Ubuntu 10.04 aka The Lucid Lynx launched!

[powerontop]

hehe. dude u gotta have time and resources to play around with so many distros.

Not really, its like having this one distro that provides you with stable, cutting edge version of all that u want without ever re-installing it. I gave names of Arch and Chakra as options not that u have to try both. If you want to know more abt Rolling Release funda then read Rolling release - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arch seems to be the most popular and easiest to setup and if u want a hassle free one then you can look at "built-upon" options like Chakra (Arch + KDE), ArchBang (Arch+Openbox) etc. This is similar to Ubuntu family-Ubuntu (Ubuntu Base + Gnome), Kubuntu (Ubuntu base + KDE), Xubuntu (Ubuntu Base + XFCE) etc. Choose one, if you are afraid, try first in a Virtualbox or qemu etc and then once comfortable install it as ur main OS.

I was a die-hard Kubuntu fan but having to wait for new software(except KDE where kubuntu shines) and having to re-install my OS or risk package breakages when new versions were released made me make the switch, arch is one of the finest with excellent user support, documentation is one of the best in any distro.

 

[Sushubh]

running ubuntu 10.04 using wubi right now on my Dell laptop.

installed slow this time around as i think it now connects to the ubuntu servers automatically and download some updates and language packs.

openoffice is installed! i thought they had removed the installers for openoffice this time around.

openoffice has oracle branding

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my 24 inch external display was detected automatically as usual.

resolution is fine.

i have yet to receive any message to update to proprietary nvidia driver.

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right now download chrome dev channel for ubuntu 64 bit and opera 10.5x test release.

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ok. the message for the video driver was in the task bar... installing it now.

 

[SVK]

@Admin, Installed it on Windows 7?

 

[Sushubh]

neh. windows 7 is on my desktop which is still not repaired (both RAM chips faulty!).

i did not use the Wubi installer from Wubi website (that still shows 9.10 edition). i used the build from ubuntu website!

Download Ubuntu Windows Installer | Ubuntu

nothing mentioned about no compatibility with windows 7 here though.

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google chrome on ubuntu... looks pretty cool. colors are as per the new ubuntu theme. rather than the ugly blue!

 

[SVK]

Hmm, interesting, cant wait to try 10.04 on my laptop with Win 7, hope it doesnt pass away in between like 9.10

 

[Sushubh]

opera 10.53 on ubuntu 9.10



now trying to install flash plugin.

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here is the missing plugin error on youtube:



fonts are much better on firefox compared to chrome for some reason!

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got this message as i tried to install adobe flash plugin:



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got this weird error:



now trying through ubuntu software center.

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installing through ubuntu software center:



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here is openoffice starting up:



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i think it looks hideous



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almost all chrome extensions i use seem to be working fine on the ubuntu version. so that's cool.

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installing google desktop now coz i like the google quick search box.

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ooh thunderbird does not come pre-installed.

ubuntu software center has 3.0.4 edition. so that's cool.

i had hard time getting thunderbird 3 to work on ubuntu 9.10!



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adobe flash works... cool enough.



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google chrome on ubuntu is behaving slightly different compared to chrome on windows when it comes to text selection.

i double click on a word to select it. then i click on the word next to it to select it as well.

on windows, it selects those two words. but here on ubuntu, it would select the entire paragraph. nuisance. let's hope this is a reported bug because i don't think i am going to report it myself. or maybe i would!

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Gwibber is pretty awesome. Maybe too awesome for me now that I have added all my social accounts on it!



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as expected my regular Windows installation is accessible without any manual configuration from the HOST folder in Root.

this is a major convenience.

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i hate that the volume feature on Rhythmbox is accessible through a button which has to be clicked. it should have been a visible feature so that i can change the sound without CLICKING on a button!

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haha filed a bug report. Issue 42928 - chromium - Text selection behavior problem on Chrome for Linux - Project Hosting on Google Code lets hope they do not ban me for wasting their time!

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empathy cannot seem to connect with facebook. that's weird.

 

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[coolbal]

Wow....That is a hell lots of updates.....!!!So What is your final verdict...??Do you like it....??So can Ubuntu 10.04 be used as Primary OS and Is this a real competition for windows...??

 

[Sushubh]

i have used ubuntu as my primary OS for like 6 months in one go 1-2 years ago. i can do that. it require some changes in my workflow. not really interested in doing so for the time being. but ubuntu is rock solid as a primary OS for anyone who has no specific needs to remain on Windows.

 

[Sushubh]

empathy does not allow you to merge contacts under a single name. that sucks. i am too used to seeing merged entities in pidgin

 

[Sai]

I have installed Ubuntu 10.04 ,I like it . Installing dockbar and other things is very easy now