Ubuntu Edgy Eft
Today I wiped my slow Fedora 6 installation that I recently made, and installed a fresh copy of the latest release from Ubuntu. It is version 6.10 and is called Edgy Eft. It has the latest software releases, like Firefox 2.0 and the Gaim 2.0 beta. So far, it is so much faster and responsive than my experience with Fedora. This one is a keeper! I tested the video response in YouTube as I did in Fedora, and with Edgy, it doesn’t feel strained and delayed. So far the installation, online updates, and configuration have been a snap. Installing Linux these days, especially Ubuntu, is really a piece of cake. The only trouble spot is partitioning if you are going to dual-boot with Windows, as I do. Two hard drives is an easy way around that problem, though.
The next Ubuntu release is slated for April 2007. I don’t think I’ll be trying out any new distros until then. This one is simply the best there is, in my opinion.
