Ubuntu 8.04 LTS – First Impressions
I upgraded my Linux installation on my Toshiba Tecra M2-S430 laptop from Ubuntu 7.10 to 8.04 LTS. For those of you not familiar with Ubuntu, it updates every six months. However, they started a Long Term Support (LTS) version for those who do not want to upgrade every six months. LTS versions receive support for three years.
I used the upgrade feature from within my install, clicked a couple of confirmation boxes and went to bed. I woke up to find the upgrade complete and just one more confirmation box to cleanup the install. A few minutes later I re-booted and I was on the new version.
My very first impression was this is faster. The Gnome interface, the browser and even Open Office all while running the advanced 3D interface (Combiz).
The only negative so far is two applications that were installed outside of the built in install program did not work. One was a beta product (hey it’s a beta) and the other was the Citrix client which could be due to Ubuntu running Firefox beta.
Over the weekend I will do more testing.
7 months ago