Kubuntu: Sucks
Posted by in Tech at 2:49 p.m. on Nov. 14th, 20062 Comments 0 Pings
For a lark, I downloaded the 4.5GB DVD for Kubuntu Linux. Ubuntu, upon which it’s based, is the current darling of the Linux scene, so I figured I’d see how long it’s come along since I last installed it.
Let’s see...
Ah well, at least in Windows I can change my default sound card without being a Dungeon Master.
Let’s see...
- No MP3 support, even for network streams like you’ll find at Shoutcast
- Major headache getting my ATI Radeon X1600 to work with 3D screen savers
- Refresh rate capped at 75Hz
- Printer sharing doesn’t work
- Zero progress on sound card configuration
- Default resolution of 1600x1200 is a bit...ambitious. I can’t find any way to change it permanently
- Applications like Firefox, Thunderbird, KOffice, Scribus, et. al. not included
- Did this thing really just ask me to insert my install DVD?! What is this, 1998?
- System always locks up after KDE session logout
Ah well, at least in Windows I can change my default sound card without being a Dungeon Master.
Comments
Rube
August 4, 2008 at 10:33 p.m.:Are you fanboiing on me? I'm a Mac + Red Hat user. I practically invented fanboiing.
Ann
August 4, 2008 at 9:08 p.m.:RTFM.... right?, those are the most stupid arguments. What comes?, a post like "Windows XP sucks because it's shipped with Luna as default theme and i don't know how to change that... omg and the color depth is set to 32bits... i don't know how to change that... I can't setup my printer and that is really depressing... xp sucks this is a mess...".