A long time since my last post but I explained the reasons in my other blog. Like many other early adopters, I've had a rough time with Ubuntu's new 9.10 distribution: Karmic Koala. Initially I only succeeded in booting via the Gnome Failsafe mode with no Internet connectivity and the graphic display stuck on a 4:3 aspect ratio, not much good for my widescreen monitor. After a while, I got it to boot via Gnome but the graphics are still faulty and the connection to the Internet just doesn't want to work. I should have waited I know and I promise I will next time. I've put the PC away now and returned to my trusty laptop running Windows Vista. I once thought that Ubuntu might challenge Microsoft but then Apple took off and Microsoft seems to have redeemed itself with Windows 7. I don't think Ubuntu will ever challenge the big players for desktop supremacy but maybe Google's Chrome, running on a Linux base, will have some chance. I just can't be bothered wasting as much time as I used to on solving Ubuntu problems. Like most users, I just want things to work and currently this is not the case.
