CyberNirvana

This is it. After years of hearing about the cute penguin and gloating at the slick interface, the geek in me finally gave in. All I can say, I adore this OS.


Several factors led me to embrace Linux: old PC hardware with sluggish Windows performance, my acquisition of the EEE PC netbook, the rise of portable apps, my hunger for web apps making me OS-independent and it goes without saying, my addiction to Firefox.

Linux for a beginner is easy to get into. There are loads of so-called distros (versions of Linux os packages) in cyberspace. With tools like the brilant UNetbootin, it becomes a child's play to create bootable CD or USB flash disks.

Confused / concerned about Dual-booting? Rest assure, help is at hand: check out The definitive dual-booting guide: Windows 7, Linux, Vista and XP step-by-step.

Of course, some distros stand out like Ubuntu and Fedora. There are even a
netbook-centric versions which I have successfully installed and I am currently using.

If you are still confused on how to choose the best distro for you, check out this article on how to choose the best version of Linux.

Xandro's Presto is an even better worry-free Linux experience. Presto is designed to sit alongside Windows rather than replace it entirely, with it giving you the option of selecting Windows or Presto each time you boot your computer. If you select the latter, you should be up and running in just "seconds".


I have tried the beta version of the distro was free but I love it so much that I am about to fork out the $19.99 asking price for the final product. I think this is a very small price to pay for such a powerful and secure OS.

I found a cool video which gives a good overview:

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