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Yes, yes, I know, shame on me. 6.10 has proven to me that Ubuntu is worth using. Here's why I switch, what I like about it, and what I don't like about it:
I switched because I screwed up my install of Debian beyond repair (I dist-upgraded and it broke nvidia direct rendering, dunno why)... and I figure what the hey, I'll give Ubuntu a try, it can't be that bad considering a LOT of people use it.
Good:
Bad:
I will be updating my switch as time goes on.
I switched because I screwed up my install of Debian beyond repair (I dist-upgraded and it broke nvidia direct rendering, dunno why)... and I figure what the hey, I'll give Ubuntu a try, it can't be that bad considering a LOT of people use it.
Good:
- Boot time is ridiculously fast, and I don't have to look at text, X is loaded insanely early, so I see a boot splash which is pleasant.
- Everything I used in Debian works the same in Ubuntu, so compatibility is not an issue.
- More people use Ubuntu than Debian, and we all know how good a large user-base is when it comes to bug control. (well, in Linux anyway, can't say the same for Windows. )
- Beryl and Compiz are more stable in Ubuntu for some reason, because people who use Ubuntu like eye-candy, and the repository is better maintained. I have yet to find a dependency problem, and I found them all the time in Debian Sid.
- Ubuntu is a usable Windows-replacement for Linux noobs, really, installation requires no previous knowledge of Linux, except for me, because I had to use LVM install which means I had to download the other ISO and install in text mode which is no biggie for me.
- I like bleeding edge software, which is why I used Sid, and Ubuntu has bleeding edge software, yet somehow is more stable in my experience.
Bad:
- Lack of dev softwares such as libc-dev on base install, gets annoying when I have to apt-get install binutils-dev, and all sorts of stuff that should be installed by default, but realistically, a noob who wants to learn linux isn't going to need stuff like that for a while, so why install it by default?
- The whole root/sudo thing is pretty annoying, but when it comes down to it, instead of typing "su" I just have to type "sudo su" so I really don't care. It's just a pain in the arse.
- update-notifier is installed by default, but again, noobs would have a hard time using apt in the terminal, so no biggie.
- I have to go into gconf-editor and to add the Computer, Home Folder and Trash icons on the desktop, when they should just be there by default.
- The baby-**** brown theme that comes with it is just ugly, I absolutely hate it.
I will be updating my switch as time goes on.