Oh Ubuntu...

So the past few days I've been struggling with downloading Ubuntu... it's actually been quite ridiculous.

First, this past weekend I used this program called Revo Unistaller which I read about on Lifehacker.com. Everything was going fine, I thought I was deleting unimportant stuff. Turns out that I had deleted so much stuff like registry keys etc that I couldn't use my computer efficiently. Completely annoying. Couldn't use Itunes, wouldn't let me delete or repair Itunes, my Start button wouldn't show any programs, Microsoft Office was gone... it was a mess! After a day of being so angry, I found system restore and everything was back to normal. This was when I decided that I had enough with Windows and anything Microsoft. Also, that anger comes from the guilt I feel for not buying a Mac instead... So I looked to Ubuntu...

Ubuntu actually means "humanity to others" and is an African concept. Sounds pretty good to me. Oh and there is no threat of virus, trojans or any other malware. Even better. And any applications that were made for the platform are FREE! I love free. :)

So Sunday I began downloading the ISO file to complete the installation of Ubuntu on my PC. 4 hours later a friend using my computer accidentally closed the download down. Krap. I started the download and went to bed, dreaming of the computing heaven I would have the next day. Monday morning, got up early, realized that I had downloaded the wrong version for my computer. Started the download again. 6 hours later... made the installation CD and everything... ohh there's something wrong with the CD!! Downloaded again and Tuesday night made a CD and rebooted and I downloaded the wrong version for my computer again! Yeah it sucked but I haven't lost the hope!

Persistence, persistence... So last night I was on Digg and I found this program that downloads Ubuntu right to Windows! No need to download the ISO and make an installation CD! It's a program called Wubi and I'll be DLing soon. Hope it's much faster.... I'm determined! Wish me luck!!!