Ubuntu 9.04 Review

by TechCombo

Posted: 15 years ago 26 replies

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Ubuntu sponsors, Canonical , announce the release of Ubuntu 9.04 destop version that can be downloaded for free now!

Ubuntu is an open source operating system with the intention of supplying an up-to-date, stable operating system for the normal computer user. In addition to stablility Ubuntu try to target ease of use and installation. Ubuntu can be used on almost anything including Desktops, Business PC's, Notebooks and many others that are able to support x86 CPU or ARM CPUs, this has only been adapted in the 9.04 version.

One remarkable feature introduced in this ubuntu version, which is very good for those of who have bad graphics cards, which is

Compiz Fusion 3D desktop.

Analysts say this has downgraded Vistas credability as it shows you do not need an expensive graphics card to have a good time with graphics.

However, analysts also suggest that Vista still has the edge over Ubuntu in terms of software. A lot of packages were not transferred onto Ubuntu so users will miss out on Windows applications, though do not be too disheartened as there are a number of free alternatives such as open office.

An ideal alternative that can be utilized has been introduced by VMware. They have made a server edition which is free and works straight onto Ubuntu. This package is too good to miss as you can run any Windows OS along with your Ubuntu window so you can have the best of both worlds!

Canonical Jane Silber who is chief operating officer quoted,

"With every release, we see Ubuntu Desktop Edition make significant steps forward in appealing to mainstream computer users. With access to the latest office productivity suite, support for Skype and Adobe Flash, and faster boot times, we're confident that Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Edition will see more people join millions of others and make the switch to an open platform."
Product Features- I will now outline some of the features Ubuntu contains:

Latest Skype and Adobe Flash
OpenOffice 3.0
Gnome 2.26 and Brasero 2.26 (CD Burning Software.)
Updated support for Multi-Monitor
25 second boot times
Support for Extention 4 file system
A Netbook Remix version including support for Acer Aspire One, Asus Eee PC 1000, Dell Mini 9.
A Server Edition, including Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC)
Ordered notices and system messages.
X.Org server 1.6 supporting almost all video cards.

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#review #server edition #ubuntu #vista #vmware

artwebster 15 years ago

I have tried to put Ubuntu onto a Vista infested laptop that is useful only as a paperweight.

Failed miserably.

Does anybody know where I can get idiot proof instructions?
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Thomas Wilkinson

15 years ago

I have a spare computer that I would like to use Linux on. I have discs with
Ubuntu and several others on them. I have loaded Ubuntu (I guess) onto the
old box and can't make head nor tails of what to do next. There aren't any
instructions on how to download a program and get it to work. There apparently
is no program for Yahoo chat with a voice module that actually works. I even
bought Linux For Dummies. I can only go about 5 pages at a time before I zone
out on all the jargon I'm supposed to know in advance. I wish I could take a class
locally even if it was a short one or two day fundamentals. Anyway, I'll stop the
rant for now. I'm not new at computers. Actually I can pretty much do what I
want with windows. Bill must have a house payment or something coming up.
Now we are all gonna have to shell out for Windows 7 because their last release
was such a high priced disaster.

Tom

Edit: Art, I did manage to figure out you need to partition the Microsoft crap in
its own little corral before you can do anything at all with Linux. However, with
Ubuntu you can dual boot the computer at startup so you have a choice to go
with windows or Linux.

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Wakunahum

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Thomas Wilkinson

Generally speaking you install applications via the synaptic package manager.

1. Go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager

2. When there click on Settings > Repositories

3. Check all the check boxes (this enables all the respositories so you can find more software). Think of a repository as the "iphone app store". This connects you to more "apps stores" so you can find more applications than the standard ones.

4. Search for software

5. Double click on what you want to install and "mark" it for installation.

6. Click the "Apply" button at the top.

That's generally how you will install most software on ubuntu (or versions of debian linux).

Nothing really is that easy, is it?

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John M Kane 15 years ago

Can you give more specific info on the issues Art?
Just go to UBUNTU's home site for help.

I have an old IBM Thinkpad.
I've run UBUNTU since 6.0 I believe it was.

I have loved it from the begining.
Linux is different than windoze sure but, worth the effort.
Kind of like DOS commands but, not too challenging even with moderate study.
TONS of software for free too.
It has been rock solid for me.

Updates are super easy and regular when improvements are released.

If I want to run windoze software I can get emulators or VMware to work but, I want to get away totally from windoze not halfway so, haven't bothered although I will.

I run another HDD in the laptop for XP too.
I am impressed, satisfied and content that UBUNTU is my baby.

For giggles here is a link to other alternative OS like Amiga
http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/09/26/...or-the-future/
Try and think back to your first computer.
It was tough, only because you knew little about it.

If it is frustrating to move to Linux then don't.

Stay with the common frustrations of Windows.

Nothing is perfect but,for ME, I feel any issues I have with UBUNTU is my lack of study NOT the software.
Getting upset because I find it difficult makes not sense just like getting angry because physics twisted my neurons.
Actually I was very good with physics, numero Uno in my college class.
Linux really is some good Sh*t but, you need to spend SOME time learning the back office stuff to make you more comfy with using it.
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Thomas Wilkinson 15 years ago

I figured it was my lack of knowledge from the get go. I really need to just take a
weekend and wrap my head around it instead of learning bits and pieces here and
there and then not do anything for a month and try to go back and remember what
little I picked up the last time. I have a goal to make this a Microsoft Free Zone by
my birthday which is October 30th. The Redmond mafia have seen their last cent
from me.

Tom
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artwebster

15 years ago

Can you give more specific info on the issues Art?

The very first problem, I came across was that they told me to download the programme and put it on a CD. No problem.

Next I am told to create a bootable disc for Ubuntu - still working on that but unsuccessfully because I can't find instructions specific to UBUNTU..

Instructions for loading Ubuntu don't make allowances for the fact that no matter what I do, the laptop will only open Vista so I can't get the C: prompt that the instructions say I need.

When I asked for help I was told that I would be better off re-formatting the hard drive to clean the machine out (It only has Vista on it because Vista won't allow anything else onto the machine except IE) but no matter what I try, I still can't get the lap top NOT to open Vista.

It's all very frustrating.

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Wakunahum

15 years ago

Originally Posted by artwebster

Next I am told to create a bootable disc for Ubuntu - still working on that but unsuccessfully because I can't find instructions specific to UBUNTU..

Instructions for loading Ubuntu don't make allowances for the fact that no matter what I do, the laptop will only open Vista so I can't get the C: prompt that the instructions say I need.

Go to your bios and tell it to boot from your CD drive before you boot from your hard drive.

If you burned the iso image correctly, it should boot right up from the CD first if in the proper order.

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John M Kane

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Wakunahum

Go to your bios and tell it to boot from your CD drive before you boot from your hard drive.

If you burned the iso image correctly, it should boot right up from the CD first if in the proper order.

Exactly Art.

If your laptop is NOT booting CD drive first then set it to do so.
I have two drives one has XP the other UBUNTU.Thinkpads drives just slide in making it super easy.
Eventually I will load XP onto UBUNTU and run it from there for the occasional need.

Art,
Go to this link, it explains how you need to burn the "ISO" image to disc which is different than just copying files.
Please don't be offended if you already know this stuff.
You may not have the necessary burning program, they have a link for a free one.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolso...urnisofile.htm

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Thomas Wilkinson

15 years ago

Art, I just did what Wakunahum said in the last post and it worked. On that
one I hit delete on startup and it takes you to the setup. Ubuntu is loaded.
Its in there. Yea! I found the Synaptic Package Manager and am working on
that now.

Tom

EDIT: I feel like I'm starting over with computer 101

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John M Kane

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Thomas Wilkinson

What is REALLY exciting is there are TONS of "free" open source programs available for Linux.
Although there is no Techsmith Camtasia for Linux there are programs that do screen capture.
I'll try and find the links.
Just google "screen capture linux" or UBUNTU and you'll find some.
LOTS of forum available for Linux too.
Have fun.
You're starting with the latest version which is very nice.

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Wakunahum

15 years ago

Originally Posted by war28476

Exactly. I suggest a program called 'record my desktop'. Whatever format it saves it in works with uploading to youtube. It does everything my 3.0 version of Camtasia pretty much does.

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John M Kane

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Wakunahum

Exactly. I suggest a program called 'record my desktop'. Whatever format it saves it in works with uploading to youtube. It does everything my 3.0 version of Camtasia pretty much does.

Thanks so much for the reminder that is just the one I was thinking about.

UBUNTUNARIANS UNITE for world domination.

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Thomas Wilkinson

15 years ago

This is going well. I hope we can keep this thread going a bit longer. Art,
I downloaded the ISO on a windows computer, then burned it and set my
old box to boot off a CD and it went right in. I have no clue how I did the
internet connection but its working. I also found a forum for Ubuntu. Just
Google the thing, it comes right up. Right off the bat I have Firefox working.
There's a ton of new jargon but just go slowly.

Tom

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John M Kane

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Thomas Wilkinson

"It just works" HA I thought that was only for MAC's
Isn't it nice
I am glad to see others giving it a shot.
I am completely satisfied with this OS and would be more than willing to pay MS prices for it.
You can search and find addons to make it look just like OSX if you wanted.

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DonKon 15 years ago

heard lotds about it but could never get myself to install it, might install this on a laptop i never use
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artwebster

15 years ago

Hi, all,

Sorry I have been too ill to keep up to date with you but I thank you for all your help. I am hoping to get Ubuntu working on my laptop later today - with all this information, failure is not an option!

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Mike Wright

15 years ago

Just to add that KUBUNTU is the same but with the KDE desktop
which I personally prefer. Kubuntu pretty much comes up and running on
my Tosh laptop ...online and with the fans working

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John M Kane

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Mike Wright

Just to add that KUBUNTU is the same but with the KDE desktop
which I personally prefer. Kubuntu pretty much comes up and running on
my Tosh laptop ...online and with the fans working

I know about the fan bit as I couldn't get the fan working on earlier releases without finding apps to do it. This new release had it already in the distro so one less headache.
KDE is nice too.

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InternetM39482 15 years ago

I've used Ubuntu 8.10 in the past, when it was launched (on Oct 31, probably last year?) and it was awesome, specially with all the compiz fusion graphics. :-)
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- TheTiny1 15 years ago
  
  I have been an avid Ubuntu and Kubuntu user for quite some time. I have found that this operating system is in my opinion superior to Microsoft in many ways. The main one is that it is free and does not hog the memory and hard drives, in otherwords the same amount of work can be done with less hardware required.
  I am currently using Kubuntu 8.10 and will be upgrading to 9.04 shortly. I am going to list a few web sites that will help any one who really would like to learn Ubuntu and Kubuntu (They really are the same program with a different user interface ). I have found that these sites are invaluable in learning and working with Ubuntu.
  The first one is of course Ubuntu's main web sit
  
  ubuntulinux.org/getubuntu
  
  at the particular page I have listed is the instruction for loading it to a CD or DVD. If you are already using a version of Ubuntu then k3b will work quite well. I down loaded a copy of 9.04 last night and put it on the disk with no problems.
  There are several forums that are dedicated to Ubuntu and Kubuntu
  
  ubuntu.com/support
  ubuntuforums.org/index.php
  ubuntugeek.com/
  kubuntuforum.com/
  kubuntuway.net/forum/login.php
  
  I personally use Kubuntu because I like the KDE desk top so I use the Kubuntu forums. The people at these forums are more than willing to help anyone out with their installation and operation problems.
  I do agree Ubuntu or any Linux program requires the user to learn more about the operating system than windows but the end result in my opinion is a much better and easer OS.
  There is one warning to me made here. Not all windows programs will work with Ubuntu. Most have free replacements that are as good or better the the MS versions, those that don't can usually be worked around.
  I suggest that if at all possible all IM's and Web Masters should have some experience with these systems because they are becoming more and more popular as the price of software goes up.
  
  I hope that this helps a little and gives you some places to start.
  
  Bright Blessigs
  TheTiny1
  
  PS: Security on the Ubuntu system is a lot easier to deal with and you don't need all the sweepers and cleaners and anti-this and that. It comes built in.
  
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John M Kane 15 years ago

another sweet OS is "PCLinuxOS" which I have on a 600e Thinkpad which is REALLY old but, for some reason that distro works better on it.

Keep in mind everyone you can run UBUNTU and others right off the CD to try it out without installing anything.
Of course it will be slower but, it will give you the chance to play before deciding.

I bought a real cool device from NewEgg that lets you remove and replace HDD in seconds.It is by "Kingwin" and it is called a"Hot Swap Rack"
Mine is model KF-1000-BK and was pretty cheap.
I have two HDD with UBUNTU, and one with UBUNTU Studio, and 2 Win XP setups.
I can go from one to another super fast.
Also I've place a server on one UBUNTU so I can mess with Wordpress.
Check out Lullabot to see how Install a Local Web Server on Ubuntu | Lullabot
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Adaptive 15 years ago

This is going well. I hope we can keep this thread going a bit longer.

I'd love to see that, Thomas.

I'm really amazed with how far desktop Linux has been developed in the last few years.

Installation is sometimes inconvenient. And many things work great but in a very different way than Windows or Mac. However, there's a tremendous wealth of free software available. Also, it can be very convenient to troubleshoot Web software on the same OS that's used on the server. Windows viruses and registry hacks can't slow down a Unix system. And all of this doesn't require any licensing fees, nor will it ever expire.

Combining a free Unix system with virtual machine technology gives the best of both worlds.

Regards,
Allen
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- Aubrey 14 years ago
  
  If you use Ubuntu to replace Windows, you will know that newest version is 9.10.
  
  Yes, if you like the KDE desktop, then Kubuntu is certainly the best. If you like GNOME, then LinuxMint is the best. LinuxMint works more line MS Windows than any other variations of Ubuntu out there. Here is their website:
  
  http://linuxmint.com
  
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Steve Ranger 14 years ago

I'm seriously tempted to make the switch.

Thanks for the review.
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Bence Ur 14 years ago

Hey,

did you know that Market Samurai runs on Ubuntu natively?
There is also a Roboform replacement for Ubuntu (Lastpass) which is actually better than RF.
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- gareth 14 years ago
  
  Man I always get irritated when I must use windows - Ubuntu is far superior although I cant speak for windows 7
  
  I have a dual boot as many windows apps can run in ubutu using wine but not most games.
  
  With ubuntu I have direct access to the windows partition as a folder and can drag files into it. Resizing partitions with ubuntu is easy also.
  
  I have no virus problems with ubuntu ever and it never needs to be defragged.
  
  One thing though - you absolutely must have an internet connection to get the most from this OS.
  
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