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Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo Beta Now Available With Linux Kernel 5.0 and GNOME 3.32 (betanews.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: Today, Canonical's Ubuntu reaches a major milestone. You see, Ubuntu 19.04, which is named "Disco Dingo," has achieved Beta status. And yes, you can download it immediately. Fans of GNOME will be glad to know that version 3.32 is included in the standard Ubuntu Desktop release. Also cool? This is the first version of Ubuntu to use Linux kernel 5.
No, thanks. I'm waiting for Disco Duck. Better soundtrack.
just a number for most here
for common user the filesystem fixes for ext4 and xfs might be of interest... haven't had a problem with them myself and I admin 400 servers
I know this is slashdot, but if you RTFA, download links for MATE (and some others) are actually there, at the bottom.
I find GNOME 3 unusable too, switched to Mint a long time ago, but will probably have a look at this.
Nobody cares about your shitty GNOME UI.
Nobody reads the article you insensitive clod. You must be new here. Obligatory xkcd https://xkcd.com/2127/
I really wanted to like it back when it came out, such an ambitious move from Gnome 2. In screenshots it looked so pretty, like I wanted to eat it with a piece of cake. I was very excited about the prospect of having Linux + Gnome on a tablet or phone with their new touch controls and interface. But I was disappointed when loading the first liveCD and found it "clunky" on my desktop. Still is. And I'm sorry but I can't stand the GTK3 style. I use Fluxbox as my WM and those stiff, wide, unfriendly window decorations just make me want to run in the other direction.
I'm sure it will be a much better experience on the Librem Phone. That's the form factor it was made for.
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Hahahahahahahahaha
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
The difference is that the vast majority of people will agree that W7 is better than W10 in almost every regard, but in Linux world there is no clear consensus.
Spotted the guy who has never worked in an office...
Not quite. Smartphones/tablets are only good for content consumption, they can't fully replace PCs/Laptops at least if they lack laptop capabilities (for example tablet keyboard, mouse). PC/Laptop sales are falling because fewer people upgrade their computers. GNU/Linux on the desktop will unlikely arrive because it's not good enough for average people and has serious issues with quality, usability and backward compatibility. For people who just want to browse, watch videos or do simple document editing there is Chrome OS.
Yes, it's also true. Fragmentation is just one of the problems.
I always thought because Linux is a Server OS and these distributions just kinda put a Desktop GUI on top of a Server OS. Linux in terms of UI has always had the problem for the group of people between Grandma and Experts. The people who want to use a computer for more then just basic browsing and word processing, but doesn't need to be editing configuration files, and messing with odd settings trying to get software to work correctly. For Debian/Ubuntu systems if it isn't in Apt then you better get ready for a good few hour block trying to get the app to work (ok the .DEB files arn't that bad) and then to find that that software isn't what you were looking for to then spend a while trying to cleanly uninstall it.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
+1; I can't tell if satire or not...
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Put Windows 10 on your laptop. I dare you.
Then dock and undock a couple of times.
You'll wipe that Microsoft shit off your SSD so fast it will put out a measurable gravity wave...
You are wrong. Everyone knows Gentoo is superior.
"Prediction: within 10 years, Windows will be a Linux distribution." Me, 7-6-2016
I hope this is a joke.
I do. I like the simplicity of it. I do the minimal desktop install and I'm happy as a clam. I don't want to work on my notebook, I want to get work done on my notebook. Linux distro should be as simple as possible. I respect and enjoy other distros, but for a notebook I haven't found anything easier to just use.
As Android has shown, "fragmentation" isn't a blocker to success as long as each distro runs the same apps. Desktop Linux distros don't do that, instead apps have to be packaged per distro, per release. And that's the problem.
How about "non-commercial" support? Can I download the latest VLC on Ubuntu Trusty Tahr without having to recompile? I mean, can download VLC on an old Android 5.0.2 phone just fine, so it's not a "fragmentation" thing. Desktop Linux and the whole"repos" deal is just weird.
OSS alternatives are at best mediocre
Nice try, silly shill. I say this as a twenty-year MCSE.
Thanks for playing; better luck next time.
No OS with "Disco" in it's name will ever be install on any computer equipment I am associated with.
That's such a funny article.
A funnier comment from a Linux zealot.
If you'd never used Linux and you read it, you'd probably think Linux is basically unusable on the desktop.
Don't worry, I've used it for 2-3 years, so I know what I am talking about.
A lot of problems come from people not choosing the right equipment to begin with; folks try to install Linux on some $300 piece of substandard hardware and gripe when things don't work. Do some research, get yourself a laptop known to work with Linux and surprise! a lot of those problems go away.
What about other numerous non hardware related bugs and usability issues, will they go away too? BTW most of the bugs I experienced were not hardware related.
Different Android forks are mostly compatible with each other. Linux is pulled in so different directions, Android fragmentation is nothing compared to the mess happening in Linux world. Apart from compatibility issues, Linux fragmentation is a waste of, even without that, limited resources. And fragmentation isn't the only issue, there is lack of polish and many usability issues.
FOSS projects which try to mimic/replace commercial non free counterparts are often failures, since they're only ideology driven. Software development isn't always fun, especially debugging, regression testing, human interface guidelines, etc. So the vast majority of developers need financial motivation for their hard work otherwise they'll only scratch their itches. Of course, there is money for support but this won't cover all the expenses when it's only guaranteed to sell only the first copy of the hard work since some freeloader will soon distribute it for free. Also with support model there is little motivation to polish the product since no bugs means no profit. Now it shouldn't be surprising why so many untested things like systemd are often released. See, GIMP is not only not an alternative to PS, it's even hard to recommend to average users. LibreOffice is a semi decent alternative to MS Office and it's used only by people who just don't want to pay money and can't pirate MS Office. And why is Munich ditching open source? Because for serious things it isn't free, actually the support costs are much higher.
Maybe a lot of people prefer the possibility of getting snooped by hackers, over the certainty of getting snooped by Big Brother.
Saying "they're only ideology driven" is idiotic. Some probably driven by ideology, but many think that open source is the best way to develop software in technical sense.
I'm talking about the vast majority of FOSS software which exist just because the commercial counterpart isn't completely free (in freedom sense).
Things like browser are essential, and Microsoft is crushed in that arena.
Because of Google's dominance more and more sites are optimized for Chrome, but Firefox which is considered more free than Chrome/Chromium loses its user base. Just being commercial does't completely protect the software from being a failure, failures are just far less common in commercial world.
Have you tried Blender, Krita, Inkscape?
I didn't say there are no exceptions. Blender is indeed the closest and FYI it wasn't initially open source. But even then many people have reported that it still lacks some essential features from its commercial counterparts and has lower performance. Blender is usually used by individual people and small companies which have limited money. Large organisations prefer to buy licenses since stability is very critical for them.
Imagine being so pathetic that people still whine about this. Yes it has its issues but it IS the future (until something new comes along) so just deal with already. Or just use Devuan and shut the hell up already.
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Forgot this point after writing my previous reply.
The situation with banks is due to government regulations.
Less and less people care about freedom of speech and favor enforcing religious values.
The modern religion is feminism, transforming into intersectionality.
At the it's core, government action shields people from the consequences of their actions.
Making the higher quality people pay the price for the lower quality people.
Quality as in the extent to which a person is productive, responsible and/or rational.
This allows religion to develop and get stronger.
In a free society their costs wouldn't be paid by others.
So I think religion also only exists because of government.
Thank you, Bradley Manning, Edward Snowden and so many others, for courageously defending humanity, my freedom and more!