The Firefox comes as a let down in this version.
I use Firefox for ‘n' number of purposes and use a lot of add-ons or extensions; typically fire-ftp, universal uploader, and, MOST importantly, Google toolbar coz i cannot work without by Google bookmarks.
Against good judgment i decided to test all possibilities of Ubuntu release 8.04. So first i downloaded Kubuntu 8.04 with KDe-4 remix as a live CD for use as wubi. Then i upgraded my gutsy gibbon on my Virtual box directly and last i downloaded and installed vanilla version of 8.04. Since the experience is less than 24 hrs old, the impressions are rather premature but what the heck; I intend a follow up post with more stuff later.
MPlayer is a movie and animation player that supports a wide range of codecs and file formats, including MPEG 1/2/4,DivX 3/4/5, Windows Media 7/8/9, RealAudio/Video up to 9, Quicktime 5/6, and Vivo 1/2. It has many MX/SSE (2)/3Dnow(Ex) optimized native audio and video codecs, but allows using XAnim’s and RealPlayer’s binary codec plugins, and Win32 codec DLLs. It has basic VCD/DVD playback functionality, including DVD subtitles, but supports many text- based subtitle formats too. For video output, nearly every existing interface is supported. It’s also able to convert any supported files to raw/divx/mpeg4 AVI (pcm/mp3 audio), and even video grabbing from V4L devices.
If you recently installed Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 and discovered that your laptops function keys are not properly adjusting the brightness. In essence, you are pressing the key combination and nothing is happening try this fix.
If you start using Firefox 3 with Flash, odds are good that you'll experience Firefox crashing every few minutes while loading Flash. It seems Pulseaudio (Hardy's new sound system) is triggering a bug in Flashplayer, which causes Firefox to crash. Since Flash is closed-source software, there's no chance Ubuntu is able to fix the problem in time for Hardy Heron's release.