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(Unverified)Sep 18th 2008 11:23AM
I tried to make the switch to Ubuntu about 3 months ago. The biggest thing I missed on the first day were nice fonts. After installation, the first thing I did was option iGoogle in Firefox, and cringed at the horrible looking fonts. It took me a lot of searching and changing config files to get the fonts to a comfortable level, and even then not as good as firefox in windows.
After I got comfortable with the display, I was actually surprised to find I didnt' need windows at all. I was perfectly happy with Ubunut. And then suddenly one day, it wouldn't let me log in. I just don't know what got messed (it's been a while and I can't remember the error message). That's when I missed a critical feature any OS must have: System Restore. At that point, I wasn't ready to reinstall Ubuntu and go through the fonts and other configuration all over again, so I went back to XP.
So these are the two features I missed: nice fonts out of the box and system restore. Not a lot to ask from a modern OS in my opinion.
(Unverified)Sep 18th 2008 7:55PM
1) Ubuntu does have system restore; it's called Single User Mode. Google it.
2) Speaking of Google, did you post on the Ubuntu Forums? Did you search the Web? Did you visit the #ubuntu IRC channel? Did you post a message to one of the Ubuntu mailing lists?
This is probably the single most important thing for Linux newbies to understand. The people who built the OS you are using are hanging out at the same message boards and websites you are. They know how it works; they know how you feel. They might have even had the same problem you do. When it comes to open-source software, especially distros, someone will always, ALWAYS help you if you are willing to be helped. ;)