Ubuntu 6.06 criticisms from a programmer 2732

CBFalconer

That is also one gripe of mine, eventhough I'm only program as a hobby. It seems that the people behind (Ku)(Xu)U buntu insist in keeping all sorts of basic tools out of the default install and some even out of the damn CD. GCC is one good example but there are also other astonishing examples like ndiswrapper. I mean, if a laptop user whose laptop packs a non-supported wireless card wants an internet connection then he is forced to install ndiswrapper, which he can only install if he connects to ubuntu's repositories over the net.

I don't know if this is a problem exclusive to Ubuntu. I've ran Mandrake 9.2, the first Mandriva, Fedora core 4 and Kubuntu since 5.04 and each and every one of those distributions couldn't ignore my touchpad while typing. Moreover, I still can't manually turn the touchpad off.

There are all sorts of problems with Ubuntu. The problem which keeps nibling on my nuts is the dreaded overheating bug. Ubuntu is plaged by that problem since at least 5.04 and, at least acording to the bug report page, it will not be fixed in this new release. That means that Ubuntu is packing a showstopping bug for 4 releases. Not good.

On a lighter note, you can always try out the new Ubuntu. Version 6.10 is going to be released in a few days. I believe that the beta version is already available. Why don't you give it a try?

Best regards Rui Maciel -- Running Kubuntu 6.06 with KDE 3.5.5 and proud of it.