On April 7, Microsoft ended support for Windows XP. And because many, if not most, computers running XP don’t meet the system requirements for Windows 7 or Windows 8, that leaves XP users with limited options.
Spend hundreds of dollars to buy a new computer? Keep using Windows XP, even though it will be increasingly vulnerable to hackers and malware? Use the computer as a doorstop?
There is one other option — and it’s free. It’s called Linux Ubuntu. Current XP users will find its interface reminiscent of XP, but the Ubuntu operating system is in many ways superior.
Yes, Ubuntu’s requirements are a little more demanding than XP’s are, but many computers currently running XP should be capable. Ubuntu requires a 700 MHz processor or better, 512 megabytes of system memory, 5 gigabytes of hard-drive space, and a VGA display capable of 1024×768 screen resolution.
Want to give Ubuntu a try? You’ll find the necessary software at www.ubuntu.com. And if you’re not sure, the site even offers a preview that you can experiment with.
XP users will be pleasantly surprised by Ubuntu’s desktop configuration. The majority of the display consists of empty desktop space that can be configured with icons of the user’s choosing, just as in Windows. There’s also a Windows-esque taskbar that runs along the left side of the screen (instead of the bottom, as in XP).
In this taskbar users will notice one the first pleasant surprises associated with running Ubuntu; there is a free LibreOffice suite included with the OS.
OK, so it isn’t Microsoft Office, but LibreOffice offers free, open-source versions of the major productivity applications: Writer, Calc and slideshow application Impress. These applications can read, edit and save to common Microsoft formats, including .docx, .xls and .ppt.
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