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Nov. 14, 2006

Kubuntu: Sucks

Posted by Rube | 14 November, 2006

For a lark, I downloaded the 4.5GB DVD for Kubuntu Linux. Ubuntu, upon which it's based, is the current darling of the Linux scene, so I figured I'd see how long it's come along since I last installed it.

Let's see...

  • No MP3 support, even for network streams like you'll find at Shoutcast
  • Major headache getting my ATI Radeon X1600 to work with 3D screen savers
  • Refresh rate capped at 75Hz
  • Printer sharing doesn't work
  • Zero progress on sound card configuration
  • Default resolution of 1600x1200 is a bit...ambitious. I can't find any way to change it permanently
  • Applications like Firefox, Thunderbird, KOffice, Scribus, et. al. not included
  • Did this thing really just ask me to insert my install DVD?! What is this, 1998?
  • System always locks up after KDE session logout
All in all, a shit sandwich, served pipin' hot. When will somebody in the Linux business finally decide to integrate their product? I realize that KDE can't really be expected to change the underlying configuration directly, as long as the stuff from CUPS, Xorg, ALSA, and Samba are kept separated from the user interface. Why doesn't somebody try to integrate this stuff into the desktop, and make a product out of all these Tinker Toys?

Ah well, at least in Windows I can change my default sound card without being a Dungeon Master.

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