Upgradin’, too

Okay, I have just re-installed Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) for the second time and things are still looking about the same. I am having problems with KDE programs refusing to run (I’m running Gnome, so…), a server program refusing to run (something about “dcopserver” with some KDE programs) and Google Earth not putting an icon on the desktop - I did find it and copied the .exe file to the desktop, so that worked out. Excepting those few problems, I still think this is a pretty good operating system. Loads faster than Windows XP, that’s for sure! Programs seem to load faster, too.

All in all, I’d say Ubuntu is doable, but it still needs a few tweaks to make it really workable as a desktop fighter. Mainly the problems that seem to crop up around Nvidia drivers and what version/setup should be loaded. I have found that a clean install onto a hard drive that is entirely dedicated to it does wonders for setup. As cheap as hard drives are nowadays, I really wonder why people insist on making partitions. If you are going to dual boot, dual boot for cripes sake. Heck, I’m running four hard drives and two DVD-RW drives, with room left over for at least four more drives! Even with my tweaking the tar outta Ubuntu, I have major doubts that I will be running out of hard drive space in the foreseeable future. But, then again…

I know that I should post more often, but “real life” tends to take up quite a bit of my time. I will try to do better, but until a lot of things settle down/finish, I may not have much opportunity for a while. I will try, though.

All for now.

[tags]ubuntu, feisty, nvidia[/tags]