Ubuntu 12.4 LTS .. Impressive

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chrisj1968

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I've tried several linux distro's over the years but, Ubuntu is by far the easiest and user friendly their is (personal opinion)

now I heard that Steam, is getting into linuxand that rocks. for me and my wife, we can now play our games on Linux and I must say, with that into(from steam news itself) means Linux will be a huge contender in Gaming. I really think some developers are seeing that Linux is a very viable platform. I just hope my Canon MX340 wireless multi-function printer has drivers for linux here. if that's the case, I'll only keep win7 on it for smaller functions.

Peace to all the Linux brothers and sisters out here!

Chris

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I've tried several linux distro's over the years but, Ubuntu is by far the easiest and user friendly their is (personal opinion)

now I heard that Steam, is getting into linuxand that rocks. for me and my wife, we can now play our games on Linux and I must say, with that into(from steam news itself) means Linux will be a huge contender in Gaming. I really think some developers are seeing that Linux is a very viable platform. I just hope my Canon MX340 wireless multi-function printer has drivers for linux here. if that's the case, I'll only keep win7 on it for smaller functions.

Peace to all the Linux brothers and sisters out here!

Chris

Steam on Linux does not mean games on linux. it just means that some or maybe all of Valves games may be released there, and some indie games, but most others won't care.

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Steam on Linux does not mean games on linux. it just means that some or maybe all of Valves games may be released there, and some indie games, but most others won't care.

So it does mean games on linux then, just not all or even most of them.

Game dev studios won't jump to linux just because Valve releases Steam (if they wanted to they could have done so before without Steam) but getting some AAA titles on the platform will give them some information about whether it's actually profitable or not.

I can't say I'm too excited though :/ it's been a long time since I played PC games and I can't be bothered to build a gaming rig when I already have two consoles (which I don't actually use that much, TBH).

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Where's the reboot option? How can u launch apps aside from the one listed in that stupid sidebar thingamajig? When viewing installed applications all you can view is "more info" What...the...****

It's called Unity, not GNOME. I suggest you try Xubuntu, it's Ubuntu with a better UI.

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Better UI? So for instance, i have to click on the ubuntu icon type in "terminal" then click on terminal...all just to launch...terminal? That's better?

You haven't used Unity (or GNOME 3 for that matter) before, have you?

Pro-tip: sudo apt-get gnome-panel. Log out, then select GNOME Classic as session. It's closer to what you prefer.

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Better UI? So for instance, i have to click on the ubuntu icon type in "terminal" then click on terminal...all just to launch...terminal? That's better?

I can tell you've never tried it in your life, seeing as you missed the giant launcher at the bottom with the terminal icon on it.

It's the length of customization Xfce allows that makes it better, you can go as far as make it look exactly like Win7 if you wish.

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Where's the reboot option? How can u launch apps aside from the one listed in that stupid sidebar thingamajig? When viewing installed applications all you can view is "more info" What...the...****

Hold either ctrl or shift, not sure which when you're in the power menu at the top right. Reboot will appear. Why it's done like that, I don't know, but it's still not hard to reboot. I typically launch apps by just pressing the super key and typing what I want. Works very quickly as long as I know what I'm looking for. And yeah, this is Unity, not Gnome, but I personally think Unity isn't too bad anymore. I don't know about your last statement, I'm not on Ubuntu now to see what you mean.

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You haven't used Unity (or GNOME 3 for that matter) before, have you?

Pro-tip: sudo apt-get gnome-panel. Log out, then select GNOME Classic as session. It's closer to what you prefer.

Thank you sir, much appreciated. Working in IT for the past 8-10 years ive always welcomed changed (its the nature of this industry), i admit i haven't played with Ubuntu since 11.04, Or any Linux Distro for that matter, but this Unity crap is not welcomed by me lol

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I've been using various Linux distributions as a secondary OS since Mandrake 5.1 (1998?). Ubuntu 12.04 itself feels like the first distribution I would actually be happy to use as my Primary OS. Unfortunately I often find myself wanting to do tasks where Linux simply doesn't have suitable software available (I've never found this with OSX or Windows) so for this reason I still won't be able to use it as my primary OS.

Unity is getting better and I like being able to access almost everything with the keyboard (in most cases quicker than using a mouse):

super + type few letters + enter -> launch any application

alt + type few letters + enter -> click any menu item

super + w/s/tab -> easily switch between any windows/apps

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It keeps getting better, but I think I prefer Mint Linux. Or Elementary OS when the next release is ready (it's a bit limited now but looks very promising). I wish I could use it as my everyday OS, but I can't really do without Office for school stuff. That really is the only thing keeping me away right now.

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