Ubuntu 10.10 - Oh Wow!

[4deck]

I'm really digging Ubuntu. I installed it for my web development server, and created a Lamp server within about 3 hours. The longest was the downloading, I'm on DSL. I started off with the LAMP server side, but blew it away for the desktop version. 32bit btw. Heard about bugs in the 64 bit side. And some applications don't run in 64 bit mode, like gimp. Well more or less the add ons for gimp don't. Anyway extremely pleased with the setup. The front end is kick arse. The DVD issue was really a no brainer with a  google search. Just found out I had to install additional packages. Which now is so simple. I used to always have to ./config make and compile install, wasn't that much of a pain for me, but alot of non techy types this would be a hassle. This is so much easier. The biggest thing for me though is I can keep my windows system clean, and reserve it for gaming (AH) while a reboot brings me into a development environment. EXTREMELY PLEASED with that. Also has all the hardware drivers for my machine too, how kewl.

Anyway I'll be using this for awhile. As a matter of fact using it right now, its also my new browser, I I have no fear of going to a questionable site anymore.   

Anyway Rock on Ubuntu.


on a side note though. If anyone is doing any web work I would highly recommend installing PHP5.2 and not 5.3 Some packages are not up to par yet, like Drupal.

Cheers

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I'm really digging Ubuntu. I installed it for my web development server, and created a Lamp server within about 3 hours. The longest was the downloading, I'm on DSL. I started off with the LAMP server side, but blew it away for the desktop version. 32bit btw. Heard about bugs in the 64 bit side. And some applications don't run in 64 bit mode, like gimp. Well more or less the add ons for gimp don't. Anyway extremely pleased with the setup. The front end is kick arse. The DVD issue was really a no brainer with a  google search. Just found out I had to install additional packages. Which now is so simple. I used to always have to ./config make and compile install, wasn't that much of a pain for me, but alot of non techy types this would be a hassle. This is so much easier. The biggest thing for me though is I can keep my windows system clean, and reserve it for gaming (AH) while a reboot brings me into a development environment. EXTREMELY PLEASED with that. Also has all the hardware drivers for my machine too, how kewl.

Anyway I'll be using this for awhile. As a matter of fact using it right now, its also my new browser, I I have no fear of going to a questionable site anymore.   

Anyway Rock on Ubuntu.


on a side note though. If anyone is doing any web work I would highly recommend installing PHP5.2 and not 5.3 Some packages are not up to par yet, like Drupal.

Cheers

For any professional work I would recommend Debian over Ubuntu. Ubuntu is based on the unstable branch of Debian so it's inherently volatile in nature. Debian has most of the benefits of Ubuntu with long legs to boot.

For general jacking-around-the-net desktop Ubuntu is of course just fine.

[Ghosth]

Booted into Ubuntu 10 off the cd yesterday, was impressed by how fast and painless it was.

Reasonably impressed with how well it picked up my hardware.
Working with a friend to take a 6 year old c2duo box and clean it up, install ubuntu, and XBMC. Set it up in his living room as a cable alternative.

We'll see how that goes.

However it does look like it has some real potential.

[4deck]

For any professional work I would recommend Debian over Ubuntu. Ubuntu is based on the unstable branch of Debian so it's inherently volatile in nature. Debian has most of the benefits of Ubuntu with long legs to boot.

For general jacking-around-the-net desktop Ubuntu is of course just fine.

Don't seem to have issues at all, and any questions I have the ubuntu forums are fantastik. I think I'll stick with this right now.

But thanks for the heads up.

[Speed55]

Installed it on my Dell Laptop and it looks good. Only problem is that it screwed up the boot loader. I uninstalled it and now the windows 7 boot loader is messed up.

I would like to reinstall it and use it for music, but have no idea to fix the problem on the ubuntu side.

[Speed55]

Reinstalled it today, and it fixed itself somehow.

I have to say, it's a pretty cool since i've never used anything but windows before.