So one of my joys about my job is it allows me to run Linux at work. I chose Ubuntu for my workstation simply because I’ve always loved the Debian based distros and Ubuntu is stable, sexy and has a great community that I’ve loved since 2006.
Before that I was a MEPIS man, but I haven’t used it for a long time, nor would I now. Not because there’s anything wrong with it per-say, I’ve just found new love with Ubuntu.
I stick with Gnome these days because I find I can be very productive with Ubuntu’s default Debian style dual panel layout and I love the Gnome apps and the support they find with Ubuntu. I’ll probably stick with gnome-panel for a while yet as I’m still warming up to Gnome 3.
As always the customization options in Linux are amazing and I have slowly tweaked my workstation to suite my everyday needs, including custom scripts and alias that save me tons of time and even if I need to run a Windows-only app, I’ve had no issues running them with wine, even with a lot of our propitiatory software.
I have found I can be very productive at work with multiple workspaces and the added bonus of stability and security is nice. Libre-Office and Thunderbird are a blast to use over Office, I never have any issues and it always runs smooth (as to be expected). It also makes talking with our Linux servers more friendly. I generally have over a dozen apps running at once across my workspaces along with full compiz effects and have never had the system crash or hickup. I often maintain a 60 day uptime.
I’ve always loved Linux as my home OS, and getting to use it at work has been amazing. Highly recommended.
