After being a long time user of Ubuntu, I got so unhappy with the latest Ubuntu release that I dropped it alltogether.
These are the reasons:
- issues with DVD playback
- issues with sound
- issues with video and flashplayers
- issues with network connectivity over wireless
A lot of these things can probably be contributed to the 64 bit version I tried to use when the new release was available in October, but the interesting part is that I had none of these problems in the previous release.
I've had no good solutions to the problems using the support forums, so I dropped Ubunto and installed Windows7 instead. That installation did no go smoothly either, but after 1 hour with a very nice Microsoft technician the 64 bit version of Windows7 works really great, and I can't believe that it even runs faster than Ubuntu and not issues at all. It just works.
I really love the "free" Ubuntu, and I have been a Linux user for a long time and a Unix user since 1988. So it was not an easy decision to go over the fence and use Windows7, but I can't use the latest Ubuntu release for the stuff I would like to use it for at home.
You will never be able to get the telemarketing people off your back then, since they now can fill up your voicemail with their messages without having to experience that you hang up on them.
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After being a long time user of Ubuntu, I got so unhappy with the latest Ubuntu release that I dropped it alltogether. These are the reasons: - issues with DVD playback - issues with sound - issues with video and flashplayers - issues with network connectivity over wireless A lot of these things can probably be contributed to the 64 bit version I tried to use when the new release was available in October, but the interesting part is that I had none of these problems in the previous release. I've had no good solutions to the problems using the support forums, so I dropped Ubunto and installed Windows7 instead. That installation did no go smoothly either, but after 1 hour with a very nice Microsoft technician the 64 bit version of Windows7 works really great, and I can't believe that it even runs faster than Ubuntu and not issues at all. It just works. I really love the "free" Ubuntu, and I have been a Linux user for a long time and a Unix user since 1988. So it was not an easy decision to go over the fence and use Windows7, but I can't use the latest Ubuntu release for the stuff I would like to use it for at home.
You will never be able to get the telemarketing people off your back then, since they now can fill up your voicemail with their messages without having to experience that you hang up on them.