Windows is the most used operating system in the world, it is kept up to date and always corrected by problems known by Microsoft and is compatible with practically every computer produced, which is not a trivial thing. Linux systems are still, however, a niche for geeks and computer experts and only one distribution, Ubuntu, has managed to become a real alternative to Windows, because even an average user can use it without difficulty (Ubuntu is one of the versions Linux simpler to learn and easier to use).
If you were wondering why to switch to Linux and change my computer's operating system if Windows is the best you can have, we could answer that there are things that Ubuntu Linux does better than Windows and in this article we find 6 reasons why anyone could prefer Ubuntu to Windows .
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When buying a new computer, you could ask the seller not to include the price of Windows and install Ubuntu instead, saving more than 100 Euros.
2) System and program updates
Ubuntu manages system and application updates in a centralized and automatic way better than Windows does, where instead the programs are always out of date because you forget to do it manually.
In addition, in Windows 7 and Windows 8 even system updates can remain blocked and if the user does not notice it, they could remain all the time discovered by the security patches.
3) Computer security
Windows has many security functions that can be used to protect the system, especially Windows 10 has been enhanced in this regard also with an integrated antivirus.
Ubuntu, on the other hand, has no need for an antivirus because it is almost a virus for Linux (they also do not exist because Linux computers are so few compared to Windows PCs that it is not worth creating a virus).
In addition, users registered with Ubuntu on the computer have fewer and fewer permissions to do damage or system changes, making it difficult for any malware to take control of the computer.
4) Desktop customization
Although Windows 10 has many options to customize the desktop and even if you can install programs to add items, it is nowhere near comparable to Ubuntu where you can easily change any aspect of the desktop
For example, you can move window buttons, change icons, change fonts and much more.
5) System resources
Ubuntu takes up much less computer resources than Windows.
In other words, Ubuntu can also run very well on a PC with 2 GB of RAM, where instead Windows 10 goes much slower.
For this reason, in other articles, we have explained how to get an old laptop back with Ubuntu fast or even more with Lubuntu, the light version of Ubuntu.
6) Ubuntu can also be tried without installation
If we are on the "I wish but I can't", it is really good news to know that you can try Ubuntu before installing it to replace Windows.
Just download the ISO of Ubuntu from the official website, copy it to a DVD or a USB stick and then start the computer from the DVD or USB stick in order to start a live Ubuntu Linux environment without however touching the Windows installation.
You can then do all the tests to decide whether it is worth changing or not.
READ HERE to install an ISO Linux on USB
