Can you use Ubuntu Linux for daily use?

Can you use Ubuntu Linux as your daily driver OS? It’s free and open-source, but if you can’t find the right apps for your needs, you still need to stick to Windows or MacOS no matter what other benefits it brings.

So in this video, we are going to review the different software available for day to day needs like internet browsing, checking emails, messaging, productivity, multimedia, image, video and audio editing and also 3d graphics and even gaming.

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After reviewing the latest available apps, we are going to review Ubuntu Desktop in terms of security and system requirements. Ubuntu is compatible with old and low-end hardware and can be a good replacement for operating systems like Windows XP which is depreciated and unsupported now and target to a lot of threats.

There are also other variants of like Lubuntu and Xubuntu that share the same Debian heritage, but are suited to systems with less available memory and storage.

We know that Ubuntu Server is a very popular and mainstream OS for a lot of server environments and Linux runs all the top 50 world super computers, but for a OS to run on your Desktop PC or laptop, a modern GUI is needed that can be customized to your needs. You definitely don’t want to manage everything inside the command line like the servers.

An opensource OS can bring you free and opensource software alternative for the paid ones that need licenses and these days there are more options available than few years ago. If you are a programmer or web developer, you may find Ubuntu a perfect choice for your needs.

So if you are looking for the reasons to switch over to a free and opensource Linux based operating system, you are at the right tech debate.

If there is any other software worth mentioning, don’t forget to mention it in the comments. If you find this video useful, please share it with your friends and subscribe for more tech debates like this one.

[TechDMG]

[vathsan]

Idk why I'm watching this on my Ubuntu Laptop while I'm using it as my daily...

[vyse]

Ubuntu is my daily. So for me, the answer is yes.

[downthetubes]

Starting using Ubuntu back in 2010, then stopped in 2018 for a windows laptop and then came back to Ubuntu in 2021. It is faster than windows and feels like home .

[riqtec]

I think it all depends on the type of user, the eagerness to learn something new. The main app for most users is the Browser. Many mainstream applications also have a web app, which is almost always as good as the desktop app, if not better. Even gaming is increasingly coming to the cloud such as Google Stadia. Non-programmers will hardly ever be digging in an OS and therefore only have to get used to the UI. Thats all!

But as Linus himself says. The reason Linux never went mainstream is purely because it wasn't pre-installed on hardware.

[DemetryRomanowski]

I've been running Debian since 2007, its like asking, can you use shoes to walk everyday.

[hyperbius]

I've been using Ubuntu on a daily basis for several years now. I don't miss Windows at all.

[dantemonno]

absolutely yes, i've been using ubuntu as my daily driver about 5+ year and i love it.

[utfigyii]

Nice editing, mic quality is not the best, but the speech was clear. Surprising that you only have 10 subscribers.

[Aloneam]

This is how a video needs to be made for the newbies of Linux

[ozrencupac]

I love how every app that is paid in windows has a free alternative in ubuntu

[petrostelte]

Ubuntu user since 2007. I can still remember when the first installation cd was brought home to me in Greece by courier for free.

[wrenchdisroot]

To me, the answer is "yes" since 2008. It totally replaced a broken Windows XP. After all these years, I have never been able to find any usage that didn't have a solution with Ubuntu. It can also be used for professional purposes, but for that you need to search more for specialized software. Anyway, Ubuntu, and GNU/Linux in general, is totally usable as a daily driver. Remember, it covers every usage, it doesn't mean it has every app available. But there is no OS that has every app available, so it's not really a problem.

[larrywilliams]

Having used Ubutu since its first release (4.10), I'd say yes, there are sufficient alternatives for any app I need from another OS. I stopped depending on Windows back then for my home systems, I used Windows at work because that's what they required.

[amirhosseinmoayedi]

Yes you can, i migrated from windows to it just for learning linux and now it's been 3 month i'm using it :)))

[tiktok.]

Of course, I can. I use Ubuntu Linux to complete my daily work, and I find it very fun

[EasonTek]

There is not a lack of software for Linux, its just the fact that no one knows about these alternative OpenSource programs on Linux and other platforms like GIMP(Open Source Photoshop) Olive (Open Source Premiere) LibreOffice and derivatives(Amazing Feature-Packed MS Office replacement) and more! Chrome began as an open source Project on Linux called chromium and is still the core of chrome today, with daily updates and is not a virus (Contrary to popular Belief.)

[LymanPhillips]

I've been using Ubuntu for years. Heck, even my wife has been using it for years and she's forgotten that she wasn't using windows. Basically she get by with Chrome and Libre office and that's all she needs. She's been using a 7year old Dell for years.

For the majority of users, they can use a Linux based distro li!e a Chromebook no problem.

Remember, most people go through the day using just a phone as their primary computing device.

[eversonfigueiro]

I used Ubuntu daily for 8 years.
Two years ago I switched to Linux Mint. In my opinion they are both great.

[thefakedeal]

Downloaded it on my secondary laptop to tryout docker, it's been a year and I still use it, and haven't opened my primary laptop for months.

[refayatul]

Good luck for the future bro. You have a great future