I’ll admit right off that I have heard mixed reviews in relation to Ubuntu. Being that I have had little experience with it myself, I am not going to stand here and say that there are areas that might need improvement. One user however, seems to feel that in the area of usage, the use of ‘X’ needs to be addressed a little closer.

I’ve installed Ubuntu Breezy Badger on my desk. From a GUI perspective it’s just another GNOME. From a system administration perspective, it’s Debian. From an included packages perspective, it’s free software, which means you have to intentionally install unfree features.

I have a usability issue.

My issue is not with Linux but with X, though perhaps the proximate cause of the issue is the installer. During installation I selected the possible resolutions and refresh rates for my monitor. Since I have no clue what the monitor actually supports, and since I think it’s really the computer’s responsibility to figure this out, I chose the defaults. After all, I can change them later, right? [Read the rest]