Ubuntu-n00b: Day 1
I'll admit it right away: I'm a Windows fanboy, so testing Ubuntu as a work platform less than two weeks after the launch of Windows 7 seems a bit weird. Anyway, I like to have the ability to choose and customize, so last night, I decided to dual boot, with the intention of not having to say the following sentence in the next month: "Nope, I can't do that. I'm using Linux."
I read quite a few stories about 9.10 being buggy, but decided to go for the new version anyway. So here's the story in handy bullet style:
- Downloaded Ubuntu 9.10 in less than 20 minutes from http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download.>
- Installed from Windows 7 RC with Daemon Tools Lite, which was smooth and took about 15 minutes. No complaints so far.
- Rebooted into Ubuntu, and that was it. A less-than-a-minute update from Update Manager, and I was up and running.
- I use Twitter pretty actively and need my Tweetdeck, which requires Adobes Flash, but this did not pose any problems. Tweetdeck is now up and running.
- Downloaded and installed Dropbox for Linux, which now is syncing my almost full 2 GB free account.
So far, all is well, with one exception. We use Microsoft Exchange 2007 for e-mail, contacts and calendars, and I have not been able to get my account up and running in Evolution. If anyone has any tips, I'd appreciate it.
More updates to come...
