Ubuntu 8.04 -- your thoughts?

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Dan Warne Feed me. Regular user 212 posts Posted: 21/03/2008 9:03 PM	Anyone had a play with the betas of Ubuntu 8.04 yet? I'm curious to know what it's like, especially since this is an LTS release. I notice that it has just been released as an official beta.
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Peter Sbarski is writing, writing and writing APC staff 21 posts Posted: 24/03/2008 4:03 PM	There's a brief first look right here with some decent pictures.
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Matt about:robots New user 41 posts Posted: 29/03/2008 11:03 AM	I can't actually comment - I downloaded it from Internode's mirror, but it wouldn't boot on the computer I was going to trial it on. It just got stuck halfway through "Loading Linux kernel"
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shorty1967 New user 3 posts Posted: 30/03/2008 8:03 PM	I have been using Ubuntu 8.04 for quite a while now and all seems good, It is still in beta but works well. I cant wait till the end of next month, I will be using this distro as a full time os. It Rocks!!!!
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Aubrey Windows-free since '06 New user 58 posts Posted: 28/04/2008 11:04 AM

I am usually full of praise for new ubuntu releases but Hardy has left me a little under-enthused. It is certainly fast and (once it got beyond the RC) installs fine for me on several machines. I just feel that several of the changes were unnecessary (especially in networking/folder sharing) and that including new and beta apps in a Long Term Support release is asking for trouble. For example, Firefox Beta 3.5 is quite stable but not yet well supported by add-ons. I have reverted to FF2 for the time being. The networking thing is my biggest headache - Hardy doesn't seem to share nicely and is far less friendly in terms of gui network configuration tools - even though that has been one of the biggest requests from users for the past two years. There have been a lot more posts about networking on the Ubuntu Forums since Hardy was released. Not good. There is also an understandable lag in some third party software that can cause problems. I find that the latest version of VirtualBox, for example, requires a lot of effort and tweaking to run Hardy properly. No doubt this will be fixed soon. Another issue for me has been slow updates for the Australian mirrors - Optus, I think. This has caused a few weird regressions and failed updates. I strongly suggest that Australian users switch to the main repos as soon as they install Hardy. I am waiting for a couple more weeks before I upgrade any production machines.

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JBannan Integration is everything New user 40 posts Posted: 28/04/2008 12:04 PM

I've just updated all the Ubuntu dualboot tutorials on the How-To section of this site using Ubuntu 8.04. In spite of the amount I muck around with Ubuntu, I don't use it as a day-to-day OS. However, it seems initially as stable as any other Linux distro I've encountered, and Ubuntu is generally quite fun to use. It dualboots like a dream, I have to say. But, like any Linux distro, try to make simple changes like drivers and watch all your spare time disappear down the plughole of eternity....

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AndyCee New user 162 posts Posted: 15/05/2008 9:05 PM

Gotta agree with Aubrey... Network sharing is a currently a step backwards from 7.10, and the kernel has issues with booting sony laptops (though launchpad fixed me right up). I can't even remote desktop to another machine running 8.04... FF3.0 beta hasn't caused me any issues. I'm looking forward to the June/July update, and especially 8.10, which is supposed to focus on wireless and interface changes. Oh, and I found the iinet server in Australia to be the most up-to-date and fast, but that might be a location thing.

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Me In Oz User 77 posts Posted: 19/06/2008 9:06 PM	"Windows Killer" ? Come on APC ! ................ sensationalist headlining to sell magazines, me thinks !
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Norm New user 29 posts Posted: 20/06/2008 12:06 PM	Me In Oz wrote: "Windows Killer" ? Come on APC ! ................ sensationalist headlining to sell magazines, me thinks ! Can't seem to see that particular phrase anywhere on the cover??? I DO see UBUNTU 8.04: VISTA-KILLER But then, so is Windows XP The word troll springs to mind Norm
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Me In Oz User 77 posts Posted: 20/06/2008 1:06 PM	Norm, "Windows" refers to all versions, just like "Linux" refers to all versions ................. and distros ! Every time a new distro version comes out . "It's a Windows Killer" ! APC does this to raise the hopes of Linux geeks and sell you a magazine !
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