Installed 12.04 over my old 10.10 installation. Not a pleasant experience altogether. I installed without formatting the installation partition and after a long while it hung at 'Installing previously installed software' at 90%. Had to hard-reset the machine, and of course it did not boot. So installed again, and opted to format the partition. This time it worked. But hey, why do they offer the option of not-formatting if it does not work, right?
Next. I installed 64 bits. Want to install Skype via Muon. No dice. Yes, I enabled the partner repository and guess what, the complete 'Partner section' in Muon is empty. Not a single package. So installed good ole' synaptic and had skype in a jiffy.
This is 2012. I have been using Linux for 8 years, and frankly I am disappointed that such simple things as installing the OS or installing software are still plagued with bugs. Kubuntu still looks like one of those very few serious KDE distros out there, but maybe I need to check out MInt with (shudder) the Gnome.....
Sorry for the rant, I know I do not post often. I am not a forum junky though I use Kubuntu on a daily basis. I normally find solutions for niggles I find. Installing a new version is one of those events where you can actually check out the state of affairs again and I was not pleasantly surprised.
Next. I installed 64 bits. Want to install Skype via Muon. No dice. Yes, I enabled the partner repository and guess what, the complete 'Partner section' in Muon is empty. Not a single package. So installed good ole' synaptic and had skype in a jiffy.
This is 2012. I have been using Linux for 8 years, and frankly I am disappointed that such simple things as installing the OS or installing software are still plagued with bugs. Kubuntu still looks like one of those very few serious KDE distros out there, but maybe I need to check out MInt with (shudder) the Gnome.....
Sorry for the rant, I know I do not post often. I am not a forum junky though I use Kubuntu on a daily basis. I normally find solutions for niggles I find. Installing a new version is one of those events where you can actually check out the state of affairs again and I was not pleasantly surprised.
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