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Dear Ubuntu User Reader,
If you're new to Ubuntu User , welcome (if not, welcome back, y'all). And, if you're new to Ubuntu and the Linux scene in general, you are doubly welcome. Maybe you're here because of all the XP hoo-ha and have decided to give this Open Source/Free Software stuff a go and see what the fuss is about.
First, a warning: You're going to be confused. Linux does things differently from Windows. Not radically different, mind. An operating system is an operating system, and they all have files, directories, and applications that do more or less the same things. But, Linux is different enough to be unsettling and make you feel that you're productivity is being undermined. You might think, why can't Linux be more like Windows, because the Windows way is the tried, tested, and trusted way of doing things, right? Well, no. *NIX type operating systems existed much before Windows, so it is Microsoft that decided to diverge from the norm. But, before you give up, consider this: People like things they're used to. So do you. It's not that Linux makes things difficult, it is that you're not used to how Linux does things. Stick with it, you'll figure it out. And, you'll like it when you do.
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