Testing Ubuntu Linux
February 23rd, 2005
We’re trying Ubuntu, a Linux distribution that MrRoboto suggested to me. I’ve just finished a minimal installation to test it on a P3 old machine to work as a lan server so i can’t evauate correctly all pros and cons. of a tipical desktop installation.
These are few things i’ve noticed till now (keep in mind i’ve installed a minimal system usig the custom installation few hours ago):
PROS:
- Only one iso to download
- Fast at boot
- Fast but a little tricky installation
- Good package management via aptitude
- Their Manifesto
CONS
- Root Password is disabled by default (read the reasons here)
- The installer seemed to me not so easy as they say
- The partitioning tool isn’t so easy