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Day 4 – 10 Days of Ubuntu 10.10 Feature Requests
Today is day 4 of my “10 Days of Ubuntu 10.10 Feature Requests” series, and the topic is real Wine integration. I picked this topic because the transition from Windows to Ubuntu can be very pleasant. Analogs exist for most standard software (browser, audio player, etc.), but many people will find that at least one or two of their favorite pieces of Windows software have no direct correlation in Windows. This is especially true for gamers. In many cases, the software in question can be run under Wine. Unfortunately, Wine is not integrated into an out-of-the-box Ubuntu install…
Day 3 – 10 Days of Ubuntu 10.10 Feature Requests
Today is day 3 of my “10 Days of Ubuntu 10.10 Feature Requests” series, and the topic is improving Ubuntu’s out-of-the-box visual aesthetics. Real work needs to be done on a default theme that is both easy on the eyes and reflective of the quality OS underneath. I don’t even think the color scheme needs to go – browns and oranges have nothing inherently wrong with them. They simply need to be used in a way that doesn’t reflect shag carpet styles from forty years ago…
Day 2 – 10 Days of Ubuntu 10.10 Feature Requests
Today is day 2 of my “10 Days of Ubuntu 10.10 Feature Requests” series, and the topic is replacing RhythmBox with a music player that doesn’t … well … suck. There are plenty of enemies to be made when discussing Linux music players, but I hope most everyone is in agreement that Rhythmbox is hardly a suitable replacement for Windows Media Player
Day 1 – 10 Days of Ubuntu 10.10 Feature Requests
Today is day 1 of my “10 Days of Ubuntu 10.10 Feature Requests” series, and the topic is creating a great package management experience. (Some may know this better as the “Add/Remove Software” dialog.) Canonical is attempting to address many of these concerns with their forthcoming “AppCenter” / “Software Store”, so I won’t bore you with yet another lengthy list of requests for this hotly debated item. Instead, this article distills the essence of Ubuntu package management into a simple list of “must-haves”…
10 Days of Ubuntu 10.10 Feature Requests
If you’ve read my past two articles (here and here), you’re hopefully aware of several things: I am a very happy Ubuntu user. That said, Ubuntu is not perfect. <gasp!> Yes, it does have some problems. These are outlined in more detail in my Ubuntu Report Card (2009) article. Out of a desire to help, [...]
Ubuntu Report Card (2009)
For the last 12 months, I have used Ubuntu as my primary OS. I remain a very happy convert, but I worry that Ubuntu is being unevenly developed. Certain areas have seen great improvements over the last 12 months while other areas have languished or been largely ignored. To that end, the purpose of this article is not to whine or rant, but to bring some perspective to the evolution (or lack thereof) that Ubuntu has experienced between versions 8.04 and 9.04. I write this article in an attempt to help – because as has been pointed out elsewhere, Linux is reaching a point where it needs less zealots and more (loving!) critics…
Ubuntu: One Year Later
Hard to believe, but it’s been almost a year since my first Ubuntu-themed article appeared on this site. Last October I made the decision to try Ubuntu 8.04. This was the end result of a number of factors, including months of trying to squeeze every drop of life out of XP. Eventually the futility of [...]
10 Things I Don’t Miss About Windows XP
Six months ago I moved from XP to Ubuntu, and I can honestly say that my relationship with my PC has never been better. To celebrate six months of freedom, here is my top ten list of “reasons I’m glad I switched from XP to Ubuntu.”
Use Ubuntu, save $64 million USD
As reported by Ars Technica, the French police force (or Gendarmarie) is currently in the process of switching 15,000 desktops from XP to Ubuntu. Since 2004, the force has saved over $60 million USD (€50 million) by migrating to open source software, including OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, and Ubuntu. By 2015 the department plans to have [...]
Linux vs. Windows Hardware Support: The Truth
If you’ve heard of Linux, you’ve probably also heard the following comment (or something like it): Linux won’t be ready for mainstream use until it “just works.” Or maybe: I wanted to like Linux, but after installing it my (insert hardware) and (insert hardware) didn’t work. Some are even so elegant as to say it [...]
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