> Personally, I'm a bit queasy about recommending 9.04 to people. It has too > many reports of sound and video not working for people. I would go with 8.10 > for newbies. >
I counter with Bluetooth not working in Kubuntu 8.10 (may not be an issue for Ubuntu / Xubuntu users, but was for me) and video display problems on my ATI x1400 Mobility Radeon card. I have installed Kubuntu 9.04 on a few systems, both desktops and laptops, and haven't yet run into sound problems. I did run into video problems with Mythbuntu one machine that was to be used for a satellite-based media center, though. The user wound up going with XP, which also had video problems if I remember correctly. In short, every two steps of progress in Linux is one step back, and Zohar will not know if Ubuntu 9.04 will work for him or not until he tries. Without knowing his equipment I'd hazard a guess that the odds are in his favor (from previous experience) and if not, 8.10 is only a half-hour install away (and another burned disc). -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il _______________________________________________ Haifux mailing list Haifux@haifux.org http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux