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Since Ubuntu is getting so fantastically popular nowadays I thought this might be useful to some of you.<\/p>\n
I personally think Ubuntu is great, the features, ease of installation, stability and especially the work they have done on things like wireless drivers make it a breeze to get up and running.<\/p>\n
It is a pretty secure distro by default, but there are a few little things you can do to tighten it up.<\/p>\n
If you don’t know what Ubuntu is you can check it out here:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Ubuntu is a community developed, linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need – a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you wan’t to get into Linux I suggest you try this and Mandriva<\/a> first.<\/p>\n Anyway recently I found a good security guide for Ubuntu, so run through the steps and lock your OS down.<\/p>\n If you’ve recently switched from Windows to the Linux distribution Ubuntu, you’ve probably experienced a decrease in spyware — and malware in general — on your system. But although Ubuntu is billed as the ultra-secure solution, you should know that even though Ubuntu’s default install has its flaws, like every other operating system.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n