First impression of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
So.. I decided to try Ubuntu last weekend. Since it is now a long vacation until new year, I decided to add Ubuntu beside my Mandriva. I use Mandriva since years ago, if you see my articles about linux here, all are made under Mandriva (previously Mandrake).
Why I decided to try Ubuntu? First, I think it is the most “talk about†linux distro these days. Lots of support, forum, updated regularly and, not like Mandriva, all version are free. The hardware minimum requirement is only 256 mb ram, which is perfect for my old laptop (Toshiba Satellite 2400 with only 512 mb ram). I also want to try GNOME which is the default desktop environment in Ubuntu. And the main reason that I’m interested in Ubuntu is because their names are so cool 
… Dapper Drake, Gutsy Gibbon, Hardy Heron, Intrepid Ibex…. sounds so interesting rite !? 
The installation is simple, simpler than Mandriva. But I missed the advanced option of disk-partition like in Mandriva. After first boot everything looks normal, clean and fast. However I can not play any multimedia files, even mp3! I must say that I was little bit shock … After updating some libraries everything run smoothly now. I find that GNOME is more simple than KDE, still trying to get used to everything in GNOME…
After Ubuntu installed I also add some software. First I installed vpnc to connect to university network. After connected to the internet, everything is easy. Maybe I will write an article about this vpn thing. To install a software I just go to add/remove program or Synaptic Package Manager, so far I haven’t use command line for installing something.
Applications I installed after Ubuntu installation: Read more »
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