Ubuntu is of course a wonderful simple great distribution of Linux made by Canonical, with a new release coming out every 6 months, with plenty of breakthrough features that probably surpass many other OS, and in the Linux space for sure its the best most simple one (Yup that's Linux for ordinary people!)
Ubuntu has originally started out as a software project in 2004. A small group of developers organized their talents and efforts to create a Linux-based distribution, including application software suitable for a desktop environment. Eventually, the effort came to be known as Ubuntu, with the following ideals:
- Every computer user should have the freedom to download, run, copy, distribute, study, share, change, and improve their software for any purpose,without paying licensing fees.
- Every computer user should be able to use their software in the language of their choice.
- Every computer user should be given every opportunity to use software, even if they work under a disability.
SO what new in 7.10?
The first thing you will notice after installing the new version is that Desktop effects, AKA Compiz Fusion, have made their way into the the system as default, and they're pretty amazing, making a far more practical and a fan experience especially for first time Ubuntu users.
The 3-D effects come in two levels: Normal, the default, which enables only some effects (such as compositing, shadows, and animated minimizing) in order to keep the used resources at a minimal level, and Extra, which allows for the most effects (such as window wobbling, animated workspace switching, and transparency).
Not only do these interface improvements look nice, but they can also help your productively, as you can manage multiple desktops and workspaces with numerous 3D effects. These have been wish list items for some time, and they have finally arrived. These effects require newer video cards for you to get the full benefit, but they degrade gracefully on older hardware lacking the required graphics horsepower.
I have decent machine but still the desktop effects basically sucks up my ram, so I'm still trying to work it out, and find a fix to that, who knows it may just be a bug that will get fixed soon by the community. Update: The official Ubuntu Forum is full of messages from users with Nvidia cards who are suffering from random freezes. This bug is not one that the Ubuntu developers missed, because it's a bug with a closed source driver. Regardless, this glitch does somewhat hurt the reputation of an otherwise solid release.
Another great thing is Desktop search, called: The Tracker which is a new desktop search engine. It is installed by default instead of the Beagle. The Tracker is an indexing search engine . There is a interface named ‘Tracker Search Tool’ which represents a navigation over the indexed content, displaying additional information about each indexed entry. ‘Open file’ dialog received a search field, which also performs a search over a Tracker index, and is available in a Gtk based applications like the gedit, the OpenOffice and the Gimp.
The old issue of an unexpected system failure to start a normal graphical session when disk space is full, has finally got a workaround. User will receive a warning message and a possibility to do some space cleanup at the startup.
Another great thing is that Ubuntu now supports Fast user switching, just like Mac OSX, It so you can now easily switch between user sessions without the inconvenience of entering your username or password numerous times, a time-saver on computers shared by multiple users.
Gutsy also adds a special Firefox plugins, Firefox now comes with an improved plugin finder wizard that allows users to search and install packaged plugins easily, bringing users a richer web-browsing experience with the integrated security support of the rest of the Ubuntu system, and it woks great.
7.10 of course fixes many issues and bugs which has been in previous versions, however I think that Canonical has compromised stability in the face of features, but hopefully these will be fixed over time.
Personally I really like Ubuntu, and I think it really is the "Linux for the rest of us" sort of OS, and Gutsy Gibbon leaps forward in that direction, making everything far easier and smoother for the average user, of course it does has it list of bugs, but the great thing about Ubuntu is that it keeps on updating regularly, and even automatically (so you chose to).
I highly recommend it for anyone who has been using Microsoft windows for decades and just tired of that legging old OS.
You can just download Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon here.
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