Comments on: Ubuntu Fans Move Quickly to Ubuntu 9.04

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:38:10 +0000

Hello there
I have problem with Skype audio feedback. When I call someone with skype, they can here my voice, but I can not here their.

Same problem with test call, I hear operator coice, but I can not hear my own voice back.

How to fix this, if anyone has idea/

Thank you in advance

rick

By: Rommel Pascual

Rommel Pascual — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:31:29 +0000

I finally upgraded to 9.04. I have a very simple system, i just needed a desktop to do some browsing and aMule. Since this PC is up all the time, I rarely turn on my Windows XP anymore. I still have my 8.10 for dual boot – I’ll keep this for awhile.

By: Rangga Aditya

Rangga Aditya — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:54:56 +0000

I have install it too. so far all device works fine, screen could reach upto 1280×800. Great, fade out effect like vista are on. So i figure compiz works fine, but i did not see any option on appearence?? Where to config compiz by the way?. The other problem is i could not hibernate due to lack of swap? Funny since I parted the HD using partition magic 8 and i choose 2GB because my RAM is 2Gb. Do you have any solution? I dual boot with windows xp, I use 20GB for ubuntu.

By: Zac

Zac — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:28:10 +0000

Everything worked perfectly using the 9.04 liveCD but I am staying with Ubuntu 8.04 because I have programs installed and is set up the way I want it and most of all, it is a delight to use. It’s my main work horse so I’ll wait until 10.04.

By: Dave Mawdsley

Dave Mawdsley — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:44:25 +0000

I installed the 9.04 version over the 8.04 LTS I’d been using on my on-the-road Dell Mini-9. The first install from a downloaded ISO file didn’t work so well. The second time after the install, it was missing Nautilus and desktop icons upon startup, but was finally back once nautilus was in the startup list. Since then 9.04 has been a real winner on my Mini-9 being fast and feeling solid.

The best fix over the Dell version of 8.04 on my Mini is that rsync using ssh from my business laptop to the Mini finally authenticates properly and allows the synchronization to proceed normally. (no more swapping a USB key)

My office computers–laptop and server–both still use 8.04 LTS because I like the stability of that environment and the applications there just have to work the same way every day.

By: Andy Bishop

Andy Bishop — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:22:34 +0000

I have an Intel, and upgraded with no real problems. My screen flickers randomly every once and a while, but doesn’t interrupt or damage anything, so I’m willing to let that go.

I like the new popups, suspend/hibernate finally works on my laptop, and it’s very slick. I think this is the best ever Ubuntu.

Now all I have to do is convince my husband to upgrade (he’s on 7.04).

By: simonaf

simonaf — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:43:49 +0000

After 4 or 5 years as a relatively happy Mandrake/KDE user, I tried 4.10 and have remained a faithful Ubuntu/Gnome user ever since.
I must say though, that after years of excitedly awaiting every new version coming out, I think when the next Desktop LTS comes out, I shall stick to just LTS releases. As I am not a coder (just someone who loves timkering) I have found the graphics of 9.04 a little nerve-wracking. My main machine is an AMD780G board which runs 8.04 pretty solidly and 9.04 a little shakily as far as graphics are concerned.
My test machine, however, (Intel DG945GCLF) still hasn’t completed its first lap of 9.04′s Supertuxkart however, despite some improvement with updates!
If I can keep my ten-year old happy with the latest versions of games like Supertuxart and Cultivation, which are both much changed in 9.04 (she tells me!), I won’t bother upgrading to every new release.
Note to self – learn about backports and installing tarballs to /usr/local/…!

By: 6205

6205 — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:16:41 +0000

Currently i have only two issues with Ubuntu 9.04

Ugly fonts on some websites
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1093157

and bad audio playback in some flash videos, related propably to Pulse Audio…
http://vimeo.com/3082659

By: Vadim P.

Vadim P. — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:10:33 +0000

Yup, good release for me (not an Intel user).

By: L4Linux

L4Linux — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:26:07 +0000

I upgraded to Jaunty in my Desktop (Ati vga), but I was shocked with the regression in the Intel Driver and had to refrain from upgrading my Laptop and my netbook. When this regression is fixed, I ‘ll upgrade both immediately.

By: aikiwolfie

aikiwolfie — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:15:18 +0000

32-bit 9.04 works fairly well on my laptop. All the major niggles more or less ironed out.

64-bit 9.04 on my desktop is a different story. DVDs don’t play, it locks up when returning from a screen saver or locked screen and applications crash at random. If a fresh install doesn’t iron things out I might go back to 32-bit and use PAE to try and get my full 8GB of RAM.

By: Sigh

Sigh — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:11:35 +0000

So far it looks like 1 out of 3 Jaunty users have had “many problems” with the release.

http://ubuntuforums.org/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=4964

This is a pretty bad statistic, but at least it’s better than the 45% that had serious problems with Intrepid.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=963853

Time-based releases are hit or miss, I guess.

I’ve been avoiding the “upgrade” after all the problems and regressions I’ve had with previous releases.