Hehe, actually, that virus thing has made Ubuntu my home for some time now. And actually, as I’ve already said many times, I like it!
But what I mean here, is that now, I’m starting to get the hang of using Linux. Using it in the sense, doing with Linux what I do with Windows. And what I do with Windows is anything and everything. Lots of tweaking. The most important thing I’m learning right now is learning to install software manually without using the Package Manager. The Synaptic Package Manager really does make stuff easy as pie, but then, every now and then pops up a software that isn’t available for automatic installation. That can sometimes be a pain.
I’m getting to know Amarok really well. Heck, it handles iPods even better than iTunes, methinks… Pidgin can manage all my IM accounts, just like it did in Windows. Firefox remains…well…Firefox, irrespective of platform. However, the crowning point has to be …. Compiz. This beauty simply transforms my Ubuntu experience. Agreed it isn’t exactly an application on its own, but it makes working with other apps such a pleasure!
I’d love to improve my Linux skills, and there’s only one way to do that. More experience, Since I’ve stopped gaming (at least temporarily), and all I do is blog and check my mail, I see no reason not to switch to Linux…long term…