Concerns regarding Ubuntu 9.04

[Amichai Rotman]

Hello all,

I am using Ubuntu exclusively since version 6.10. My fellow Linuxers tried
to lure me to other distros (Fedora Core, Suse) and I always defended
Ubuntu's philosophy and the fact it is based on Debian (.deb based distro).

I also prefer KDE, since it is more configurable and powerful (in my
opinion) than Gnome.

Since I've upgraded my Kubuntu box from 8.04 to 8.04 (over the Internet) I
am, sadly,  having doubts regarding my future with Ubuntu.

I really liked the new KDE 4.2 desktop look and feel, except the Update
Manager - it reminds me of the Microsoft's Windows Update too much (down to
the icon theme): It looks like the Microsoft's version and it acts like it -
I just click on the Apply Changes and it updates the system - without asking
me for my sudo password....

My USB-connected devices stopped working. Maybe I am doing something wrong:

I have a Nokia E71 smart phone, a Cannon Powershot A520 (auto detected as
Cannon Inexs 50 in PTP Mode) and a Cannon Lide 20 flatbed Scanner.

All of these worked perfectly in 8.04.

Since I moved to 9.04 - none of the work:

I used to be able to send files to my phone from Konqueror by right-clicking
the file and choosing Send via Bluetooth from the context menu - no more.

I used to be able to scan using Kooka - now, neither Scanlite nor XSane are
able to find my scanner. Kooka used to pop up a message asking me to choose
the scanner from a list containing only one option...

I used to download my pictures using DigiKam by plugging in the camera,
choosing the pictures, click Download Selected or Download All and choose
the destination folder. Now it reads the pictures from the camera but when I
try to download them, after choosing the folder, it flashes the progress bar
for tenth of a second and... that's it, nothing hapens, no error or anything
else. The only change being a No Entry icon at the top right side of the
picture thumbnail in the preview window.

I also have an Asus EeePC 1000HE running EeeBuntu NBR, based on Ubuntu 9.04.
I was able to download my pictures there using Gnome. I was able to send
files to my phone via Bluetooth, although it is very cumbersome and
unfriendly.

I would also like to use my phone as a3G GSM modem with my Asus Eee via USB,
but when I plug the phone and choose PC Suite Mode on the phone, as
instructed by the guides I found, nothing happens and when I execute 'lsusb'
and 'dmesg' in a console, nothing shows up.

I would like to stress the following: This is not a ranting e-mail saying
"Sionarra Ubuntu" or "You stink!" - on the contrary!

I have the utmost respect for the Ubuntu community and the Ubunu philosophy.

I want solutions for these issues so I could continue using Ubuntu. These
tasks are critical for me - thus a deal breaker.

I thought I'd start by re-installing Kubuntu 9.04 from scratch and see if
that solves part of the problems. I am not too sure it will work, since it
seems most of the issues are KDE related. It seems to me KDE 4.2 isn't
finished yet, like it's still in beta - take Amarok 2.0, for instance: A lot
of features that we used to have in 1.4.x are not present. I have a lot more
crashes and the error messages are not informative at all (something like
"KBluetooth4 was unable to send the file" or something along those lines...

Again, it reminds me of Microsoft Windows too much - and it saddens me.

I used to have a lot of power using KControl - now the System Settings
application is very basic and not versatile enough...

I hope someone out there can point me in the right direction. If these KDE
issues can't be solved, I'll try to install Ubunu (Gnome) but I really don't
like the look and feel of it. KDE has much more power. Maybe there's a
"Welcome to KDE 4.2" kind of guide...

I apologize for the looong e-mail, Thank you for your patience!

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Amichai Rotman

UIN#: 6401746
Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]

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