Ubuntu Support

Ubuntu Ubuntu is a great alternative to Microsoft's Windows operating system and application software. Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.

The best part is that Ubuntu is "free" as in free to use and modify as you require, you can install it on as many computers as you wish without having to worry about additional costs associated with "licenced software".

Browsing with Firefox Why do we recommend and support Ubuntu? - the answer is simple - Ubuntu is no longer the domain of linux geeks it is now in a formate that is easy to install and use by all computer users. The installation automatically installs on a PC so users end up with a system that is preconfigured with a complete working environment which allows them to get straight into browsing the internet, producing documents, presentations or emailing, without installing additional software. Since so many applications are prebuilt into Ubuntu you get productive computer software solution in one package. Then you also have access to a library of thousands of free software packages.

So why do Pro Computer Services offer support? - just like anything there is a learning curve and things do go wrong and it's helpful to be able to turn to someone who has the experience and knowledge to address the issues. The biggest issue new users face is the idea that they are used to doing things in a particular way - change is a often a hard concept to grasp, a natural human trait.

With Ubuntu you have many options on how to run this operating system, if you want to try it without affecting your existing installations:

You can run Ubuntu straight off the Live CD. A much slower process since the whole thing is running in RAM only, but if has no impact of you existing system.
You can install Ubuntu within Windows, via Wubi which installs Ubuntu as any other Windows application. This allows you to try Ubuntu from within Windows and keeps all files within one folder. If you do ot like it uninstall as per ay other Windows application.
You can setup an existing PC to dual boot - so that when your PC starts you have the coice of running Windows or Ubuntu, depending upon the tasks required. This does require seperate partition on your PC, but gives you the choice and you can experience Ubuntu as it is meant to be.

Since Ubuntu has a much lower resource requirement in terms of Hard drive space, CPU and RAM. It means new life can be breathed in that older PC, which is unable to keep up with Windows. So if your upgrading you can turn that old PC or laptop, into a data or multimedia storage/server unit, a childs study PC, or a backup device.

Word processing with Open Office Ubuntu is so popular many of the applications you've used under Windows are now available for Linux/Ubuntu or there is an similar equivalent package. Here is a short list: