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Ubuntu 6.06 Reviewed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the kicking-the-tires dept.

Mark writes "This year has been a huge step forward for Desktop Linux users. First, Fedora Core 5 was released and featured the new Gnome 2.14. Then SUSE 10.1 showed us how well applications could be integrated to make a desktop look great. Now it was time for Ubuntu to release their latest version: 'Dapper Drake.'" Oh yeah, the inital review is good, too. Worth checking out for desktop Linux users.

6 of 351 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Painless Upgrade by mkro · · Score: 5, Funny

    My grandmother's head exploded just after she finished typing the "vi /etc/apt/sources.list" part :(

    Will this be fixed in future versions of the tutorial?

    --
    I shall go and tell the indestructible man that someone plans to murder him.
  2. Re:Painless Upgrade by mkro · · Score: 3, Funny
    You can first install the 5.10 to your hard disk, and then do the changes as above to get upto 6.06.
    Cool. Anyone know where I can find the 5.10 torrent?
    --
    I shall go and tell the indestructible man that someone plans to murder him.
  3. Re:I still can't... by suv4x4 · · Score: 4, Funny

    this might sound obvious but you did burn from the iso rather than unpacking didn't you?

    Neither. I just went to Ubuntu's web site and wished it boots up really hard. Didn't work.

  4. Re:Painless Upgrade by chriseyre2000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have simple upgrade instuctions here: http://devrants.blog.com/Ubuntu/

  5. Re:Painless Upgrade by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    I have a Debian desktop that was once installed 8 years ago

    so you got the opportunity to use dist-upgrade what, twice?

  6. Exploding heads by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Oh, does your granny use emacs?