Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. That is the subject of this article. And probably because of the reasons mentioned below this will be quite a short article.
It works. As simple as that. I’ve left just the counter in this article for a while because I wanted to have a good look at it, I wanted to see how it goes in production. The answer: it works.
I’ve used this release as any Software Architect, SysAdmin, DBA or Senior Developer would.
I’ve used this release for my personal techie and/or financial activities.
And I’ve used this release as a business owner.
For me worked, for you, I don’t know but you should try it. You’ll have a brilliant sensation when everything it’s at your fingertips and you don’t need to pay for it. It’s free like in freedom.
From emails to bluetooth connections, from proprietary drivers (especially graphic ones) to financial software, from the best development environment to games everything just worked.
Every piece of my hardware it’s working, every package that has been installed it’s working in other words I have a Linux distribution that it’s working.
I don’t have Photoshop(tm) and I will not have any trace of Photoshop(tm) very soon but everything else its even better than everything you are used too, if you’ve used a different OS.
There are things to do and there’s plenty of place for improvement but this release has everything to be a real competitor for what’s already on the market.
I will not give technical details here about my tests or other benchmarks, its not the aim for this article, but I will make my opinion public as it can give you an inside look from a real world Ubuntu user.
My advise: try it and you won’t be disappointed, you’ll be amazed. I lost to much precious time from my life waiting for applications to open or execute commands, I lost to much time waiting for the very well know button called “Next”. I had enough. I just need something that works and it doesn’t give me head aches even if its about money or speed. I just need a stress free experience when its about using my computer.
I hope this helps and if you are a Ubuntu user(techie or not) you’re welcome to say your opinion.
Excellent job Ubuntu team/Ubuntu community.