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I’m not exactly all that “loose” when it comes to the operating systems on my computer. While there are those Linux enthusiasts out there who seem to want to try a different distribution every week, and while there are those Windows users out there who seem to enjoy re-loading that joyous piece of software a couple times a month, I like to stay a little more conservative. I ran Red Hat Linux from 1999 until 2003. And Gentoo Linux from then until now, re-loading my machine only once.

(For the record, that re-load was because I suspected my hard drive was going south, and I wanted to switch to a new baselayout anway.)

So it’s taken a bit of effort for me to decide to switch my main Linux desktop to Ubuntu Linux. I’m not sure when the switch will take place yet, but it’ll probably be this weekend (if I get a spare couple of hours to make the switch). Of course, it’s Linux, so you get to download it for free… So I dutifully downloaded the CD images for Ubuntu Dapper Drake workstation and server 6.06 earlier this week.

Wouldn’t ya know it – three days after I did my little download-and-burn session, they up and release a new version.

Oh well – CD media is cheap, and Bittorrent is my friend…