Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Looks Promising
For the past couple weeks, I've been running Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, the version of Ubuntu Linux scheduled for release next month. Actually, I'm running Kubuntu—the flavor with a KDE desktop. So, just mentally add the "K" throughout this post.
Earlier this month, the hard drive on my primary workstation chinacat developed some bad blocks in critical areas. I replaced the drive and bravely decided to go ahead and load the pre-release version of Ubuntu. Fortunately, it's been remarkably robust. The system has been in heavy use I've only found a few minor bugs—which is remarkable for pre-beta software. The Ubuntu developers have responded quickly to my bug reports.
I've been impressed at how robust the Feisty applications and controls seem to be. Especially the desktop and system adminstration. One of the most difficult Linux administrative chores is adding printers. It can be bad enough just trying to add a simple printer hanging off a USB. My situation is even more difficult. I've got a couple of printers on a dedicated server, I want to use the lpd protocol to connect to the server, and I want to provide two queues for each device (one that processes the printing and one that provides a raw device). The GUI administration tool handled all this with ease.
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