| "Yesterday I downloaded a copy of Ubuntu's latest release, version 7.04 Feisty Fawn. The download took some hours because of busy servers but I think that it was well worth it." " of images I collected while running Ubuntu from the Live CD, the installation process and the running of the OS after installation. " "I don't want to overhype anything but I can say with all honesty that Ubuntu 7.04 is by far the best and easiest version of Linux that I've used. The Live CD worked flawlessly for me and allowed me to road-test features without the hassle of installation. The installation was also a snap and the step-by-step wizard is really easy to follow - as easy, if not easier, than a Windows installation. " "I can't say that the Ubuntu installation process is a fast one, it isn't, " "and felt a lot slower than installing Windows Vista, but the end result was an OS that worked, was snappy and has loads of apps pre-installed. Nice. Very nice!" "Just as I was writing this I came across an Ubuntu post by Preston Gralla entitled "" "But ultimately, it?s an operating system that only a devoted, hard-core computer aficionado could love. Here?s just one example. As soon as I installed it, I received a notification that updates were available. I clicked the notification, and was told that 129 updates were available. Here?s a small representative sample of what was available:" "I could keep going on, but you get the idea. Microsoft messages and updates are difficult enough to decipher for the average PC user. But this? Forget it. People simply won?t have a clue." "Preston must be talking about an older version here because I only had two updates for 7.04 earlier, but he makes a very good point. Ubuntu is nice, it's solid, it's fast and it's robust (so far anyway), but it's
... read the whole article |