ubuntu.com is awful

[cguy]

1. you can't easily find the MD5SUMs for the isos (I had to use google, freakin' hell!)

2. you can't manually select a better mirror


Nuff said.

[Phrea]

1: is VERY true.
I also have to google to get the md5sums, been like that for years and years.

I can't really care about 2, my downloads are always fast, and always from the right mirrors.

[TriBlox6432]

And that automatically makes it "awful"?

[Mmmbopdowedop]

That's hardly "awful"

Chances of an image corrupting on download is scarce & the mirror thing? Woop-de-doo, so you may not get the best of speeds, at least it downloads;

Ubuntu's made for the simplest of people, clearly, whining because it doesn't fit to your expectations is pathetic.

If they can download and manage to install it; fair do's to them.

[cgroza]

I am sure those mirrors will be there later.

[KiwiNZ]

Two clicks from the front page

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/alternative-download

[oldsoundguy]

No, it is not awful .. you just haven't the energy to take 10 seconds to search!

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes

And mirrors are not up and running on many sites until they get around to LOADING. Lots are at educational facilities and the IT has to "get around to it".

[Phrea]

Two clicks from the front page

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/alternative-download

I think, the point of OP is: it's not intuitive, one can't find it as easily as it should be found.

Sure 2 clicks.
Rubiks Cube can be solved from any of the 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible configurations in 20 moves (http://hubpages.com/hub/maximum-moves-needed-to-solve-rubiks-cube-is-gods-number-20).
Does not make those 20 moves easy, does it.

[andymorton]

Of the websites of all the major distros I think Ubuntu's is one of, if not, the best. It's easy to navigate and there is plenty of information whether you're a first-time visitor or someone trying to solve a more specific problem, i.e. finding alternative downloads.

andy

[cguy]

What is 2 clicks away from the first page?
Answer: not a proper list of mirrors.


That's hardly "awful"

Chances of an image corrupting on download is scarce & the mirror thing? Woop-de-doo, so you may not get the best of speeds, at least it downloads;

Yap, not the best of speeds. It auto-selected a mirror from which I downloaded with 200 something-300 KB/s.

A local mirror offers the iso @ 10MB/s.

Woot or no woot? :P



Ubuntu's made for the simplest of people, clearly, whining because it doesn't fit to your expectations is pathetic.

If they can download and manage to install it; fair do's to them.
Now that bolded part is the most pathetic reasoning ever to justify the limitations.
Figure why by yourself. ;)

[KiwiNZ]

After clicking download there is the page .....

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

That has a banner with options " Download , Windows installer , Alternative Downloads , CD's, Upgrades'"

Click on Alternative Downloads and voila you will find the mirrors. That does not seem that hard

[_outlawed_]

2. you can't manually select a better mirror

Here is your better mirror (http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/alternative-download#bt).

[ibuclaw]

Two clicks from the front page

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/alternative-download
And two clicks later... (hint: look for 'location near you')

http://ubuntu.virginmedia.com/releases//maverick/

[sisco311]

Rubiks Cube can be solved from any of the 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible configurations in 20 moves (http://hubpages.com/hub/maximum-moves-needed-to-solve-rubiks-cube-is-gods-number-20).


Thanks! I didn't know that someone proved that God's number is 20.

But, IMHO, it was much easier than creating a web site which pleases anyone. ;)