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very nice review. now to

free-zombie — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:53:28 +0200

very nice review. now to Â«realÂ» commenting:
I have installed Windows XP and Windows 98 several times in the past. Neither was as easy as Dapper looks, and W98 was more friendly about the whole thing anyway.
If I am not very mistaken, there are still two Ubuntu CDs. Well, there were anyway when I got the Kubuntu beta The install CD has been pretty much obsoleted for the normal user with the introduction of the LiveCD installer, but still provides the expert install and asks you about the boot loader. Frankly, I have never seen any reason to install GrUB outside the MBR for me, and I do not see any reason for the average user to want to.
Distros detecting or not: it looks to me like the installer must know the distribution it is trying to detect. About all of them can detect Microsoft Windows, but what other distributions are supported varies. Par exemple: IIRC, ubuntu breezy could detect Fedora Core 4 whereas Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 sarge could not when I tried.

Official upgrade instructions

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:03:13 +0200

Please refer to the official upgrade instructions instead:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperUpgrades

There is a much easier way.

OMG

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:05:35 +0200

Maybe if people read better, then maybe the would not have the problems they have. If you use the Desktop installer is takes away freedom for those who want a simpler install method(It is intended for those new to the linux world). If you want the whole thing use the alternate installer and run in advance mode and then come back and tell me that you don't have freedom.

-r

Great review

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 08:15:21 +0200

Great review and I will add that I am very pleased with Dapper Drake as well. The upgrade from Breezy Badger was smooth and now my system is much more responsive than before. Totally worth it.

Thanks guys for nice

libervisco — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 00:41:20 +0200

Thanks guys for nice comments.

good review

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:19:35 +0200

I am a long time Mandriva user, but have installed Kubuntu for a test run.
It's a very good distro. I have nothing bad to say, except.....
Not giving us a choice as to where to install the bootloader is a very dumb decision .
Ubuntu is taking away or freedom with this, just like microsoft does. Sorry guys.

Secondly, if you want to install ADSL, you have to go to the command line and run pppoeconf.
New users will look for it for hours, as they expect it in the GUI somewhere.

For the rest......I am enjoying it.

And to "some" windows users....!
I have been with MS since DOS 1.
I got no problem whats-o-ever using windows.
I use linux for 2 years now, and you don't get me back to windows , not even with a bazooka to my head.

Grand Review

dylunio — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 11:44:15 +0200

Grand review Daniel, the release version of 6.06 looks very good from it

Thank you.

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:15:30 +0200

Nice review.

I see nothing special at

tbuitenh — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:07:13 +0200

I see nothing special at ubuntuforums.org. -1.

Stop installing Ubuntu for a moment

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:59:41 +0200

Stop installing this piece of crap! It'll ruin your computer, please refer to the ubuntuforums.org website and see for yourself the rants of the miserable users!

RE: Trolls rule!

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:47:16 +0200

GNU/Linux as a an operating system has been trolled the last 7/8 years by the "windows press". The trolling was pretty ugly back in the beginning, when gnu/linux first became usable by non-programmers.
As ubuntu is the leading popular distribution right now, and entering the fabled arena of the desktop, it's expected to be trolled again by the same press. The article called "6 things to know about linux" is the beggining, and it's a perfect example of FUD (search for what the acronym means)).
As far as people trolling every ubuntu news/comment/article, go figure...

Trolls rule!

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:46:13 +0200

Ever thought why Ubuntu-folks face so many trolls? I mean, looks like more than most of the other Linux-users...

I guess its all a matter of

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:27:34 +0200

I guess its all a matter of perspective, I can't imagine using windows on a regular basis for my primary OS.

ignorance

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 21:23:30 +0200

it's safe to say someone who says linux sucks is quite ignorant especially after judging linux as a whole only after attempting to install one distro. ubuntu is shaping up to be quite the formidable distro. and their synaptic add remove programs feature is a hell of a lot faster than suse's YaST. highly recommended. i might actually switch from debian to this seeing that its built off of it anyway only with more goodies.

Upgrade to Dapper

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 21:11:19 +0200

To upgrade you can either do a new install or choose to upgrade through your software update screen after updating your repos.

Experiencing Ubuntu Dapper 6.06 (step by step with screenshots)

libervisco — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:42:15 +0200

The release of Ubuntu Dapper 6.06 caused a lot of buzz even before it happened. The actual release was originally planned for April 2006 and if it wasn't postponed for June 1st it would have been called 6.04 according to its version naming scheme (6 for the current year and 04 for month). Mark Shuttleworth's request for postponing, the consequential decision making process (which was open), but also some friction regarding the kubuntu project management only contributed to the already quite high awareness, or "buzz", around this popular GNU/Linux distribution.