Reviews of Ubuntu

1. 
   Galifray

   Reviewing 9.10 (Nov 24, 2009)

   I really want to like Ubuntu, I do, but this latest version is a big CD sized fail. Some fundamental change between 9.04 and 9.10 renders it unable to run on my laptop computer. It starts and stalls just after asking me what language I want to use. Using Wubi from within Windows results in a fail to install Ubuntu. It simply stops. No error message or anything.
   
   While I can understand Canonical wanting to make 9.10 Windows 7 friendly, it should have kept backwards compatibility to run on older hardware, just like the previous version.
2. 
   Earwicker

   Reviewing 9.10 (Nov 14, 2009)

   Hmm, this is the flakiest version of Ubuntu I've ever used, it shows all the signs of having being rushed out before it was ready. It didn't work with my CD-ROM drive so I had to swap with another computer to get the live CD to work, then the installer crashed half way through the install, then Grub froze and didn't respond to the keyboard... OOo is clunky and horrible and the overall performance is slow and generally below par.
   
   Merry Christmas Mr Gates!
3. 
   thylacine

   Reviewing 9.10 (Nov 2, 2009)

   Installed Kubuntu 9.10 on a ~2003 Dell Dimension 2400 with 2gb RAM. Very stable, fast, and reliable on an almost 7-year-old machine.
4. 
   UniversityofKentucky

   Reviewing 9.10 (Oct 30, 2009)

   In a word ... STABLE.
5. 
   coover

   Reviewing 9.10 (Oct 30, 2009)

   Seems to be OK, though I am a bit worried that there may be problems coming up. I installed this "within" Windows 7 ... It is actually a dual boot situation. Two problems encountered so far. When installing, it required a re-boot. The re-boot got to a point where the screen was totally black and this lasted for about 10 minutes. I grew tired of the wait and forced another re-boot. This time, 9.10 actually booted to desktop. The second problem occured when I decided to see if there were any updates. Of course I knew that the chance of updates on the day that the version was released was slim, but I tried anyway. I still don't know if there are any updates as I haven't tried in the last 12 hours or so since install, but at the time, the updating software failed to complete. I tried 3 or 4 times, and I'll probably try again sometime today. If it works, I'll edit this review.
   
   Edit: I have tried again to update and 3 files were added to or modified within the original operating system. Update is now working.
   
   One other problem, however, has raised it's ugly head. When I boot the computer, I get a choice of either Windows 7 or Ubuntu. I expect this window. But after choosing Ubuntu, I get another screen offering me 3 choices, two are Ubuntu and the other is Windows 7. This screen should never come up unless I specifically ask for more boot options. Weird!

Discuss Ubuntu

1. Jul 31, 2009 - 6:45 PM
   mfheadcase

   Oh, god no, don't do it you crazy bas****, every time you install a Ubuntu prerelease you shoot yourself if the foot, and bork your system....
   
   Don't do it!
   
   **click the download button** Well, i'll just check out the live cd...