Comments on: Five More Essential Ubuntu Features http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/ Channel News, Reseller News and Channel Partner Programs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:59:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Isaac http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/comment-page-1/#comment-120380 Isaac Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:49:50 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/?p=1771#comment-120380 I generally like your articles, but points one and two are reaching a bit as people can adjust what shows up in the system tray. My Ubuntu and Windows both have just a few icons in the system tray. The unified interface doesn't completely hold water either as there are dozens of programs and ways to change things and one program may break the functionality of another. Point 3 on the other hand is brilliant, updates in Ubuntu are easy, no muss, no fuss. I generally like your articles, but points one and two are reaching a bit as people can adjust what shows up in the system tray. My Ubuntu and Windows both have just a few icons in the system tray. The unified interface doesn’t completely hold water either as there are dozens of programs and ways to change things and one program may break the functionality of another. Point 3 on the other hand is brilliant, updates in Ubuntu are easy, no muss, no fuss.

]]> By: Marco http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/comment-page-1/#comment-120379 Marco Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:19:37 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/?p=1771#comment-120379 Sorry but on some things you are wrong, First I am using Ubuntun on a T41P Thinkpad, fromt 7.04 on till now. Did you ever had the idea of using the minimize function on XP? Then did you ever tried to hold in nautilus shift and mark files in a directory with more than 400files, after the 10file you will get 100% CPU on Karmic...well this basic functionality works in Windows Explorer Did you ever tried to use fullsized Flash in Firefox un Ubuntu,,,,,it lags, well this works flawless in Windows. Oh yeah scrolling on a lot of pages is choppy on karmic with firefox but works well in WIndows. Right now maybe Ubuntu is better if you have a full powerde new hardware but on old Hardware Windows runs much more faster. So far seems to me that the Ubuntu offers a ton of fancy stuff but the things that would matter dont work as they should! And still I am using Ubuntu but if you write such nonsense please write the right stuff. And please dont cry now about graphics drivers and proprietary software. A normal user want to use certain things and he want them to work flawlessly and he doesnt care whats the reason why it does trouble Sorry but on some things you are wrong,
First I am using Ubuntun on a T41P Thinkpad, fromt 7.04 on till now.
Did you ever had the idea of using the minimize function on XP?
Then did you ever tried to hold in nautilus shift and mark files in a directory with more than 400files, after the 10file you will get 100% CPU on Karmic…well this basic functionality works in Windows Explorer
Did you ever tried to use fullsized Flash in Firefox un Ubuntu,,,,,it lags, well this works flawless in Windows.
Oh yeah scrolling on a lot of pages is choppy on karmic with firefox but works well in WIndows.
Right now maybe Ubuntu is better if you have a full powerde new hardware but on old Hardware Windows runs much more faster. So far seems to me that the Ubuntu offers a ton of fancy stuff but the things that would matter dont work as they should!

And still I am using Ubuntu but if you write such nonsense please write the right stuff.
And please dont cry now about graphics drivers and proprietary software. A normal user want to use certain things and he want them to work flawlessly and he doesnt care whats the reason why it does trouble

]]> By: Jon http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/comment-page-1/#comment-120378 Jon Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:38:50 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/?p=1771#comment-120378 I would suggest that it's not the linux distros' responsibility to make things like iTunes work on their platform. I think companies like Canonical should work hard getting the vendors to release versions that work in Linux. But there must be some sort of incentive (growing user-base) otherwise it's not worth it to vendors like apple. The user-base is growing and as distros like Ubuntu mature, the user-base should increase. Kind of a chicken and egg thing, isn't it? I would suggest that it’s not the linux distros’ responsibility to make things like iTunes work on their platform. I think companies like Canonical should work hard getting the vendors to release versions that work in Linux. But there must be some sort of incentive (growing user-base) otherwise it’s not worth it to vendors like apple. The user-base is growing and as distros like Ubuntu mature, the user-base should increase. Kind of a chicken and egg thing, isn’t it?

]]> By: ricegf http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/comment-page-1/#comment-120377 ricegf Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:03:48 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/?p=1771#comment-120377 I'm always amazed when someone posts that the Linux community is somehow dismissive of new users. I've had the exact opposite experience over the past decade. In 1999, in fact, I first reformatted a second disk in my daughter's old desktop and installed Red Hat 6. She used it for a while, then drifted back to Windows 98 because of the games. Windows refused to reclaim the Linux disk (of course), so I posted for help to a Windows forum. Crickets. I posted for help to a Linux forum (remember - I'm asking how to LEAVE Linux for Windows!) - and promptly received two detailed replies on how to use the Linux install disk to reformat the Linux disk to FAT so that Windows could find it. I've been sold on Linux community ever since. Now we have two Ubuntu desktops, two Ubuntu netbooks, a Maemo phone, an Android phone - and one lonely Windows XP desktop with fear in its eyes... I’m always amazed when someone posts that the Linux community is somehow dismissive of new users. I’ve had the exact opposite experience over the past decade.

In 1999, in fact, I first reformatted a second disk in my daughter’s old desktop and installed Red Hat 6. She used it for a while, then drifted back to Windows 98 because of the games. Windows refused to reclaim the Linux disk (of course), so I posted for help to a Windows forum. Crickets. I posted for help to a Linux forum (remember – I’m asking how to LEAVE Linux for Windows!) – and promptly received two detailed replies on how to use the Linux install disk to reformat the Linux disk to FAT so that Windows could find it.

I’ve been sold on Linux community ever since.

Now we have two Ubuntu desktops, two Ubuntu netbooks, a Maemo phone, an Android phone – and one lonely Windows XP desktop with fear in its eyes…

]]> By: snkiz http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/comment-page-1/#comment-120376 snkiz Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:16:52 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/?p=1771#comment-120376 Exactly ken vote with your wallet its the only thing corporate America will listen to. Oh last I read ipods work in Linux... at least until the next "update" Then again I saw a thread in forums again today, maybe it has been updated recently. Exactly ken vote with your wallet its the only thing corporate America will listen to. Oh last I read ipods work in Linux… at least until the next “update” Then again I saw a thread in forums again today, maybe it has been updated recently.

]]> By: ken http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/comment-page-1/#comment-120375 ken Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:39:29 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/?p=1771#comment-120375 One thing I have always loved about the linux community is the open-mindedness that I find. I always find people willing to share tips and insights that make linux great. I know it isn't the distro's fault that itunes and wmp won't play ball with us, but I trust that some people with a lot more knowledge than me will find a way to make zunes and ipods work. I have a friend that wishes so bad he didn't have a zune. He loves linux and his zune. I told him to sell the zune and get a linux compatible player. There are a good number of them out there. Call it a workaround. One thing I have always loved about the linux community is the open-mindedness that I find. I always find people willing to share tips and insights that make linux great. I know it isn’t the distro’s fault that itunes and wmp won’t play ball with us, but I trust that some people with a lot more knowledge than me will find a way to make zunes and ipods work. I have a friend that wishes so bad he didn’t have a zune. He loves linux and his zune. I told him to sell the zune and get a linux compatible player. There are a good number of them out there. Call it a workaround.

]]> By: snkiz http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/comment-page-1/#comment-120374 snkiz Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:32:22 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/?p=1771#comment-120374 http://www.tech-no-media.com/2010/02/death-of-flash-has-been-greatly.html I don't think so Jef, Apple isn't interested in compatibility. Just control. The point is companies will only give up that control when they are focred to or they can make money on it. Tell Mr. jobbs he can sell iTunes on linux for 49.95 and I bet we'd see a release next week. http://www.tech-no-media.com/2010/02/death-of-flash-has-been-greatly.html

I don’t think so Jef, Apple isn’t interested in compatibility. Just control. The point is companies will only give up that control when they are focred to or they can make money on it. Tell Mr. jobbs he can sell iTunes on linux for 49.95 and I bet we’d see a release next week.

]]> By: Daniel Añez Scott http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/comment-page-1/#comment-120373 Daniel Añez Scott Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:25:31 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/?p=1771#comment-120373 I disagree with feature number 1. Although ubuntu/linux generally uses less tray icons than windows, when you have several icons in gnome-panel's notification area you have to stick with your cluttered panel. In contrast, it's fairly easy to right click windows' notification area to access the preferences and hide the icons you don't want (Kde 4.x.x can do it too). It something i missed when i switched to ubuntu. I disagree with feature number 1. Although ubuntu/linux generally uses less tray icons than windows, when you have several icons in gnome-panel’s notification area you have to stick with your cluttered panel. In contrast, it’s fairly easy to right click windows’ notification area to access the preferences and hide the icons you don’t want (Kde 4.x.x can do it too). It something i missed when i switched to ubuntu.

]]> By: Jef Spaleta http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/comment-page-1/#comment-120372 Jef Spaleta Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:55:19 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/?p=1771#comment-120372 snkiz: It will be very interesting to see if Google's Android and WebOS initiatives help break down the barrier for itunes support for "linux" generally. I'm not sure Ubuntu's growing popularity alone as an alternative desktop demographic is going to be enough. But I think Google's offerings will have a significant pre-installed market footprint large enough that can't easily be ignored for something like retail media services. snkiz:
It will be very interesting to see if Google’s Android and WebOS initiatives help break down the barrier for itunes support for “linux” generally. I’m not sure Ubuntu’s growing popularity alone as an alternative desktop demographic is going to be enough. But I think Google’s offerings will have a significant pre-installed market footprint large enough that can’t easily be ignored for something like retail media services.

]]> By: snkiz http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/comment-page-1/#comment-120371 snkiz Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:29:25 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/?p=1771#comment-120371 Ken: Its not the distros fault that iTunes and the like don't run in linux. All the code, dev tools, API are there to use, for free. Apple and others don't want you to use their stuff on Linux, they can't control it then. Ken:
Its not the distros fault that iTunes and the like don’t run in linux. All the code, dev tools, API are there to use, for free. Apple and others don’t want you to use their stuff on Linux, they can’t control it then.

]]> By: ken http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/comment-page-1/#comment-120370 ken Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:12:02 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/?p=1771#comment-120370 Here is my observation. I love ubuntu and I am trying real hard to work around it's shortcomings. But, until ubuntu ( and other linux distros ) adopt some coding to allow itunes, and some other programs to run on their platform, we aren't going to see as many people coming over. It is a strange thing that Apple is unix-based and yet their program isn't designed for linux. This sounds like a disgruntled linux user.Quite the contrary. I work on peoples' computers all the time and they need linux, but are tied to hardware (like players) that don't allow me to help them come over. My two cents. If shuttleworth wants to "wow" us, he will have to find the way to bridge the two worlds of unix and non-unix. Here is my observation. I love ubuntu and I am trying real hard to work around it’s shortcomings. But, until ubuntu ( and other linux distros ) adopt some coding to allow itunes, and some other programs to run on their platform, we aren’t going to see as many people coming over. It is a strange thing that Apple is unix-based and yet their program isn’t designed for linux.
This sounds like a disgruntled linux user.Quite the contrary. I work on peoples’ computers all the time and they need linux, but are tied to hardware (like players) that don’t allow me to help them come over. My two cents. If shuttleworth wants to “wow” us, he will have to find the way to bridge the two worlds of unix and non-unix.

]]> By: Johannes http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/02/02/five-more-essential-ubuntu-features/comment-page-1/#comment-120369 Johannes Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:28:42 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/?p=1771#comment-120369 Well, I'm a Linux fanboy, nevertheless I love Aero Snap. Simple, well designed, just works. Perfect for bigger monitors. Configuring Compiz to do the same is a pain, and the end result is not so good as in Windows. Well, I’m a Linux fanboy, nevertheless I love Aero Snap. Simple, well designed, just works. Perfect for bigger monitors.
Configuring Compiz to do the same is a pain, and the end result is not so good as in Windows.

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