[H2O]

Yes but it depends on your needs....

[teche]

@H2O, well my need in only Internet! Does Ubunu suit me?
Also can someone give a lowdown on working, functioning, features of Ubuntu vis a vis XP.

[Dark Star]

This might come handy Things To Know Before Using Linux

[H2O]

Just install Ubuntu man it provides all apps which are needed for day to day computing and even more. Even your internet will be easily configured.

[Dark Star]

I won't recommend 8.10 , as it has lots of regression ! and I don't even like the 8.04

[vishalrao]

I will recommend 8.10, regressions come in all distros' releases ! and I even liked the 8.04

(i say this after installing and playing around with multiple distros and finally settling on ubuntu, you should also try your luck with multiple distros before choosing what best works for you)

[Dark Star]

^^I would say if you are experienced enough nothing beats Arch and its vast repository.. I love Arch SVN repo : ) Using KDE 4.1.71

Debian user use debian itself or dreamlinux other wise Mandriva shines in rpm.. I just can't recommend Fedora yum sucks / packagekit integration sucks and installing codecs from yum is pain in the a$$

[vishalrao]

@darky: did you read about the new RPM Fusion - RPM Fusion which is a merger of Livna, Dribble and FreshRPMs to make it easy to add a single repo to install stuff like codecs etc in Fedora?

edit: actually they have 2 repos, one "free" and other "non-free"

[vishalrao]

See: The Phrygian Cap "Is Ubuntu For You" ?

[greenhorn]

+1 to DS and -1 to 8.10. its just too rushed , and has way too many bugs. including new ones in wi fi which was supposedly what 8.10 was all about.
I'm going to wait till the next LTS to upgrade

[vishalrao]

yea came across a bluetooth problem thread too : [ubuntu] Bluetooth not working in Intrepid! - Ubuntu Forums

i assume you're sticking to an older release or trying another distro?

seems ubuntu/canonical's small size means they cant catch all these regressions without community support, the last 2 releases - hardy and intrepid - seem to have been unreliable for many.

luckily for me all ubuntu releases since i started with 7.04 have been stable and peachy on multiple machines with different configs (home and office). thank goodness i havent been forced to another distro

[greenhorn]

upgraded already to 8.10 already from 8.04 ( 8.04 was mostly okay)
but the audio related stuff in 8.10 is damn buggy. pulseaudio keeps crashing/one program locks pulseaudio, and sound from nothing else is heard, the volume control slider doesnt go away, the audio defaults are all screwed up, it doesnt shut down properly... the list goes on

[vishalrao]

I thought you found the ALSA shutdown workaround, it worked for me...

For sound, would you want to try this: Howto solve all PulseAudio-related issues in Ubuntu -- Ubuntu Geek - at your own risk of course

[greenhorn]

that would have messed up intrepid for sure
ALSA instead of Pulseaudio for Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid - a Non-Destructive way. Tux’s idyllic life.
got rid of the POS. all seems to be working well. let me fire up some youtube

[Lord Dagon]

Just got the CD today by post.