I HATE (K)Ubuntu because it didn't correctly detect my laptop's wide screen
I HATE (K)Ubuntu because it's so diffictult to install the wireless driver (for most cards)
.. and that's about all.

But I LOVE (K)Ubuntu for so many reasons. I love it for all the small applications and tweaks that made our live so much easier. And nevertheless, I love the (K)Ubuntu community which is always there when you need help.

And I'm sure I'll love Festy Fawn even more!

You can get the suse menu on ubuntu
sudo apt-get install gnome-main-menu

Then just add to panel

Yes, but it's not default :)

It's in beta testing, so it will arrive soon... Maybe for 7.10 in main ?

I love Ubuntu because it's free
I love Ubuntu because it does what I tell it to (no more, no less)
I love Ubuntu because package management is SOOO easy.

I've tried so many distros out there that I've lost count. I finally settled on Ubuntu and I am glad I did. Life is a whole lot easier when one don't have to deal with DEPENDENCIES. Thank you so much to the wonderful folks at Ubuntu and it's unmatched community. There too many things that I love about Ubuntu and its derivatives to list. Ubuntu is the only Linux distro out there that will stand a chance as a replacement for Windows in term of a multimedia desktop. That's is not to say that Ubuntu can not be a great server.

Ubuntu works great on my XPS 1210. I've even manage to get Berly running. It puts Vista's Areo to shame. As great as Ubuntu is, there are a couple of things that I would like to see the folks at Ubuntu fix on 7.10. The first thing, I'm sure, is a well known problem with 6.10. The ability to play share file(s) from another computer through Samba. This feature was working fine on 6.06 but for some reason it does not work properly on 6.10. It's a big problem for people want to watch/view/listen to their media in a wifi environment. Wifi at home is so common these days, this feature MUST be resolved.
My second problem with Ubuntu may not have anything to do with Ubuntu; however, since it's such a great distro why not fix this too. This problem have to do with RIGHTS when using KDE as the desktop. I've notice that when changing from GNOME to KDE, some of the rights for the average User and Root are different. For example, when using KDE, root can not launch Gedit - a much friendlier editor than vi. Root can launch vi, but I am so not want to use it. It's annoying and difficult to navigate. Those that know Linux knows how important editors are. As a regular user, one can launch Gedit or vi but they can not save any changes. Again, the importance of editor. Not only that, but the ability to burn CD/DVD throw K3b is also blocked. There is probably a way to manually assign right to make them work, but would it be nice if the wonderful folks at Ubuntu could fix this little problem for us in 7.10. I really like the look and feel of the KDE desktop.

I am sorry for dragging.

Wonderful post!

We wait for more people!

Root does not have access to the X server, by design. I recommend you use:

kdesu gedit

However, I'm kind of wondering why you use gedit with Kubuntu. It requires many GNOME dependencies. I'd recommend kate.

I hate ubuntu(linux) for the reason that you have to learn it, to operate your system (as i am a window user(i also call window a Ctrl Alt Del every two minutes operating system). I have installed ubuntu a week ago and could not configure my CDMA modem uptill now. To install any application or plugin (even already downloaded through an other OS) you need to type commands. Ubuntu Feisty have even no MP3, video player plugin by default. You need to install them from the web, and if no modem detected, how can you install them.
I hope and pray that ubuntu community will improve the system and change the system from command orientation to graphical, only doing this will accelerate the panetration of Ubuntu(Linux) amongst the masses. Otherwise it will remain as the operating system for the lucky few who knows linux.

If you install the Ultimate Edition of Ubuntu, you'll know that you have a lot of the things that you will need and more. The only time you need to really use the Terminal for some series work is when you have to do compiling. Using "apt-get install/update/uninstall ..." is not series work.

Because the nature of Linux, graphical interface may be many years a way. In the mean time, it's never too late to learn Linux. It's not like there a lot left to learn about Windows anyway.

It's not true that you have to install things with the command prompt. You can use Synaptic or Adept (GUI applications) for any package, and everything an ordinary user would need is packaged. The reason MP3 and some video codecs aren't installed by default is that they're patent-encumbered.

I *love* Ubuntu.

Except: Selection of the ISO 8601 standard for numeric representation of dates and time should be as easy as clicking a radio button. This is *the* global standard and selecting it as my preference should be independent of language or keyboard selection. I shouldn't have to read forums to find the esoteric method to enable it. This is an issue that affects all users, regardless of language or culture. See:

http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/datesandtime.html

i have just reinstalled kubuntu for the 4th time in the last month. each installment, i said i would not touch linux again, but... i had my share of troubles, coming from windows xp as i did, with configuring the desktop. i learnt - the hard way - that - for my notebook (d610 latitute) it was better to update to do the sudo apt-get update/upgrade... before trying to use new manager because i found that confusing (get update, upgrade, etc...). i did that twice on my fourth installation before it was ok. then i learnt how good the adept manager was. microsoft puts its best foot forward most times (maybe it doesn't have one, but that's another story), and installation is almost painless. adept manager is a godsend, but a quirky one. it failed several times (some of it my fault), but it would have been good if it is promoted as the preferred interface for adding software such as firefox (i did that the non-adept way, and it was pretty hard). there was no easy information on how to reinstall openoffice - there is (still) none, but i have done to reinstall. so, am i using kubuntu now? yeees, in a dual boot configuration (i am writing in windows), mainly because i need to work in windows, as i teach people how to use windows software... i will continue to use it, but i would wish there was some emphasis on things to do FIRST. all in all, i love kubuntu... i hate the learning curve that one must - perforce - surmount before being a bit - er - adept. definitely, not for newbies either way

I was first introduced to Ubuntu as I was learning about Linux. I contributed to the OLPC project and received my XO laptop. This is my introduction to Linux, and I'm so pleased that the rest of the world will come to appreciate Linux through the OLPC project.

I ran Ubuntu on my Gateway laptop from a live CD. It was so exciting. I downloaded the files and the burner, and it worked so well. And thanks also to the great support and instructions provided by the Ubuntu community.

Free at last - I'm free at last. That is all I have to say. I look forward to learning and using Linux because I'm just feed up with MS and its abusive policies. Example, I wanted to revert to XP on my VISTA Gateway but that would have voided the warranty. Outrageous!!

I look forward to my growing relationship with Ubuntu (OLPC and Linux) and the freedom it offers.

I love ubuntu
developers rule!!!
pisses me off about the M$ companies like creative
i really dont have anything to complain about as it is a whole new os to me(besides for a 2 week stint on fedora 3 years ago)the saying"it just works" hits me for about 80% of the stuff im trying to do...i have joined my linux box with my windows box and share files easily...way easy!!...the one nitpick i have is print sharing...but i bet the new release will fix that.

I like Ubuntu and think it's a better option than Windows. It sometimes was confusing because of the terminology and new way for doing things, but it is relatively intuitive, fast, secure and fun. The forum support is outstanding. I put it on a laptop just for fun a year or so ago, and I'm not going back. I have a Mac also, but those are a whole different animal. I'll buy a new Linux or a used Mac for my mom, *never* a windows machine.

I have been a windows user for many many years and I still am and love yes youheard right love vista. I heard my friends talking about Ubuntu about how user friendly it is and how much faster it is and the fact that you could use it withought installing it to the hard drive.I broke down and gave it a try so I tripple booted vista xp and ubuntu.Now I am what you would probably call a windows fanboy but I am always willing to try something new.after the install I let it install all the updates it found and after everything was set up I just wasn't happy.Everyone brags how fast it is...well not on my pc not only was it not fast it was slow and the packages it found to play my high resolution .mkv files was pixelated and jumpy.I have seen every negative comment about vista that there is and I just don't understand why everyone hates vista. I have been using vista for over a year now and I have very very little problems. I believe in an above post someone called windows an ctrl+alt+del every 2 min opperating system....maybe you need a new computer.I can leave my vista ultimate system on for weeks at a time with no errors reboots or blue screens and with very fast speeds.Maybe it's because I have I higher end computer with over 2 gigs ram and a hyperthreading 3.2Ghz P4(I seen most of you say you run ubuntu on low end machines,maybe it is desined for low end machines and not the higher end ones)My point is Vista has proven to me to be the best opperating system I have ever used and as far as complaints go on vista I have only one....Vista runs media lige games and hi def content a lil slower than xp...other than that not a thing to complain about. I hope that in the future opperating systems like ubuntu become more driver and codec savy. I look forward to trying ubuntu or any linux based opperating system again in the future but I stand strong on my choice of vista as it has virtually zero problems for me

Ubuntu has made me pull my hair out more than any other distro. The apt repository dependencies make me want to scream, and the fact that I can't get rid of packages I don't want, without also getting rid of programs I *do* want, is just ridiculous. If someone fixes the apt horror, I might be tempted to try Ubuntu for the tenth time. Every time I try it, I think "well maybe I'll learn to live with it this time". And every time, I learn to hate it more.
I'll stick with Gentoo until Ubuntu learns how to handle package management in a sane way.

Can anyone teach me how to install ubuntu in my computer?
The image on my screen is cut off, so it means I couldn't see the "next" icon and couldn't click on it to next step.
Any way to resolve this problem?

For L. : We have a tutorial about how to install the latest version of Ubuntu here

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-8-10-97417.shtml

About your problem.... hold the ALT key, and with your mouse, move the window until you see the Next button.

Good luck!

I LOVE Ubuntu because of how it looks and feel. but I'm a windows user and are used to installing software by just double-clicking the installer rather than depending on the Internet. I would hope that any software installation does not need Internet connection due to my REALLY slow modem..... other than that I hope that the icons would all be the same size because I put alot of different things on a single folder and everything looks like a big mess right now....

I LOVE UBUNTU because of the wonderful GUI Compiz Fusion and Emerald provide. :-D

I love Ubuntu because it took me only a few minutes to install a working and complete operating system. It then only took 2 minutes to make it dual boot with XP (after reading for an hour).
Windows Vista took around 2 days to get completely correct (and it still has problems with booting without the DVD in the drive).
If MediaPortal goes over to Linux, I will abandon Windows for ever! (Yeah I know... Linux has equivalents). But they say that can't happen. Someone going to write .NET for Linux????
I had to use Linux because I needed Cinerella. I now have students (I am a teacher) using it and loving it too!

I love Ubuntu because it found my printer immediately, no driver install... nothing! Windows... couldn't even see the printer and even after I installed the printer drivers, I have been having problems with ports etc.
Ubuntu is definitely a viable alternative to Windows. I have suggested that my University install it on the machines in the lab. :-)

I Love Ubuntu because it is fast!! and evolves with cool things and simplicity at heart! I love Ubuntu because once a bit of tweaking is done its unobtrusive and lets me get my work done! I really love ubuntu because apt-get ubuntu-restricted-extras gives me all the codecs for my videos in one go in one app or several, and they work!! as well as flash and java!! And its stays updated with the latest version!!

I LOVE UBUNTU BECAUSE ITS SAFE & SECURE!!
I LOVE UBUNTU BECAUSE I CAN BE INVOLVED!! AND WE ARE THE COMMUNITY THAT RUN IT!!
afer all, who knows best what one wants than they themselves?!?!?!

I LOVE UBUNTU!! THANK YOU CANONICAL!!

Love it because it discovered my wireless card automatically on my latitude d600
love it because it works with my porlynx bluetooth adaptor that wont work with windows unless I buy Bluesolie
Love apt-get install just awsome
Hate that CTRL ALT Backspace wasn't enabled by default in 9.04 but I fixed that already

I Love ubuntu becasue it is free, as in Freedom.
Thats what makes it attractive over windows/mac. Sure I've spent countless hours trying to get things like sound/video/wifi working perfectly that might only take a double click in windows but I wouldnt have it any other way.

You have far less problems in the long run and you get to learn alot about great exciting technology and how your computer software/hardware actually works.

Linux is about having many simple things used in infinent ways to solve complex tasks. Rather than having a complex program for evey task.

Its that experience that makes me Love and always choose ubuntu. If you simply want to chat to friends and listen to music and dont really care to much about technology then maybe ubuntu/linux isnt the OS for you. choice is always good.

I've been working all day: online, word processing, spreadsheet, a game for distraction, Skype, and graphics editing with GIMP, on my Ubuntu machine -- a machine getting on in age, which was originally running WIn98, And, recalling the old hassles of needing to re-boot, and maintaining anti-virus software, and that "blue screen," that "I love Ubuntu." So I googled that thought, which brought me to this site.
Now, back to work on my solidly reliable and fast machine.

I don't want Ubuntu to have a more Windows-like GUI. I love GNOME. It's pretty, fast, easy to use, and endlessly expendable. I too came here by Googling "I love Ubuntu". I really do love it. It is in my opinion, the best overall Operating System available to Desktop users.

Yeah it's safe and i can more control over the machine that i did in windows=:>

I have thousands of reasons for loving UBUNTU !!!!!!

It's just the ideal thing one can imagine......

I love UBUNTU and UBUNTU LOVERS !!!
carry on !

Yeah Ubuntu is the greatest OS I´ve ever tried, it runs fast work great and there`s no blue screen.

The Package management is really great, the 3D effects are wow, Vista is crap, even Windoof Seven, and Seven is less power hungry than Vista but Linux in my case Ubuntu keeps system resources so low no matter what you are doing.

Ubuntu runs like ... i have no words for. JUST GREAT!!

Linux in general runs better than M$


mfg

I love ubuntu becouse its fast and the fact that he can run most of windows programs with wine and not get infected by virus that would destroy the computer after capital days make me very happy about using this and one more reason its becouse ubuntu is free and share so you can do more things that you can only imagine in windows opeation system that build on close source and cost alot of money