My desktop
I use Ubuntu 10.04 more than I use Windows 7 now, ask me anything.
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ImageShack.usThe dock program is GLX-Dock (Cairo-Dock with OpenGL) and it acts like Windows 7's dock, the nerd stats is conky.
Ubuntu 10.04 is their latest LTS (Long Term Support) version, which pretty much means they'll keep updating it for three years (normal releases only get 18 months of support).
My opinion on Ubuntu?
After their 2006 LTS version, every single release after that was an unstable piece of shit. It took them another four years this release something that actually make me happy.
A default install of Ubuntu 10.04 is full of stupid shit like UbuntuOne which is the stupidest fucking thing I have ever seen probably. UbuntuOne is literally a Facebook/MySpace clone based around people using Ubuntu. Canonical, the company that sponsors the Ubuntu project, thought this was a good idea.
For some ungodly reason, they have
removed the GNOME volume desktop applet and combined it's functions with the UbuntuOne applet.
HOW DO THESE TWO THINGS RELATE AT ALL? I thought Linux developers were a bunch of logical nerds.
It also includes Evolution which has some stupid alert process which is on all the time.
Here is a list of things I remove off the top of my head
- Any reference to UbuntuOne
- Evolution
- Firefox (Glorious Chrome Master Race)
- Totem and RhythmBox (mplayer and VLC for me...aka something that works)
Things I immediately install
- gcc (with the build-essential package)
- I compile mplayer because I don't trust Ubuntu packages for mplayer
- VLC (from packages)
- Glorious Chrome Web Browser
- Epiphany Web Browser (no idea why this or Chrome isn't default for Ubuntu anyway)
Overall, I am...
...very happy with this release.
My only real issues come from older Linux programs that don't know what to do with something that isn't ALSA and OSS. This is caused by Pulseaudio which is the Linux version of working sound because ALSA and OSS are such a piece of fucking shit. I am glad glorious Pulseaudio has replaced crap. Most of these issues are resolved by manually editing config files or killing Pulseaudio.
Pulseaudio can also do that neat Windows 7 thing where you can adjust the volume for separate programs. It literally just works.
Other than that, I have the most stable operating system I have ever used besides Windows 7.
So, anyway, since I've used Ubuntu on and off for about six years now, I can probably answer a lot of questions regarding it. Feel free to ask them, I'll take you seriously.