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Originally Posted by zirkoni
I installed Ubuntu a few days ago, just to try it out. The installation was fast and easy (but so was Windows 7 installation) and Ubuntu's user interface is easy to learn. I now have a dual boot machine (Ubuntu/Windows 7) and I prefer using Windows.
Ubuntu has completely frozen twice, Firefox chashed about 5 times and DOSBox didn't run properly with the default settings (sound was stuttering in every game). Also, Ubuntu seems to be a bit slower than Windows 7. So far I haven't had any trouble with Windows 7.
What I really like about Ubuntu is the ability to install applications from the software center without having to search the internet and download installers. Also, there are lot's of free  programs for Linux.
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One reason it could be running a bit slower is that there is a proprietary driver required for your system.
Try: System>Administration>Hardware Drivers, and see if anything pops up in the list that you could install.
Also, for DOSBox, to reduce the stuttering (I haven't yet got it removed completely, though), go to /home/<user name here>/.dosbox/ and edit your sound config in dosbox-0.73.conf. I did notice, however, that the stuttering was nonexistent in Fedora Linux, but present in Ubuntu. Also, the stuttering was nonexistent in Ubuntu 9.04, but started in 9.10. Odd.