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Ubuntu 8.10 Rocks !!!

November 2, 2008

I was waiting for the new Ubuntu release since i hv bought my new PC . During this period i was so exited to install Ubuntu . It was almost a year i tried a previous version of Ubuntu so getting my hand on its new release was really very exiting.

My new PC has opened new path of learning for me. In the past i was working with my old PC and did always had severe problems ( I cant explain the hell through which i have gone through) . Yup … it was seven year old PC but my favorite one . Anyway i still have the old poor fellow with me ( AMD 650 Mhz 192 MB RAM with 20 GB HDD) and will always remind me of old days. My new PC is also AMD Quad Core 2 GB ram 500 GB HDD. Now i am really enjoying working on it … yes really enjoying the freedom that i have now got. One more thing i would like to add over here : I am the biggest fan of AMD !!! .

Since morning i have planned to download Ubuntu 8.10 ( Well i hv to plan previously … now it is easier for me to download big files . Thanks to my MTNL broadband connection. You will not believe it is really super fast 🙂 ) . Download was easy only took around two hours . Using Nero i burned the same on my RW CD and rebooted my system for installation.

There were lot of things that were new or rather u can say were focused towards easy installation. I was surprised to see the ease of installation or rather i would say that this was the most easiest Linux installation i have ever seen !!!. Installation went like a breeze and took 10 min to install . But i was not impressed with the boot loader as it displayed the same old text boot menu . I thought i would see some thing new over here as i saw in the installation of Slackware 12.1. Anyway … everything thing was auto configured when my system restarted after installation like Internet and i only have to set the monitor resolution . Wolla … i never though it will so easy . I forward my best wishes to entire Ubuntu team for all their efforts .  Really Ubuntu is changing the Linux world . Cheers . An Another way of trying Ubuntu without effecting ur partition table was through Wubi Installer. With Wubi u can install Ubuntu just as u install a app in windows however i rather prefer a separate installation.

There were lot of new enhancement in all areas. Auto login , graphical partitioner , live cd , Newer version of Gnome 2.24 ( with Nautilus supporting tab , eject icon and compact view were cooler) , Newer version of Xorg 7.4  ( with support for hot pluggable input devices for better auto deacting  input/output devices and can run without any config file. Fialsafe X for  X failure recovery), Newer kernel update to 2.6.27 (better support for wifi hardware with better webcam support), Encrypted private directory (allow more enhanced security to ur private data), New Guest session (a good way to lend ur system without effecting ur security concerns), Network manager 0.7 (network related tools to simplify networking tasks. u can find the same in system->preference -> network configuration. allows to handle all network stuff in the same area . Also support for 3G GSM connection for mobile broadband), Dells DKMS (Dynamic kernel module system: allow rebuilding of new kernel drivers when new kernel is released. Good in those situations in which u have to try updated kernel. will auto build new modules when u install new kernel), PAM attenuation framework , BBC Plugin ( however u need to install restricted drivers) .  Virtualization tools (allow you to create new virtual machine in few minutes using JEOS and python vm ), Service command ( to manage damenos), USB Boot and installtion on USB stick , Virus scanner ClamAV , darker theme in appearance menu, change in wallpaper … tons of enhancements . One thing that i really did not liked was Openoffice was not updated to version 3.  However as you can see there are lot of enhancements. Trying out KDE 4 was also a new experience for me . Earlier version that i hv tried was 3.5.7. Now KDE has now became more better with tons of improvements in all areas.

Trying out this new Ubuntu release was satisfying experience for me . Linux which i have seen from Redhat 5.0 ( in late 2000) to  Ubuntu 8.10 has completely changed how Linux was seen. Now i has moved from Geeky to be used by normal desktop users . All these facts reveal the turning tide of desktop users from Windows to Linux. One thing that i am sure for : Ubuntu will ease and fastern this transission.

Cheers for Ubuntu !!!.

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