Comments on: Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) Beta Released and available for download

By: Rajeev

Rajeev — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:13:57 +0000

It’s been a week now since I’m a Intrepid user. Had a hard time with Linux terminal and commands to follow. But i quickly realised that I was in better hands and the work is going to pay.

Intrepid for now, will patiently wait for the full release in a week and upgrade, hope all goes well and I stop booting my XPS 1330 with Vista ever again !!

Just one request please enable voice/video chat for yahoo and google !!

Hail Ubuntu..

By: woet

woet — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:48:54 +0000

I have 9.04 Beta installed at a Intel 82440BX/ZX Mainboard with 1100MHz Celeron, 1GigMem and ATI 3D Mach64GT Rage IIC GUI+3D Accelerator. It works quite well. Better in any circumstance, than 8.10, at least when it comes to screen resolution out of the box. I noticed NONE of the “known issues” but had several hangups requiring restart when adding applications from the main menu: Applications->add/remove (astonishingly not when using synaptic as such: System->Control->synaptic). This is a fresh install from alternate CD, the upgrade program refused to update from 8.10 to 9.04 release, probably because it’s Beta.

By: Locke

Locke — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 05:02:29 +0000

Use Intrepid currently. Jaunty beta runs great and looks good in a VM. Intend to upgrade after full release.

By: Alberto

Alberto — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:04:27 +0000

After being a windows head since 1991 with 3.1, I tried Ubuntu feisty out of sheer frustration with vista. This was back in September of 2007. I have not looked back.

I have upgraded to the newer versions on several computers since then. I am very, very happy with Ubuntu. I have tried other distros but except for Fedora, I have not found one I liked as much as Ubuntu. If I could not run ubuntu I would run fedora.

I am on 9.04 already and so far so good. Its faster boot overall than 8.10. Ubuntu has come a long way since feisty. I hope that it continues to improve in the coming years.

Linux overall is a blast. I wish that I tried it sooner.

By: Larry Craig

Larry Craig — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:18:36 +0000

Just want to confirm what Wolfen69 says. If previous poster is using same computer every time, he should check the computer for problems. I have ubuntu (8.10 on three) on four computers and the only one that has any problems is 9.04 which is in beta.

By: wolfen69

wolfen69 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:43:53 +0000

Name said: “I keep trying Ubuntu every time a new release comes out. Why? Because I keep trying to figure out what all the hype is about. But every time, I install it, have 5 times more issues than usual with other linux distros, and am over all just disappointed with the performance and usability of the system. I keep thinking there’s something I’m missing, but it never gets any better. It seems like many other distros are just a bit ahead, simpler to use, more admin tools to configure your system, ect, ect. I havn’t spent that much time in a shell since Mandrake 6.0.

I’ve pretty much given up wasting bandwidth on downloading their iso every time they release. Mandriva, Fedora, PCLinuxOS, Slackware, ect, are much better distros. Try a few distros before you buy in to the hype.”

i find the opposite to be true. how many computers have you tried it on? don’t listen to “Name”, he is a clown who doesn’t know what he is talking about. ubuntu works so much better on every pc i try it on. the only distro i will install on my customers machines is ubuntu, because it just works every time.

i have tried ubuntu on at least 30 different computers with fantastic results. it’s the other distros that usually leave something to be desired. but mandriva is a close second.

By: Vadim P.

Vadim P. — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:35:41 +0000

Tried them, realized why don’t they live up the the hype.

By: Name

Name — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:24:08 +0000

I agree with the first poster. I have been running Mandriva for 8 years, and have been very happy with it.

I keep trying Ubuntu every time a new release comes out. Why? Because I keep trying to figure out what all the hype is about. But every time, I install it, have 5 times more issues than usual with other linux distros, and am over all just disappointed with the performance and usability of the system. I keep thinking there’s something I’m missing, but it never gets any better. It seems like many other distros are just a bit ahead, simpler to use, more admin tools to configure your system, ect, ect. I havn’t spent that much time in a shell since Mandrake 6.0.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:39:20 +0000

Hello I have 2 other members of my family who have now switch to ubuntu. They switched after I installed your Super Ubuntu on their computes. Will you be making another for Jaunty 9.10 I hope.

Thank you for all the great help and information I do look forward reading you tips on my home page of google. Bill

By: Scott Beamer

Scott Beamer — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:52:59 +0000

I’ve been a Linux user on and off for years. 3 years ago I gave Ubuntu a try and it was my distro of choice for over two years (I always upgrade when new versions come out).

But I saw the light about 8 months ago and now my primary Linux distro is Fedora. Why? Because Debian/Ubuntu can’t seem to do what every other freawkin OS on the planet can do.

What is that?

Make installing and running 32-bit software on a 64-bit OS as easy as installing 64-bit software on a 64-bit OS.

OS X does it.
Windows does it.
And every friggin RPM-based Linux distro does it.

There are just enough proprietary apps out there that are only 32-bit (or free ones, but that are often too difficult to easily compile from source) that having this option is worth it.

And no, this has nothing to do with Firefox and 32-bit plugins (e.g. Adobe Flash).