5 Years of Ubuntu linux 4.10 to 9.10 Warty to Karmic

[josesillo0789]

jaja i remember when i start using linux with ubuntu hardy and i dont have any idea that beryl at that time doesnt exist any more and i broke my head searching how to install beryl and the terminal only says 404 not found and then in the forum i found that beryl is compiz fusion and i was like fuck!

[m1chb3ltr3]

gnome 3 kick ass , steve jobs is going to copy the new gui

[Poptropica72]

windows goes over alll

[Macintosh3745]

hardy and karmic are both EPICALLY awesome :D

[hustlax]

My first version was Karmic Koala. Currently using Lucid Lynx, and I will probably get a new computer before I upgrade to Natty.

[PIKACHU49386]

I just found out how the version numbers work lol! 10.04 Lucid Lynx, 10 as in 2010, 04 as in April, clever :P

Anyway, this OS is amazing! When I had Windows on this computer, it was being a bitch and very slow, I tried Ubuntu on a Live disc, and I loved it! I soon wiped out my HDD and installed Ubuntu into the entire HDD, after 3 years, I've had NO problems! Before, my PC wouldn't last a month with Windows!

[ftim100]

Hardy Heron was my first Ubuntu!

I hope the login sound will never change...

[MrsMilk111]

what program did you create this video with? if it's WMM, please don't tell me :P thank you for this nice history!

[anchorschmidt]

@MrsMilk111 It's called cyberlink powerdirector. I used the 30 day trial version though you can buy the full version for $70.

[Tekkenfreek234]

Ubuntu has now went from 4.10 to 10.04. They've lapped themselves! :)

Lucid Lynx is pretty damn good, though.

[jameswx09]

I started using Ubuntu at Jaunty Jackalope. Jaunty was just awful, 9.10 was a small improvement, 10.04 looks pretty good, who knows... I may consider installing it over my AWESOME Windows.

[redspade04]

linux is great if you have a pc and not a mac. putting linux on a mac is kinda stupid cause os x is more stable and works flawless with everything. but for pc, its worth it over windows cause lets face it, windows sucks and linux is awesome.

[THESUPERUBERMIKE]

It's good to see that they got rid of the crap brown in Lucid! Hardy was fugly.

@redspade04 If Mac is so much more stable then why do the overwhelming majority of supercomputers and servers use it? Linux is far more stable, but Mac is much more user friendly. Linux assumes you know what you're doing.

[redspade04]

@THESUPERUBERMIKE actually youre part right. yes some super computers run that but some also run bsd and windows. in college our science lab ran os x (10.5) and our computer lab ran fadora. reason for this was its cheaper to do linux for a lot of computers but where it counts we used mac pros. now, the us government has used windows forever now but just last year they realized it was actually cheaper to use os x servers cause they could run 60 cameras instead of 50.

[redspade04]

@THESUPERUBERMIKE but as for super computers, yes they do use linux. but the reason isnt what you think it is, its not that its stable and what not. the reason is is windows uses ms dos and ubuntu uses ext4. why is this important?, well ext4 can in theory have an unlimited sized file while ms dos can only have (i think) 40gb (might be a little off). so, if these supper computers used windows, it would need to pack and unpack files on top of its normal job. make sense?

[PuffTheMagicAtheist]

@redspade04 Putting a GNU/Linux operating system on a Mac computer is indeed stupid - because you could have purchased a non-Mac computer with equivalent hardware for one-third to one-half the price.

If you really want stability and great performance, get Debian Linux - far more reliable than any Mac or "PC" on the market.

Sign,

Former Mac OS X user, now a Debian Linux user on a PowerBook G4

[PuffTheMagicAtheist]

@PuffTheMagicAtheist * two-thirds to one-half the price

[randrewm97]

@PuffTheMagicAtheist This is redspade04... New username. But I've never used debian but I have used ububtu, xubuntu, kubuntu, and my now favorite, mint. I do disagree though, I run Linux on my Dell and I haft to see that compared to windows 7, I have more apps crash. But, win 7 is a good version of windows. When I had Linux on it, I had to keep a force close task in my task bar cause I'd have them crash so often. On my Mac, I'll have some crash too, I like all oses

[PuffTheMagicAtheist]

@randrewm97 I respect your OS (or OSes) of choice. However, I do find it funny that you mentioned the instability Xubuntu, Kubuntu and Mint: They are all Ubuntu-based, which in turn is a derivative of an unstable branch of Debian.

[randrewm97]

@PuffTheMagicAtheist well, one is gnome and kde and idk what xubuntu is... but they arent the same is what i was meaning. ive used fedora when i was in college and it wasnt to bad... kind of a flash basic linux in my opinion. i was going to try open suse before i installed windows 7 on my dell but decided not to. i think ill stick with windows and osx for now. i would like to have the next ubuntu on my dell though cause its suppose to be a desktop version of jolicloud

[PuffTheMagicAtheist]

@randrewm97 It was a good idea you decided not to install openSUSE. That OS is pure shit.

[rodrigoloko77]

ubuntu sucks, copy of mac and windows.

[jLantxa]

... or maybe viceversa..?

[rodrigoloko77]

nope im telling the truth.

[nokaulitz1983]

someone told me that Ubuntu 9.10 sucks but I do not know if it's true

[techsavvy8]

great!

[brightnight12]

Cool

[TheTexanAtheist]

it's free now and then when they become mainstream they will start chargin you money for updates or software or just to use it or make a premium version...nothing is ever free. nada!

[poetworm]

I don't think it's ever going to become mainstream, but maybe that's a good thing.

[UAPat85]

It's called Open Source. Read about it. Also, read the companies mission statement and info about Ubuntu on their website.

[BatesyBatesMusic]

@TheTexanAtheist " The Ubuntu community is built around the ideals enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit."

[chillart22]

So,I haven't got mine yet-how it it?

[jeffrey1790]

they all look the same. haha

[anchorschmidt]

The hardy wallpaper does look nice though

[OhSheebal]

i dont get it :/

[sroopam]

Nice screenshots, I like the gutsy to hardy transition :)

[uschschmidt]

Awesome, so many fond memories :)