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I ran Ubuntu for four months while doing some full-time Ruby work and other than the fact that things are different from what I was used to and I had to experim

by steverb 16y ago

I ran Ubuntu for four months while doing some full-time Ruby work and other than the fact that things are different from what I was used to and I had to experiment to find the applications that suited my work I never had any problems with it. It ran well and was generally solid. I always suspect that the majority of issues when switching OSes really fall into the "not what I'm used to category". At least that's the case with me and Apple products. I think that if I had a real need to use OS-X I would eventually get over it.

bradleyland 16y ago
Some of the author's points fall under the "not what I'm used to" category or aren't Ubuntu's responsibility, but some are just lack of polish. Lack of polish * Screen hot-plugging (probably driver related) * Scrolling * Panel juggling for screen switching * Sleep (varies depending on hardware) * Workspace overlap/windows over-size * Backup - depends on whether you think backup is an OS' responsibility "Not what I'm used to"/Not Ubuntu's responsibility * No Aperture * Skype is old - Skype's fault * Backup * JDownloader
- steverb 16y ago
  Agreed. In my case I used Ubuntu on a desktop machine (with dual monitors), totally eliminating all of the author's screen related issues. Scrolling, IMO, is both a "not what I'm used to" thing and a polish issue. I just got used to it.
xiaomai 16y ago
I mostly agree with your post. I did think he pointed out two legitimate issues with Ubuntu right now though: 1. panel stuff jumping around when the screen size changes (I think progress has been made here in GNOME recently). 2. flakey suspend. I run Ubuntu on all my computers. It works perfect on my HP 550 laptop, and my desktop. On my netbook and other laptops, it has issues.
mbubb 16y ago
Just started a new job (sysadmin) and was asked "Mac or PC?" - which in my case meant Mac vs Linux... I played with the idea of getting a MacBook Pro but went with the HP EliteBook and Ubuntu current simply because this is what I have been using for the past 5 years. I like Ubuntu - on HP laptop hardware I have very few problems. Most of the OP's 'faults' are indeed 'not what I am used to...' "Sleep is funky" is a valid point. I have to make sure nothing too 'interruptive' is going on or the laptop never actually sleeps... But "Network transfer speed is slow."? he has an earlier blog post which contradicts this. If you are willing to play around for a while - find the window manager that works best, choose/ configure programs and futz with hardware - then Linux is for you. When you get 'there' you have a solid, stable work environment. These type of posts inevitably disappoint - I hope to learn something and that seldom happens. I feel no urge to go out and plug Ubuntu for the masses and don't get it when someone 'tries' something for 14 days and finds it lacking vis-a-vis what is comfortable and familiar.

by steverb 16y ago

bradleyland 16y ago

Some of the author's points fall under the "not what I'm used to" category or aren't Ubuntu's responsibility, but some are just lack of polish. Lack of polish * Screen hot-plugging (probably driver related) * Scrolling * Panel juggling for screen switching * Sleep (varies depending on hardware) * Workspace overlap/windows over-size * Backup - depends on whether you think backup is an OS' responsibility "Not what I'm used to"/Not Ubuntu's responsibility * No Aperture * Skype is old - Skype's fault * Backup * JDownloader

steverb 16y ago
Agreed. In my case I used Ubuntu on a desktop machine (with dual monitors), totally eliminating all of the author's screen related issues. Scrolling, IMO, is both a "not what I'm used to" thing and a polish issue. I just got used to it.

xiaomai 16y ago

I mostly agree with your post. I did think he pointed out two legitimate issues with Ubuntu right now though: 1. panel stuff jumping around when the screen size changes (I think progress has been made here in GNOME recently). 2. flakey suspend. I run Ubuntu on all my computers. It works perfect on my HP 550 laptop, and my desktop. On my netbook and other laptops, it has issues.

mbubb 16y ago

Just started a new job (sysadmin) and was asked "Mac or PC?" - which in my case meant Mac vs Linux... I played with the idea of getting a MacBook Pro but went with the HP EliteBook and Ubuntu current simply because this is what I have been using for the past 5 years. I like Ubuntu - on HP laptop hardware I have very few problems. Most of the OP's 'faults' are indeed 'not what I am used to...' "Sleep is funky" is a valid point. I have to make sure nothing too 'interruptive' is going on or the laptop never actually sleeps... But "Network transfer speed is slow."? he has an earlier blog post which contradicts this. If you are willing to play around for a while - find the window manager that works best, choose/ configure programs and futz with hardware - then Linux is for you. When you get 'there' you have a solid, stable work environment. These type of posts inevitably disappoint - I hope to learn something and that seldom happens. I feel no urge to go out and plug Ubuntu for the masses and don't get it when someone 'tries' something for 14 days and finds it lacking vis-a-vis what is comfortable and familiar.