Ubuntu 14.04 LTS released


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Did a clean install since I've done an in-place upgrade for the past 2 or 3 versions and all is well.  No drastic changes to the interface that I've noticed, but it does seem to run a little bit faster.  I do love the fact that they brought back the conventional menus to the Nautilus file manager.  Having everything consolidated into one menu was a pain in the butt.

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Got it running on a test rig for now (Ubuntu hasn't been my "thing" since 8.04 or so.. I miss the older builds.) Not bad if you like Unity, still disappointed to see Amazon enabled by default, ugh. Had one or two minor Unity related crashes. Nothing huge is different, seems more like a maintenance/polish update than anything else, but all in all looks like a decent LTS build.

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Yeah, I put it on my "test" SSD. Using Crunchbang (Openbox) for so long, this looks alien... But about the same as I expected the last time I used it. Was back in 2012, I think. Not much had changed.

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I realize 14.04 is an LTS release and is focused on refining the current experience and bug fixing rather than implementing something new, but bloody hell. First of all, as far as ironing out bugs is concerned, I had the Software Center crash twice on me. I am willing to let patches fix that though, so let me move on to the next subject.

 

The GTK theme they use is the exact same one they have had since 10.10 I believe (if I am not mistaken). It was decent four years ago, but come on. The system tray/title bar is so ugly that it hurts. The menus of items on said bar are even worse. And hell, I am not one for using a GUI to install applications but if this is a distribution for common users, how about a refined Software Center? It has remained unchanged since the last LTS (12.04). Does it work? Well, sometimes. See my previous note though. Maybe the developers can take a hint from the Deepin team and do something that sticks out in a positive way.

 

Overall, the distribution is still fairly solid and a great choice for a new user (depending on what they want to do). I always recommend Xubuntu and Lubuntu to people. I just wish the next release could do a better job at balancing out familiarity and innovation.

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I realize 14.04 is an LTS release and is focused on refining the current experience and bug fixing rather than implementing something new, but bloody hell. First of all, as far as ironing out bugs is concerned, I had the Software Center crash twice on me. I am willing to let patches fix that though, so let me move on to the next subject.

 

The GTK theme they use is the exact same one they have had since 10.10 I believe (if I am not mistaken). It was decent four years ago, but come on. The system tray/title bar is so ugly that it hurts. The menus of items on said bar are even worse. And hell, I am not one for using a GUI to install applications but if this is a distribution for common users, how about a refined Software Center? It has remained unchanged since the last LTS (12.04). Does it work? Well, sometimes. See my previous note though. Maybe the developers can take a hint from the Deepin team and do something that sticks out in a positive way.

 

Overall, the distribution is still fairly solid and a great choice for a new user (depending on what they want to do). I always recommend Xubuntu and Lubuntu to people. I just wish the next release could do a better job at balancing out familiarity and innovation.

I have to agree when it comes to the default Ubuntu theme. It's been ugly when first released, and it's still just as ugly in the current release. Brown title bars? Come on. Worst colour ever.

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While Ubuntu has gained a reputation for being the distro that people recommend to new Linux users, the Ubuntu LTS story is actually mostly around server deployments. That's where you really value stability and Long Term Support above all else.

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For those interested, both desktop and server releases of 14.04 LTS x64 install as a Generation 2 VM in Hyper-V 2012 R2 (secure booth turned off). The Unity interface however runs like a bag of nails on the desktop release but Xfce runs quite nicely (would advise changing the login manager as well though, also has the same issue). The synthetic drivers seem quite stable.

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