i dont want to repeat what _a has said because i could not have said it any better.
i removed linux yesterday from my pc though, i had Ubuntu 7.04 but working around the OS itself is easy, easy to find anything you want. but when it comes to install softwares and drivers, you have to open something that bites your head, that is the terminal console. WHYYY DO I HAVE TO KNOW LINUX CODES TO INSTALL A STUPID SOFTWARE? and i guess this is what's making windows smash linux in term of # of users around the globe.
btw: if u have linux, try beryl themes and effects:"D i couldn't, because of the installation complication, but if u know how to, then do it