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I am a web dev that has been using Ubuntu as my desktop host OS since version 6.06, and I'll be the first to admit that, while 10.10 is a significant improvemen
by kungfooey 16y ago
I am a web dev that has been using Ubuntu as my desktop host OS since version 6.06, and I'll be the first to admit that, while 10.10 is a significant improvement, there are still some problems that probably keep it from being mainstream.
One example: I currently use an ASUS laptop. Every time I get a kernel upgrade from Ubuntu, it breaks my Nvidia driver so X server will no longer start up properly. So I have to go into the shell, stop GDM, start the Nvidia driver install (I keep a local copy just for this), and then restart GDM.
It's just a minor inconvenience for me, but the average user is going to lose his mind when the computer appears to fail at bootup.
I still use it because I find it to be the most productive environment for my work - it gets in my way far less than any other OS I've tried. But, yes, there are a lot of hardware-related problems that still haven't been dealt with. I suspect there will always be.
- vetinari 16y agoAverage user would not get into this situation, because average user does not download driver from nvidia and then does not run scripts from command line. Average user installs nvidia driver through 'restricted drivers' icon in the panel. Later, after the kernel upgrades, the driver recompiles itself during first boot (the user does not see this, the first boot just takes a little longer). So yes, these hardware-related problems were dealt with years ago, you just chose to side-step the solution. (I'm sure unknowingly, but most people who choose to ignore package manager run into problems later and then blame it on the distro).
- kungfooey 16y agoI never could get the "restricted driver" to work for me (I have on past laptops, but not this one). It's possible that this has changed with more recent restricted driver releases.