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Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more. It is also available for phones (http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone) and tablets (http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/tablet). More info »

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wormwood-image

12.04... rock solid?

Comment by wormwood about Ubuntu Sep 2012

I like Ubuntu, really really like it, but each install I have lots of problems. Touchpad works fine for a couple of minutes, then it freezes. ctr+alt+f1 and ctrl+alt+f7 so it can work again. Lots of workarounds for a simple touchpad to work. When rebooting, after some driver updates and other stuff it requests (nvidia, libraries, gnu+whatever) it freezes before it is supposed to load the cursor, and screen keeps purple forever. Then, in recovery mode, it just runs a series of numbers every 30 seconds and stays like that. When I reinstall, same thing again. So I'm back to my old WinXP, waiting for the next release, and see if they fix anything so I can install it and work nicely with my lenovo t410.
 
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lizhaofeng1998-image

Good OS

Positive Comment by lizhaofeng1998 about Ubuntu May 2012

Ubuntu is a excellent Linux distribution. It's fast, open-source and has a nice UI. Ubuntu will replace Windows one day.
 
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I think that 11.10 has just raised the bar for linux distros...

Positive Comment by flyingfisch about Ubuntu Dec 2011

Very fast, clean desktop, lots of apps, drivers downloaded during installation, it couldn't get better. Very user-friendly.
 
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thelivingded-image

Absolutely a great GNU/Linux distribution, especially for n ...

Comment by thelivingded about Ubuntu Mar 2011

Absolutely a great GNU/Linux distribution, especially for newbies. Everything "just works", exactly the way you want it to.
 
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thebadwolf-image

I think that the Mac OS X is the best alternative... but Ub ...

Comment by thebadwolf about Ubuntu Nov 2010

I think that the Mac OS X is the best alternative... but Ubuntu being free is my number one choice. Absolutely in love with Ubuntu.
 
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Aaron-image

Have you tried SuperOS or LinuxMint? (I like SuperOS more) ...

Comment by Aaron about Ubuntu Aug 2010

Have you tried SuperOS or LinuxMint? (I like SuperOS more) and have they also had the crashing problem that you mention? Just for comparison, because that is mostly what I have used. I rarely if ever use flat Ubuntu. For portability on my USB sticks I use Slitaz or Austrumi, but haven't had a problem with either of them.

I actually can find repositories that have all of the programs I use. So I dont usually need to compile them, but there are a few games and programs that I have compiled because there is no other way to get them installed. (at least not with the latest version) and How you talked about the single click RPM creation, there are a few programs that do that for DEBs as well. (i think its like debreate and a few others) but I personnaly have not tried them yet.
 
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Aaron-image

For the Screen dimming. On my Gateway laptop I have never h ...

Comment by Aaron about Ubuntu Aug 2010

For the Screen dimming. On my Gateway laptop I have never had that happen, but on a friend of mines HP it does, but that was with an older version of Ubuntu the newer ones didnt do that.

All in all, glad that you found a linux OS that you like though. Thats one nice thing about there being so many Distros. I have only minimally tried OpenSUSE, maybe one of these days I can spend more time testing it, and see how it is. One reason why I stuck with Ubuntu based is because I do a lot of studio work, and I like PureDyne and Ubuntu Studio, because they have the real-time kernels and other optimizations, and pre-configurations that help me quickly do what I need to do. Is there a OpenSUSE based derivative that is similar to those studio based versions that you know of?
 
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