Ubuntu 10.04: A Second Look

“After I review an operating system or Linux distribution, it’s
always fun to go back and try out the product again, with all
updates, and see how it’s improved. Ubuntu 10.04 was something I
thought was pretty decent, but not decent enough to steal me away
from Arch. However, I know others that are Ubuntu users and my wife
is a big fan as well, so I still continued to have exposure to it
even after having reviewed it. Here are my thoughts on Ubuntu 10.04
and how it stands today.

“First of all, I noticed a few really odd bugs after my wife had
been using it for a while. One problem that really irks me is the
Plymouth splash screen. While it does look nice, most of the time I
never see it. While I had luck on my test machine during my initial
review, I don’t think a single one of my other machines actually
show a splash screen while the computer boots up. Instead, all I
see is a blinking cursor. I’ve even went as far as to bring an
Ubuntu disc to work and try it out on work computers, and nothing.
The boot basically consists of a blinking cursor and then a log in
screen.

“I guess what irks me the most is that since this is an LTS
release, bugs like this are not acceptable. For Ubuntu 10.04 to
have a strong corporate presence, first impressions are
everything.”

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