Looking at the new Linux flavored operating system; Ubuntu 8.10, the latest direction is towards the mobile user. It's obvious more and more users are going the laptop route, and that has been an issue with operating systems like Ubuntu, possibly because of integrated or proprietary hardware.I've been running Ubuntu on my HP laptop for about 7 months now. It has had issues, specifically with audio drivers and power management. The two issues I'm hoping the 8.10 release will fix are (1 and 2 are basically the same);
1. The auto detecting of my USB headset (affiliate link) when it's plugged into the port
2. The volume control works with my USB headset
3. Manage my battery better. Ubuntu burns through a fully charged battery in under an hour. I should get 2+. It's a new battery.
I'm installing the OS right now. I'll run through my own set of tests and write up a secondary post letting you know how it goes.
By the way, my Ubuntu midnight release party was a bust. When the clock turned over, all I saw was Ubuntu 8.10 coming soon... disappointed. I couldn't download for another 9 hours. Oh well, I have it now.
I've been demoing a nettop with Ubuntu on it for the past few weeks and I'm impressed. I've used plenty of linux OSs over the years and I like the Ubuntu interface. I do wish it had better driver support. Trying to setup a USB webcam wasn't fun and my printer wasn't supported. Oh well!
ReplyDeleteI've been demoing a nettop with Ubuntu on it for the past few weeks and I'm impressed. I've used plenty of linux OSs over the years and I like the Ubuntu interface. I do wish it had better driver support. Trying to setup a USB webcam wasn't fun and my printer wasn't supported. Oh well!
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