Things I liked in 8.04:
1. User interface
2. Ease of use
3. Fast start up
4. Video and audio works great. I like RhythmBox player very much.
5. You can update to newer version of the system via its update manager.
Things I didn't like:
1. Suspend and hibernate does not work properly.
2. Some modal dialogs are not visible in IntellijIdea when system visual effects are enabled.
3. RapidSVN crashes while performing commit
4. Network manager is not able to remember password for my wireless, so it was necessary to enter it after each reboot.
So I decided to update to 8.10:
1. It brought me problems with logout.
Solved via installing nvidia drivers (v. 173) using EnvyNG. 173 is recommended in spite of the version 177 is the latest.
2. I am able to save wireless network configuration. But do not use Network Manager, since I couldn't create connection with it. So I just edited the file:
$sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.0.5
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1
wpa-psk mypassword
wpa-driver wext
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
wpa-proto WPA
wpa-ssid dlink
auto wlan0
And now wifi works great. The only thing there is no any confirmation of it in the tray.
3. sourcing scripts in my ~/.profile broke, since the system adds its command line argument "default". It is solved via moving source statements to ~/.bashrc.
4. Solved problems with IntellijIDEA.
5. Solved problems with RapidSVN.
6. Startup became a little longer.
At the end I would like to admit that Ubuntu is the best Linux distribution I have ever seen. And I enjoy it very much. Here is a screenshot of my dearest desktop:)
Yet another motivating screen shot of my ubuntu desktop.
Here is how it looks like after 6 months of usage:
After almost a year of usage, I have problems with skype and the following ubuntu 9.04 desktop.
Allways wanted the clock to be somewhat integrated into the wallpaper.
Another motivation screenshot of my ubuntu after one year and a half of usage.
