Since it is time to buy a new laptop and the bloated Windows 10 really sucks I decided to go with Linux for my new laptop and choose to install Ubuntu. As Sheldon said "Oh Ubuntu, you're my favorite linux based operating system". And can he be wrong? (I wonder if he would use a beginner's Ubuntu and not another distro, but still: He likes Ubuntu.) For my proof of concept I used an "old" laptop, which I had borrowed temporarily. So I started by downloading Ubuntu 16.04 from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop . Then I copied it to an usb stick using Rufus as described in the installation guide ( http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop ) and one restart and a view clicks (!) later I had my very own brand new Ubuntu laptop. :-) During installation I choose to install some basic "third-party software" too. Mhm, that was really easy. I checked the Libre Office software and this is all I need for office software. Gre