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Even though my main Computer is an Acer C720 Chromebook, I've got a secondary Laptop that normally runs Windows that has been recently running Windows 8.1 Pro alongside the Windows 10 Technical Preview in a dual-boot setup. But today, the Windows 8.1 Install has been playing up and I decided to wipe the HDD and start again with ether Windows 8.1 only, Windows 10 Technical Preview only, or using the same dual-boot setup.
While backing up my Windows 8.1 Partition (mostly personal files and downloads), I came across the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .iso that I downloaded ages ago. So, instead of going with a Windows Install, I made an Install DVD for Ubuntu 14.04 to go back to Ubuntu on my secondary Laptop.
The Ubuntu 14.04 Install went as smooth as Ubuntu Installs always go, and it even detected that I was connected to the Internet which hasn't happened for a long time when Installing Ubuntu. Once I'd rebooted, I thought I'd burn the Video DVD that was giving me no end of problems in Windows, so I opened up the Brasero CD/DVD burning program and this is where I ran into a few problems.
It seems as though Brasero doesn't come with a couple of dependencies for DVD Video burning installed, and threw up an error when trying to burn the DVD. Brasero requires the mplex (GStreamer Plug-in) and dvdauthor (Application) installed to burn video DVDs. A quick search in the Ubuntu Software Centre didn't find either of the required dependencies, so I tried using the sudo apt get command in the Terminal – which threw an error as it has been that long since I last used the Terminal to do installs (back when Saucy Salamander was being Developed). I'd forgotten the exact apt command to get and Install a package via the Terminal, probably due to using Chrome OS – the only Linux based OS other than Mac OS that doesn't require much in the way of working in the Terminal (so much so that the Terminal is hidden away in the Chrome OS Developer Mode). I then Installed the Synaptic Package Manager and was able to find dvdauthor, but was unable to find mplex.
So I've currently put my venture back into fully using Ubuntu on my secondary Laptop while I either do some full-on digging around in Synaptic Package or the Software Centre or even dig around for the correct apt command to download and install mplex via the Terminal. But, since I needed the DVD burning for Friday 24th October, and another copy for Tuesday 28th of October, I ended up doing the only viable option until I've got the time to sort it out properly, and installed the Windows 10 Technical Preview. But, as I tend to use only my Chromebook, I don't know how long my secondary Laptop will end up with Windows back on it.
I love using Ubuntu and Linux over Windows, but the problems that I've encountered after having a long absence from Ubuntu and the full Linux experience, have done only one real thing – which is show me how simple and easy it can be to use Linux – if it's done in a consumer orientated and consumer friendly way Like Google has done with Chrome OS. Windows is ok for people who want something that just works, but is proprietary and prone to viruses; Chrome OS is for people who want something that just works, is Linux based, and who don't mind living in the Cloud; Mac OS is for people who want something that just works, is more mainstream like Windows along with being a proprietary OS, but also *nix based, whereas Linux based OS's like Ubuntu are more of a nerdy OS for someone who doesn’t mind getting their hands dirty in the Terminal, and don’t mind spending hours getting things all working. I'm the nerdy type, but since using Chrome OS, I don’t seem to be able to find the time to mess around in forums and in the Terminal trying to find what I need to get something done, then have to spend twice as long troubleshooting why the command didn’t work.
I really love having a free and Open Source OS on my secondary Laptop, but if I can't get it to do something as simple as burn a DVD video – without the hassle of having to troubleshoot and figure out how to get a missing dependency – then I don't know if I should go back to Ubuntu any-time soon. It’s ok for now – with Windows on my secondary Laptop until I've got the time to figure things out in Ubuntu, or just go for the next best thing when I next have to wipe the slate on my secondary Laptop and start again and dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows, or just attempt a triple boot setup of Windows 10 Technical Preview, Windows 8.1, and Ubuntu.