[ubuntu-us-mo] Gutsy impressions

[Matthew Copple]

On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 03:35 -0600, Erich Jansen wrote:
> I bought a new Macbook Pro with leopard and decided I would dual boot
> with Kubuntu 7.10. That didn't last long. I am very disappointed in
> the devs right now. They seem to treat Kubuntu as an after thought.
> The new desktop search tool is the biggest joke ever played on kubuntu
> users. Not to mention the fact that they couldn't even include an easy
> way to install codecs for kaffiene. They managed to do it in ubuntu. 
> 

I tried Kubuntu as well. I have always ditched it in previous versions
because as you so eloquently put it, it seems more of an afterthought
than an equal partner (to see what it means for KDE and GNOME to get
equal development time and priority, check out OpenSuSE).

However, I thought they came closer in this version than ever. The only
reason I ended up staying with GNOME is because the kpilot code is
broken beyond repair. This, however, is not a Kubuntu problem -- I
discovered that I was unable to sync my Palm 700p in every KDE
distribution. Attempting to sync would result in kpilot segfaulting and
resetting my phone. Once, under SuSE, my phone locked in the middle of
the reset, and I had to do a hard reset to get it back (thank you,
backups!). But I think the Kubuntu devs worked overtime on Gutsy, and it
really shows. It isn't perfect by any means, but it is still a solid,
and now very workable, distribution.

I you are looking for a classic KDE experience, try out the Fedora KDE
spin. It is true-blue KDE, down to defaulting to koffice. The only way
you will recognize that it is Fedora is from the moonshine desktop
wallpaper. It is a total departure from RedHat's tradition, which is to
make the two desktops indistinguishable. 

Matthew G. Copple
Missouri Team Contact
mcopple at kcopensource.org


> I am going to take a break from Linux until hardy is released into the
> wild.
> 
> Alex: arstechnica has an article up talking about the graphical
> refresh to expect with hardy. black and orange from what I understand.
> If that is true, I guess you won't have to theme your desktop for
> halloween.