Xubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Release Candidate (RC) - short review

[mkri96]

I just have to ask this stupid question, is ubuntu, and the other ubuntu versions, based off OSX? So that OSX games will run on ubuntu?

[thomas9060]

@mkri96 no freaking way. ubuntu is linux

[74ryanwolf]

@mkri96 apple is too closed source man..

[capricious71]

I wish more people knew about Ubuntu and Linux in general. These days it's very user-friendly. I hardly use Windows now.

[smoku46]

xubuntu is a version for a low-end machines

[yooyoomine]

how did u capture the screen?

[XRA1D]

@yooyoomine They used a virtual machine, and used a screen recorder.

[italouruguayricano]

Can I remake a live usb with just the essentials and some specific software and drivers?

[mindwarphs]

@italouruguayricano use APTonCD for offline software, drivers and codec install if you asked that :)

[LlamasWithAtaris]

Excellent. I am currently running Lubuntu with my old XP machine, but as soon as I get my new computer I plan to give Xubuntu/Windows 7 dual-booting a try. I really do like Xubuntu. I'm honestly thinking of trying it out on our nine-year-old Win ME claptrap with 384 mb of ram and similarily weak processor.

[TescoValueMods]

Erm... What's better or what's the difference between Ubuntu and Xubuntu?

[juventusSiamoNoi]

@TescoValueMods

simple to explain: ubuntu is more or less a heavy weight os, xubuntu is light and can be used on older computers as well!!!

next time check the wiki!!!

[hrbear]

I didn't know of how I could make shortcuts on the desktop. It's ok for shortcuts taken from files or folders, even from web browser (URL shortcuts), but I tried to make some from the main menu bar, which I need in the daily use (calculator, google chrome). Network icon should function like in Windows XP (blue when data exchange, white when no data exchange). I liked very much the OS. It's light, fast, very easy to handle, very easy on software install / uninstall. It run ok in an old pc.

[techcents]

Good video. I am currently installing Xubuntu 9.10 onto a Sun VirtualBox to try it out. I chose it since it is a lighter distro and I'm hoping I can get it to run on an old HP with 128mb RAM and less than 1gig processor :-)

[JesusManson323]

I love Xubuntu. I run as it as my main OS on a 933 MHz / 512 MB RAM clunker that's 10 years old...runs like a friggin champ.

Tons of programs, browsers, word processing.

I can even run Photoshop because I installed WINE.

I'm done with Windows. Linux is where it's at.

[pompilot12]

i wonder if it can play intense games that require lots of graphic power and ram power

[SeikoPsycho]

Nice "review"

[HighTreason610]

Damn, wish I hadn't found this in a way... I was gonna go for Kubuntu on my next system, but now I kinda like the look of this as well.

I'll play with this distro as well and see which one I end up liking better when I switch. This doesn't look as quick, but I don't know what the specs of the computer are so I'll go and find out for myself if there's any difference in speed on my hardware.

Interesting to watch, thanks.

[kinmanyuen]

im getting a vaio P and put xubuntu on it

[horusrogue]

@kinmanyuen Vaios haave very little functionality. Don;t get linux for it.

[kinmanyuen]

I finally put ubuntu karmic 9.10 with poulsbo...

it works perfect out of the box. Every hardware in the vaio p was recognised, even starts with 1600x768

i'm verry happy

[Fifjif]

isn't Xubuntu the "darker" version of Ubuntu cuz i have Ubuntu and Xubuntu seems a LOT darker

[pacorocks1]

i believe xubuntu is ligther. (as in system resources etc)

[itsadamrawrr]

Thats just a myth.

[pacorocks1]

not really test em yourself.

[craponnaruto]

@pacorocks1 It also looks a lot cooler than Ubuntu. Ubuntu is plain, but this has a nice background and new apps

[trevuar25]

@pacorocks1: It uses the lightest desktop environment called xfce. It supports transparent windows and runs amazing on older system! Metacity is the default on Ubuntu and xfce is the default on Xubuntu.

[ChildAdvent987]

Thats Due TO The Theme !

[onitenaip]

I've installed it on my old laptop and I'm very happy.

The only thing that I dont like is Openoffice, font of the menu look really orrible!

[Indy452]

I like what your doing here but if I could suggest something....Please slow down especially when scrolling over the applications so we can see what is there.

Thanks!

[Craziman123]

@Indy452  Pause the video ;)

[gothikzoul]

@Indy452 you know you can pause the video right?

[jameswx09]

NewbezLied my comment or

hsnan009's? if ur talking about

hsnan009's comment he/she uses disk partitions

[jameswx09]

For desktops I perfer Windows. For laptops I perfer Linux.

[hsnan009]

why?

btw I have vista and ubuntu 9.10 both on my laptop they both work fine

[NewbezLied]

hows that work? lol

[jameswx09]

dirty, i'm not a linux expert or anything but any linux would be good for a laptop, especially ubuntu. i use it on a 512mb computer, desktop though.

[dirty706]

i just put ubuntu on my laptop and my pc runs smoother, but there is one problem. every time i turn my computer on, my screen is blank. this is the funny part, when i turned my comp on under vista, a window popped up and said there was a vista update. every since that update ubuntu will not show on my screen.

[kamaboko1]

what was that? that was a review?

[dirty706]

would this system be good for my laptop? if not what would you recommend? toshiba satellite a135-4447

[izanesmith]

I think Xubuntu 9.10 is lighting fast on my dell so YEP GO FOR IT!

[mjhoyer]

He is 'reviewing' how he plans on reviewing it.

Duh. Just keep watching and it'll make sense.

[Hawk999]

How is this a review? It does not even come close to a review. There is no sounds and all we see is a cursor moving about without any purpose or goal. It might have been a 4 year old moving about.

A complete wait of time, that's what this is.

[frvfilms]

looks better than ubuntu

[izanesmith]

It IS beter than ubuntu