{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Sir E. Hooves III (eaglehooves)'s status on Saturday, 12-Jan-13 23:07:41 UTC","author_name":"Sir E. Hooves III (eaglehooves)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/eaglehooves","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/2235522","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/4200\" class=\"url\" title=\"Joe\"><span class=\"fn nickname\">purplephish20<\/span><\/a><\/span> I don't like their desktop (Unity), but it's a pretty user-friendly starting point. Not being able to run Windows programs can take a little getting used to, but other than that there's no real reason not to. Live CD, easy install, lots of support forums, and Software Center\/how Ubuntu handles .deb installers (like .exe files, no terminal needed) makes finding and installing stuff a snap."}