fingerprint driver for HP laptops.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In many situations, Ubuntu is beneficial.
1. Admin rights are simple to use.
2. A more rapid performance.
3. Powershell-based command line interface that is fluid.
4. The environment felt welcoming to newcomers because Python and G++ drivers were already installed.
1. Admin rights are simple to use.
2. A more rapid performance.
3. Powershell-based command line interface that is fluid.
4. The environment felt welcoming to newcomers because Python and G++ drivers were already installed.
Secure Ubuntu version
What do you like best about the product?
I like that's it's free but still pretty secure version of Linux OS. It's also available on cloud platforms easily. Great alternative to Windows and MacOS if you know how Linux works.
What do you dislike about the product?
I heard the end of support for this version is coming soon. It's not the light weight version of Linux. It takes more time to install this version of Linux vs Ubuntu 20
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I like that it is long term supported and secure version of computing. It's free and highly usable. It was a good upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 in respect to installation time and security.
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