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Ubuntu Linux Review

Posted by timothy on from the with-a-name-like-shuttleworth dept.

JimLynch writes "Pardon me while I pimp one of my own stories. We've got a review of Ubuntu Linux up on ExtremeTech. Check it out. Overall we had quite a positive experience with it, we think it's going to be a good distro as it matures. If you're looking for an easy-to-install debian distro, give it a download." Update: 09/27 23:25 GMT by T : Eugenia writes with another review from USALug, and a 6-page comprehensive Ubuntu preview at OSNews, writing "Gnome's & Ubuntu's release manager Jeff Waugh also had an interesting interview detailing lots of interesting tidbits. The final version of Ubuntu is expected mid-October."

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  1. I've just got to ask.. by jcr · · Score: 1, Troll

    What benefit, exactly, do Linux users get from the proliferation of distros?

    -jcr

    --
    The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
    1. Re:I've just got to ask.. by SQLz · · Score: 0, Troll
      o me this is "unnecessary choice". The choices only evolve because the existing procedures fail at particular tasks. Why not develop, for example, a clean, comprehendable, human as well as machine usable startup system to handle services so that one distribution could act as a server or desktop.

      We have that, its called Gentoo Linux. All other distros are basically obsolete.

  2. This review sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    This review simply sucks.. The distro isn't even installed on a computer by itself. It speaks about Gnome 2.8 and has no real concise information on the actual system. Waste of time.