Boot Time
Booting Ubuntu from the comparatively slow micro hard drive takes rather long. While an average computer requires between 20 and 60 seconds to boot into a desktop OS, Ubuntu took between four and five minutes.
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| Header Cell - Column 0 | Boot | OO Word Processor | Firefox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asus NCL-DSDual Xeon 3.6 GHz1024 MB RAM | 4:00 | 0:45 | 15s |
| Gigabyte 8i955X-RoyalP4 6601024 MB RAM | 3:57 | 0:47 | 16s |
| Averatec NotebookPentium M 1300 MHz512 MB RAM | 4:45 | 0:48 | 19s |
Installed Applications
Ubuntu Linux comes with applications to address the vast majority of computing tasks.
The software packages includes Firefox for browsing, mail and instant messaging clients and even a client for Bittorrent.
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