All distros have their fair share of technical problems and limitations. Ubuntu's Karmic release is no exception to this rule, but it's also not at all a failure. It still falls short of expectations in some ways—several of the new components, such as Empathy, leave a lot to be desired. Despite the problems, the release itself is a compelling incremental improvement over its predecessor and offers a lot of value to end users.
Of the bugs that I encountered during testing, the most annoying was the Empathy-induced Xorg freeze previously mentioned in this article. The issue was resolved quickly and in a satisfactory manner. Empathy is definitely the weakest link in Karmic and needs more time to mature. This problem is easily mitigated by installing Pidgin, which is still available from the repositories.
Ubuntu 9.10 offers a good desktop Linux experience, arguably one of the best that is available. It works great out of the box on an increasingly broad pool of compatible hardware. Canonical's embellishments—including the Software Center, the messaging indicator, the new notification system, and Ubuntu One—all show considerable promise but are still quite weak in a variety of ways. They could bring a lot of extra value to the distro as they mature.
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Αναλυτικό review που για μένα και λίγα λέει. Περισσότερα παρακαλώ την επόμενη φορά ;)
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