What do you like in other operating systems?

[Morot313]

This thread is for the discussion of features, functionality, technology and software, etc that you like better in some other operating system, or miss in Ubuntu.

What do you like in other operating systems?
What do you miss in Ubuntu?

[scragar]

I can think of about 40 things I miss in windows that ubuntu offers, but only 1 thing windows offers that ubuntu doesn't, a single window image program(like paint, GIMP is fine for me, but my 4yr old nephew likes to use the computer, and he always winds up closing things or moving one of the many windows in GIMP).

[schauerlich]

I can think of about 40 things I miss in windows that ubuntu offers, but only 1 thing windows offers that ubuntu doesn't, a single window image program(like paint, GIMP is fine for me, but my 4yr old nephew likes to use the computer, and he always winds up closing things or moving one of the many windows in GIMP).

KPaint is is pretty much the same thing.

[scragar]

scragar @ scragar-comp [01:01:54 Thu Mar 13]
~/ $ sudo apt-get install kpaint
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package kpaint is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package kpaint has no installation candidate
I guessed it was tkpaint. thanks for the info.

PS: don't dis my terminal edits.

[LaRoza]

GNU Paint is available as well. It is a simple paint like program.

[st0n3cutt3r]

I know that any seasoned Linux user would die before giving up his CLI, but for those of us who are new to it, it is nice to have things work or break without ever having to try to guess at the dozens of available commands in the terminal (usually to find later that what we needed wasn't one of the choices listed anyway)

[tbroderick]

You could also take a look at Tux Paint. It's designed for kids and is available on Windows and Mac too.

[ShodanjoDM]

Used to be drop shadows under menus and open windows. Not anymore since I compiled the new metacity WM.

Gorgeous drop shadows sans compiz :D

[Patterson]

I also used Tux Paint. It is pretty cool.

[3rdalbum]

I like, and miss, the speed of Mac OS 9.

OS 9 with all the cruft trimmed out of it, is actually more stable than this computer I'm currently on with Ubuntu and a shoddily-made, virtually-untested proprietary graphics driver. I'll give you two guesses which driver it is :-)

[jseiser]

the only things i miss are the ability to play the new mainstream game without some sort of hoop to jump through. That is the company's fault; if they wanted my money, they would allow me to use their software.

[RebounD11]

Electronic software... I got Pads for Linux but I would also like a Proteus like program... (the Spice part is ok... qucs and geda suite do the job... OrCAD is better but not so much better).

[swimb]

I liked being able to put a folder.jpg inside a folder and have it show as the icon automatically. I cant find my music without it.

[GNUlancer]

Missing: Windows XP's boot time and hardware support. Proprietary parts for linux are crap, free are good but not available for every stupid device or function. GNU+Linux's boot time is very poor, Can Debian or Ubuntu finally switch to parallel boot time execution?
Also, missing interface consistency of Mac OS X, perhaps. GTK is pan-accessible, which is nice, but it could really look better.

Otherwise everything is OK. I'm not sure if my OS resembles Ubuntu in any way, though :)

[GNUlancer]

Also, default Gnome desktop is horribly HDD-laggy. Windows XP's GUI works faster, anyways. Thus I had to switch to minimalist Xfce and then to WM-only computing, because it suits better to the kind of stuff I'm usually doing (graphic design and web access) :)

..And of course I miss Plan 9's astonishing architecture which would have made my existence so much easier :D

[oomingmak]

I like Windows' implementation of "single-click" (which works as it should do) unlike the half-baked crap implementation in Gnome. KDE does single-click correctly too.

I also like Windows File Open / Save dialogs being just filtered versions of Explorer (meaning that you automatically get all the functionality of Explorer in every program's File dialogs).

[chris4585]

i miss mspaint.... thats about it

[Morot313]

i miss mspaint.... thats about it

Yeah, that stupid little MS Paint, I like that!
I miss it!

Its not powerful, but, its so simple and easy. :)

[Dr Small]

I can't think of anything that I miss from windows.
It works like crap on my parent's computer, but they need it for support of their printer.

Dr Small

[PoopSlayer]

I miss from windows:

*Easy way to set up internet if your computer has NO internet to start with.
*Wide range of supported filetypes in the default media player (unlike a lot of default Linux media players like Totem)
*Very fast load times in Windows Explorer
*Lots of hardware support

[rs3]

The only thing I miss from my Windows days is KEGA Fusion. The options available for Genesis/Mega Drive console emulation in Linux/BSD systems simply do not compare.

I'm otherwise very satisfied.

[the8thstar]

I miss the right-click feature that allowed the "copy to", "move to" and "send to" commands for any given file... I believe this can be configured in Gnome 2.2x, but I wish it was there by default.

BTW, if anyone knows how to activate these options, please let me know! :)

[rs3]

I miss the right-click feature that allowed the "copy to", "move to" and "send to" commands for any given file... I believe this can be configured in Gnome 2.2x, but I wish it was there by default.

BTW, if anyone knows how to activate these options, please let me know! :)

Looks like it might be here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Nautilus_Scripts

There are also other features you can install through packages and a quick nautilus restart: http://osnovice.blogspot.com/2007/05/do-more-with-nautilus.html

Hope that helps!

[MONODA]

well i wish that ubuntu's hibernation worked as well as OpenSuSE's hibernation did, I also like OpenSuSE's one click install. I wish ubuntu had something as good as imovie and idvd and garage band. This last one isnt really there in any OS but anyway, a compositor as good as compiz but stable.

[the8thstar]

Thanks for this very useful link rs3 =D>

[Kernel Sanders]

I mostly miss third party apps that won't install in linux :(

I miss iTunes
I miss Microsoft Office 2007
I miss Paint.NET
I miss Ashampoo Burning Studio
I miss SmartFTP
I miss Windows Fax and Scan

[Barrucadu]

I don't miss anything. I have yet to find something I need to do that I can't do in Linux. I have aMSN, OpenOffice.org, Gedit, Opera, The GIMP, Amarok, Qalculate, and FileZilla. What more would I need?