- It’s too inexpensive. In fact, paying is only an option & I don’t feel compelled to pay for it. It’s just not as fun owning an operating system I don’t have to pay for.
- It’s too pretty. The ability to apply any theme, or build my own, ruins my sense of camaraderie with my fellow OS users. Where’s the sense in complete personalization?
- It’s too fun. Computers were never meant to be fun. When they become fun they become dangerous.
- It’s updated too frequently. All those updates are just pesky. Do we really need the bleeding edge all the time?
- The community is too active. They’re just too helpful. I miss that sweet, subtle music while I’m on hold with tech support in India.
- There’s too much software to choose from. Who needs choices when I can just by the stuff recommended and pre-installed by the OEM?
- The hardware it supports is too modern. It creates that uncontrollable urge to upgrade my hardware!
- It does too much. If only my operating system allowed me to do less, I’d feel less inclined to be productive with it.
- It’s too friendly with other operating systems. I want my operating system to play in its own sandbox with like minded kids. None of this sharing and mingling.
- It’s too productive. Can’t I just have an excuse to play games?
March 17th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Funny, my list is very different. It starts with GNOME and ends with FAILED UPDATES, with many more than 10 items on the list for why I won’t use Ubuntu.
Debian, baby, where things that Just Work actually do Work.
March 17th, 2009 at 11:08 am
You forgot one:
1) It’s too elitist – People who DO use it will scoff at anything you say that doesn’t jive with their Utopian belief that everything Ubuntu is 100% great all the time, everytime.
March 17th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Haha, even though it was all a sarcastic joke; you sort of contradicted yourself in 3 and 10.
12. Its EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 17th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
1. the community is too crowded, I can’t breathe. over participation who doesn’t know squat and doesn’t respect experts hierarchy.. yuck!
2. True elitist distros keeps bashing and b!tch!ng about it, that you’d wish you’ve used a less popular one.
3. too many are using it, it ain’t cool anymore. :p
4. so much noobs in one distro, that when i speak with tongues, i am never appreciated!
so screw ubuntu!!
March 17th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
11. It really pisses off Debian fan boys. Does not seem to bother Debian fan girls, they never speak up.
12. It really pisses off the users of 127 obscure distros, they hate that Google searches always have three pages of Ubuntu hits before theirs gets a mention.
13. Ubuntu, baby, where things that Just Work actually do Work. Even new pieces of hardware. Where is the fun in that.
March 17th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
The only thing on my list was the break-your-install-every-6-months upgrade. And now peope understand why i like rolling release.
March 17th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
The reasons you have put here are also reasons why people choose ubuntu, actually most of them are good reasons to choose ubuntu, I am not an ubutnu user, I have my reasons for not using it, but according to me you were just looking for a reason to do a little ubuntu bashing, and from what I see, you did not get any good reason
March 18th, 2009 at 5:36 am
Arch linux is more uptodate then Ubuntu, on Ubuntu you will be almost all the time with one step back of the kernel(now ubuntu 8.10 has kernel 2.6.27 and Arch has 2.6.28 and when 9.04 will come with the .28 kernel Arch will have the 29 version.
Too many unfixed bugs in ubuntu, they should fix more bugs.
March 18th, 2009 at 5:47 am
Funny think is you haven’t install Ubuntu yet, have you?
The number 1 problem of Ubuntu is there are bunch of Windows administrators that think that something is bad if it is different than in Windows. This admins have to learn something new and that makes them equal to end users…
What is great about Ubuntu (probably other Linuxes also):
1. package manager – all software is managed centrealized. This mean all software is tested before is installed on your PC. Package manager checks dependency and if there is some brake program will not install. On Windows every new program that is installed can crash Windows.
2. no viruses, add-ware, spy-ware – there is no such thinks. On Windows you need a lot of software to clean up your Windows.
3. security – Windows has a different concept about security: all user become administrators (Windows XP), little bit different in Windows Vista, but this is just a system for new hardware isn’t it?
4. update – the risk to have some hacker, cracker etc to brake into your system is updating. If you would like to have secure system on Windows you have to have installed at least PSI that checks if installed software has new version. Then all software has to be downloaded and installed manually. On Ubuntu all sotware update (not just OS) but all programs installed on system can be updated automatically without the need of user to know anything.
5. collaboration – on Ubuntu software is shared, code is shared, translations are shared all is shared any one can translate (I have done this several times in a lot of software) to improve software. Bugtrackers are public so anyone can report a bug and get free of charge solution from developer. If using Windows you have to pay for support
6. money – most of the software and Windows itself has to be bought.
7. The software on Windows is very bug-i so software requires to install service packs, fixes, patches etc. Why because software releases in time marketing people call, not when it is ready. Ubuntu has stable sofware, not some bug software.
8. number of problems – I have installed 1000 of software on Ubuntu and never crashed Ubuntu. When I install software on Windows I always make a backup of whole system.
9. stable – my father, mother, brother, friends, neighbours all use Ubuntu. They all used Windows, but they constantly call me for helping them out to solve 100s of problems. When having Ubuntu they only ask me for some tips how to improve there work.
10. all your 10 arguments again using Ubuntu are actually arguments to use Ubuntu, but you are probably too deep into Windows that you can’t really notice.
March 18th, 2009 at 5:48 am
11) Because LTS (Long Term Support) with CentOS is seven years, not three.
12) Because CentOS doesn’t do horrible things to CUPS.
13) Because a system update won’t leave half of my applications without sound for a week.
14) Because a question on my distro’s mailing list or forum will rarely be answered by a suggestion to “reinstall your system”.
15) Because Ubuntu’s default theme is even more horrible than CentOS’ default theme.
16) Because bug reports usually get answered with CentOS.
17) Because Ubuntu releases when it’s time, and RHEL when it’s ready.
18) …
March 18th, 2009 at 5:52 am
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6915862#post6915862
March 18th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Fun list, although a bit predictable. Also, please note that “Their” and “They are” are two different things (point no 5).
March 18th, 2009 at 6:15 am
Funny!
However, it should have been named “Top 10 Reasons I’ll Never Use Linux”
11. Who wants something that works when you can be locked into a proprietary system that messes up and costs you more money than you can afford?
12. Choices? PCLinuxOS, Ubuntu, Mandriva, ……….
March 18th, 2009 at 6:26 am
Ubuntu sucks… go with Arch
March 18th, 2009 at 7:03 am
1.ok.
2. matter of taste
3. didn’t notice
4. LOL – and didn’t work properly on Dell E6400
5. ok.
6. yeee especially professional apps and games
7. ROTFL look point 4.
8. it depends
9. ok.
10. look point 6.
Tested: Ubuntu 8.10 /7.10/7.04 … Suse11.1 however did work
(point 7).
March 18th, 2009 at 9:43 am
1. Ok, it’s free.
2. No, Gnome is pretty, Ubuntu just put some colors.
3. Linux it’s fun.
4. And sometimes updates crash the full system.
5. But only few people knows how to fix something.
6. Debian roots.
7. Not true, I had to wait 2 releases to use the liveCD on my new laptop, after that, I’m still using Mandriva (which runs perfectly).
8. Linux skills.
9. Linux skills.
10. Until you type: sudo apt-get dist-upgrade.
March 18th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Wut?? D00d!! U R not using my favorite 1337 distr0 that is way c00ler than Ubuntnoob! I must fl4m3 you n0w!!!
March 18th, 2009 at 10:57 am
I LOLed.
March 18th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
lol …
March 18th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Good sarcasm. But I think Windows’ problem is mainly security, not usability and stability.
I’ve used SUSE and Ubuntu for a few years, both are nice distro. One thing I am disappointed is, sometimes a normal update will crash the system, until you get the next update (or never, unless you install the newest version). And sometimes installing software on Linux could be an appalling experience.
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October 29th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
So smart my friend! You are on top of Google for those who are looking for reasons why not to choose Ubuntu! Thanks for keeping the name of Ubuntu high!