Ubuntu is definitely feisty
Monday, 30. April 2007, 16:53:53
Not being a native English speaker myself I decided to go to my favorite dictionary to see what Feisty Fawn means. It turned to be a tenacious and energetic young deer, prepared to stand and fight, often despite small stature or lack of strength. Well, I decided then to move beyond the stable Dapper (I never really tried Edgy) and I downloaded and installed the official Ubuntu 7.04 code-named Feisty Fawn.
It may have small stature but it surely has no lack of strength. In fact, it is strength what you sense the most when you try it. Linux distributions have traditionally tried to offer a one-size-fits-all solutions, but Ubuntu has changed that. The default 1-CD installation has a predefined set of packages very well suited for the average Joe. No time is wasted selecting within thousands of packages and yet you get an environment much more functional than a default Windows XP installation, the most prominent difference being that you have an office suite working just out of the box.
But just as there are prominent features present in this wonderful new version of the popular Linux distribution, there are prominent absents too, like the ability to play non-free multimedia formats. Yes, I know is not Ubuntu's fault, but it is annoying for the end-user. But it is not like they are giving up on this anyway. Installing these and other non-free features like Flash and Java is just a few keystrokes away.
I won't go here over anymore features of Feisty. I just wanted to say that I switched and I am happy with it, even when Dapper was good enough. I won't try to convince you or change the world. If you are into the Linux thing and not on Ubuntu I think it is worth trying. If you are on Ubuntu already it is likely that you switched even before me, or that you are already on Edgy. And if you're not in the Linux thing or you do not even have a clue of what Linux is, then you should definitely at least get informed. Linux is no longer more what it used to be, and it is now ready for everybody, not just for me.
It may have small stature but it surely has no lack of strength. In fact, it is strength what you sense the most when you try it. Linux distributions have traditionally tried to offer a one-size-fits-all solutions, but Ubuntu has changed that. The default 1-CD installation has a predefined set of packages very well suited for the average Joe. No time is wasted selecting within thousands of packages and yet you get an environment much more functional than a default Windows XP installation, the most prominent difference being that you have an office suite working just out of the box.
But just as there are prominent features present in this wonderful new version of the popular Linux distribution, there are prominent absents too, like the ability to play non-free multimedia formats. Yes, I know is not Ubuntu's fault, but it is annoying for the end-user. But it is not like they are giving up on this anyway. Installing these and other non-free features like Flash and Java is just a few keystrokes away.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
I won't go here over anymore features of Feisty. I just wanted to say that I switched and I am happy with it, even when Dapper was good enough. I won't try to convince you or change the world. If you are into the Linux thing and not on Ubuntu I think it is worth trying. If you are on Ubuntu already it is likely that you switched even before me, or that you are already on Edgy. And if you're not in the Linux thing or you do not even have a clue of what Linux is, then you should definitely at least get informed. Linux is no longer more what it used to be, and it is now ready for everybody, not just for me.
WIDGETIZE