Ubuntu 12.04 LTS I've been using Ubuntu for 3 years and just never bothered to switch away to another distro. Before I started using Ubuntu, I had a Windows V

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS I've been using Ubuntu for 3 years and just never bothered to switch away to another distro. Before I started using Ubuntu, I had a Windows Vista laptop, and I just wanted to migrate to some Linux away from Windows. Chose the most popular option. Since I began, I've had two major issues. A failed upgrade from 11.10 to 12-something put me between a rock and a hard place. I couldn't find a way to fix the upgrade or restore to a clean state without reinstalling the OS. Eventually, I just installed 12.04 LTS because I could install it from Windows. The other major issue was my wireless not working (Realtek on a Dell Vostro from 2009). I had to install the wireless drivers from source code (Ubuntu installation tools didn't help at all) and then reboot a few times to get it working. I use Linux primarily because I wanted a first-class *nix command line: bash, GNU core utils, etc. When this laptop dies, I'll probably switch to a Macbook Air.