Yet another This is the worst version of Ubuntu thread

[The Funkbomb]

Bravo!

Instead of trying to make things better, people would just rather complain. The latter is easier.

[xpod]

Nah, karmic sucks. Jaunty's great though. I think they bit off more than they can chew with all the bootup stuff in karmic. It doesn't even boot up from a clean install on my bog standard desktop...I mean WTF. Also, the boot time is worse in karmic when it was supposed to be better (judging from a virtualbox install anyway).

I can only comment on our own experiences but all of the machines/installations that we have upgraded so far have improved boot times, especially on my own bog standard Desktop(2.1Ghz Dual core with 2G RAM and 7 series Nvidia card).
It`s had a good few seconds shaved off the bootup time, again.I`m sure it now boots in about half the time it did when i first bought/built it and installed Ubuntu on it 2 years ago.

We just need faster Broadband...
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It soon picked back up but still took about an hour and 20 minutes all in on my desktop, which seemed quite long compared to previous upgrades i`ve done.

[sparvik]

I just wish I could get paid to listen to people complain about ubuntu like I do to listen to them complain about windows.

Ubuntu complaints intrigue me more.

[Dragonbite]

Nah, karmic sucks. Jaunty's great though. I think they bit off more than they can chew with all the bootup stuff in karmic. It doesn't even boot up from a clean install on my bog standard desktop...I mean WTF. Also, the boot time is worse in karmic when it was supposed to be better (judging from a virtualbox install anyway).

I've noticed it takes longer to boot Karmic than Jaunty with a full-install.

Shutdown, on the other hand, is practically immediate. I haven't tried suspend/hibernate though it may "feel" faster since once it is done saving the state the machine shuts down practically immediately.

[Sunflower1970]

Normally I do wait a few weeks to a few months before I attempt a new install. This time, however, I decided to go for it, since every time in the past my installs were pretty much flawless.

This is the one time I should have waited a week or two before I attempted an install. (lol) Most problems I've fixed so far, except for one nagging one on the laptop. It's not a showstopper, it's cosmetic, but highly annoying.

[fela]

Ubuntu complaints intrigue me more.

That's because they actually have a solution. When you're dissatisfied with Windows you have to wait for Microsoft to fix it. With Ubuntu, provided you have a few coding skills and some time on your hands, as well as a fast compiling computer/drugs to speed up time, you can just as well fix it yourself.

[ukripper]

It is time for half-yearly thing for some people to post threads like -"**** is the worst release ever". Can't get enough of that in testimonials over and over again.....

I completely agree with OP. Either help make the release better by reporting bugs or use what was working for you before.

[fela]

It is time for half-yearly thing for some people to post threads like -"**** is the worst release ever". Can't get enough of that in testimonials over and over again.....

I completely agree with OP. Either help make the release better by reporting bugs or use what was working for you before.

+1, I picked the second option. Kubuntu 9.04.

[madtownidiot]

I've had no problems with it after 3 days