Top Ubuntu Alternatives

With the popularity of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, our Linux guru Matt Hartley takes a step back to review the Linux landscape.

Sure, Ubuntu has created some buzz. It's an important part of a growing open-source movement with several popular distributions. Readers of my site, Intranetjournal.com -- and other Jupitermedia sites -- flock to stories about Ubuntu.

But what if you need an even easier-to-use Linux version? Or what if you're wondering if you should finally forsake Microsoft or Apple and jump in the open source pool? Or what if you want a Linux distro that's more feature-rich that Ubuntu?

Hartley explores these questions in his latest article, where he test drives OpenSuSE, PCLinuxOS, Freespire, and Linux Mint.

If you're a Linux lover, or just wondering if you should switch OSes, Hartley brings a nuts-and-bolts user perspective, as well as his depth of knowledge on the subject, to the proceedings.