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Posted by Ty Clifford »
Add Comment »First-off, how hard is it to show people that by clicking the Ubuntu button at the top and searching for what you want, and it’s there? Hm? Not that hard actually.
Author Susan Linton from OSTATIC says:
If people want to learn Linux, they should learn directory structure, driver handling, software management, and the such.
I’m usually not bothered by this. People could learn this type of information, but when we’re talking operating systems, we’re talking majority of the people don’t care. Unity fits this. You obviously don’t, so don’t use it. Linux for ALL, so if you have an issue with something, use something else.
You see, any application you open up when using Unity can be easily pinned the the launcher by simply right-clicking it, and. well do I really need to finish? and that’s just an add-on to the experience.
Also:
Well, when did it become an operating systems’ function to teach people to learn?
This has been going on forever. From what I’ve seen and experienced, a lot of people learn just by simply moving the mouse around and clicking a few things – Sure it can end up a little nasty, but this happens with anything.
And:
Well, I guess your opinion is the only one that matters.
Once again, use something else. Unity is obviously not for you. On the off-chance that you feel you could improve it, the ‘least you could do is submit some suggestions that are useful while you’re on a rant.
In Bacon’s defense, he did clarify some things, and I wouldn’t have thought anything different from it other than what he put anyway. (click the picture for enlarge)
Just makin’ note.
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Posted by Ty Clifford »
Add Comment »I believe this marks the biggest change in Ubuntu’s history. More-so Canonical’s. Taking a leap forward without knowing exactly what Unity could do to their reputation, and still giving it a shot. It takes much effort to put forward your vision. The vision however, may not be seen as soon as it is revealed, but may instead take a little longer to settle in.
A few months ago I wrote that Ubuntu should hit the shelves. Due to Unity being a big hop, why not? Since it’s such a swift turn in direction from other streamline distributions, it’s the best time to throw it out there. People in the store would know Ubuntu as Unity, not straight-forward GNOME. This, I believe, would be a natural come-to for new-comers to Ubuntu, and Linux in general. Get them used to it as Unity and stick with it.
Outegrations that need Improved
As it is, there is a “Files & Folders” icon that you can click on and proceed to a folder. When you click on this folder it opens up a file browser (Nautilus) – This should be changed and allow you to navigate through folders within that area. Much like Nautilus, this icon should also allow you to point at a music file and it starts playing – Or you can right click it, and select “Play,” “Add to Queue,” or something else that would be suitable such as: “Sync,” or “Push.” Basically, the entire “Unity” experience needs or should be integrated into Ubuntu One. It shouldn’t be forced onto the user, but should be there/exposed for convenience.
This is an outegration that is a downside to the clutter-free / seamless environment. It by default, should be an integration.
Not a Review
This is not a review. Just a “some things I’d change” post. I have not used it long enough to give any final passing-thoughts. I feel that this is a big relocate-move for Ubuntu, and it’s still too touchy to be able to lay a final piece out.
Edit: I removed the “Social Layer” bit due to this already being available when you click on your own username. I was thinking something slightly different, but this works practically the same way. (being able to easily post updates to networks)
Posted by Ty Clifford »
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We’ve seen Ubuntu grow into something very interesting. Being backed by the excellence of Debian, hard working teams pushing new stability and user-friendliness, and steered by the captains at Canonical; Is it Shelf PC ready?
What I mean by that, can Ubuntu be sold in stores such as Wal-Mart? It’s being pushed in several places, among companies such as System76, but could it survive mass exposure?
Batman Light
I said that 10.04 appears to be shelf PC ready. It’s easy, friendly, and I’ve not had a problem installing or using anything on it. Providing that it comes from the repository (Software Center). If it comes from somewhere else, if supported it should go smoothly. Yes I know that LibreOffice or OpenOffice isn’t the friendliest looking thing out there, but it is extensible given the chance. Yes I know it’s lacking the game options, but if games like Xonotic keep popping up.. it would hopefully continue to attract more.
Monopoly
There’s just one tiny issue: Microsoft has wrapped up a monopoly regarding the operating system that is massively shipped via retailers. I’m not dissing their way of how they got it that way, but I do put down and discourage what they do to stay there. Twisting company’s arms for license agreements, harsh lash-outs against various Open Source, many other things I care not to mention.
The Continued Development
Now whether or whether not Ubuntu is still being actively vamped on-top of the Debian structure is up to question. I have not dug into the core of Ubuntu in some time, and quite frankly, it’s too much of a mess for me to bother with.
Though, I was reading some articles that spoke of Debian’s “[2]relevance,” to the Linux community – I thought this was rather a silly question, but I guess it was needed to be asked.. simply because that person was wondering if it was. Among others too, probably.
Relevance
It doesn’t exactly matter how relevant or irrelevant Debian is to the community. I’m sure there is projects unknown out there that are driven by the base of Debian in one shape or another. The fact that the Debian team takes their time in developing, and releases points out a clear fact: They really care about their project – Or just don’t like new stuff.
Irrelevance
In the case that other [1]competition does get there first, would it actually be too late for Ubuntu to show up? We’ve already seen Android being tossed around like hot potato, so it shouldn’t be too hard to imagine Ubuntu at the same stage.
What is stopping it though? I’m truly lost.
Not Ready?
Is there something stopping Ubuntu from being shipped to the masses? Is there something that the general public is unaware of that is stopping it?
The “Vision”
Since Ubuntu’s announcement to ship newer versions with the Unity desktop, there has been some rage, and compliments. Some don’t like the idea that Ubuntu is starting to head off in their own path – It’s completely understandable in both directions. Though you can’t just expect something to appeal to everyone when it looks like everything else. It’s the reason Apple has that sleek feel to their products, minus the [3]defects of actually using them (the application store, screws on hardware, etc). That still doesn’t stop Apple from being different.
It pushes them out there – That’s what Ubuntu is aiming for – At least that’s what I believe.
On the other hand, the Wait
I understand how Ubuntu could be holding out to see what happens with “Ubuntu” in general. Whether this Unity will be a good idea, or bad idea that flops the community to crap – I hope not. So later on, maybe I will see my wish come true, to see Linux PCs in Wal-Mart.
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Posted by Ty Clifford »
Add Comment »Ohweee! I received an invitation for BitNami Cloud Hosting app, which I’m pretty sure a lot of other people received, so not really a big deal. However, I wanted to take screen shots for people who are unaware of it, and may want some inside information before proceeding.
BitNami is a service that puts together web apps, frameworks, and much more for people who just want to insert-and-go. WordPress, Drupal, RoR, you name it, they’ve probably imaged it.
You don’t need to use their service to use their images either. It’s up to you – Amazon Web Services, your own servers, or through their Cloud Hosting suite.
Login Screen
It looks freakishly close to Amazon Web Services, right? I think so anyway. From here you can see what is going on, and go straight to creating a server if needed. Oh, and it shows your costs, too (or rather estimates it).
Preparing a BitNami Instance
From here you have to use your Amazon Keys to be able to access EC2. No problem if you have an AWS account.
Once you’ve did that, you can go over to Servers and create a new one, and.. :
Select a Stack
You’ll be able to select a decent amount of fresh images. I selected Drupal, as you can see.
Creating the EC2 instance
Wait! Before any of this, you’ll see a place to create a Username and Password – This will be the same Username and Password you’ll use to access your web application.
The results?
Yep. The results are simple. A newly created EC2 instance with the selected BitNami stack, Drupal.
Copy IP and:
Whenever you copy your machine’s IP, you’ll actually be presented by the default BitNami information. You can click “Application,” then select “Access” at the bottom right. Eventually, if you decide to publicly launch this image, you may want to do a little bit of editing to the URL before doing so. Else, everyone will have to access it via /drupal.
I hope this has been informational.
Posted by Ty Clifford »
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Finally got around to the 9.10 test.
So, I seen that a number of things has improved on this edition of Ubuntu, and few have been added.
Software Center
One of the biggest I’d like to point out is obviously the Ubuntu Software Center:
This is a neat change. Considering there was already something like this – “Add/Remove” via GNOME. I suppose this is extra special because of the “Installed Software” (I think?).
Yay! Now that’s a handy add-on. Q&D (quick and dirty) way of looking at things. Don’t worry, Synaptic is still in there!
Install Procedure
Okay, for some time people have asked, “How do you …” … Seriously peoples! It’s easy 
Although there was a little bug in the 9.04?–Or was it 8.10? Can’t remember. Either way…
I was testing 9.10 on my Thinkpad, which originally runs Debian, so I didn’t install 9.10 in this review. I use Ubuntu on my main desktop Anyway! There’s a basic preview of what you’d select to install side-by-side, or you could click entire disk if you wish. Either way, it’s really easy (be glad it’s not all CLi anymore).
A little Technical
The resource usage isn’t bad at all. I hard-core tested it for about 45-1H minutes or so to get a good feel of how it would perform on my desktop (even though my laptop is a Celeron), and I am still impressed. The software runs just as good, and the support is still there for my hardware–You know, sound, video, wireless, etc.
Boot-up is about the same though, which isn’t really a big deal to someone like me as I hardly restart anyway. Then again, if it’s installed on the hard drive (or SSD now-a-days) it would obviously be a little faster, heh.
RAM usage in particular is fine FYI.
I’m glad to see the Ubuntu community working very hard, and improving Ubuntu every day.
Wait! One last neat improvement:
Ha!
Anyway, Over-n-all, I’ll be installing it soon as it reaches full release period. This’ll be the first time I immediately updated into a newer version. I usually wait.
Get Ubuntu
