[Fsf-friends] what pain windows users have to face which a linux user does not have to

[Kush]

essential maintenance--desktop or standalone user /individuals


	

*windows user*

	

*ubuntu user*

1

	

run scandisk once a month or as required

	

ext3 file system does this automatically

2

	

run windowsupdate manually or wait for slower automatic updates --once a 
week

	

automatic updates

3

	

run defrag once a month

	

part of ext3 File System

4

	

run diskclean once a week

	

part of a cron job

5

	

update antivirus weekly or autoupdate

	

no need --inbuilt security

6

	

keep antivirus and firewall on all the time--slowing down the computer

	

no need --inbuilt security

7

	

update firewall weekly

	

no need --inbuilt security

8

	

update antispyware weekly

	

no need --inbuilt security

9

	

be always on the lookout for some new vulnerability etc because of the 
inherently insecure system

	

less tension because of better architecture