12.04 is almost here, any takers?

[AndreR]

I like linux os but you think it will help me more than windows 7 do actually on my laptop?

The main problem is the limited support for Microsoft Office. However, I suspect you could get Word, Excel and Power Point working somewhat acceptable.

Ubuntu also runs cooler than Windows. You could try to see which one of the gives the most battery life. Everything on my laptop worked out of the box in Ubuntu which I also found amazing. If I didn't use an convertible (which requires Microsoft OneNote) so would I go for Ubuntu as my main OS.

[MidnightSun]

Ubuntu also runs cooler than Windows. You could try to see which one of the gives the most battery life. Everything on my laptop worked out of the box in Ubuntu which I also found amazing. If I didn't use an convertible (which requires Microsoft OneNote) so would I go for Ubuntu as my main OS.

That's hard to say; depends on the machine. My Thinkpad T500 definitely ran hotter and consumed more power in Ubuntu than in Windows 7. The drivers for many laptops are optimized better in Windows than Linux, so you may take a bit of a hit on battery life.

[DexterMorgan]

I usually stay away from *.04 releases as from my experience *.10 releases are much more pleasant to deal with .

This is incorrect. 12.04 is a LTS, and the focus in LTS is on removing bugs, polishing etc, rather than blazing new features. 11.04 was not an LTS, thus it was a regular releases, and may have been more buggy than 11.10.
12.04 is a more polished, bug removed version of 11.10.

[Rodster]

That's hard to say; depends on the machine. My Thinkpad T500 definitely ran hotter and consumed more power in Ubuntu than in Windows 7. The drivers for many laptops are optimized better in Windows than Linux, so you may take a bit of a hit on battery life.

Same here, every laptop I install Linux on tends to run hotter. The only exception has been Mint LXDE and it's because it runs less processes. The CPU tends to idle between 1-5% on idle which Windows 7 tends to idle between 1-2% CPU load.

[boukyaku]

This is incorrect. 12.04 is a LTS, and the focus in LTS is on removing bugs, polishing etc, rather than blazing new features. 11.04 was not an LTS, thus it was a regular releases, and may have been more buggy than 11.10.
12.04 is a more polished, bug removed version of 11.10.

I am just basing this from my experience. 10.04 was pretty horrid on the hardware I ran it on while 10.10 was quite smooth and everything worked OOB. 9.04 had the same issue while 9.10 solved many of those issues and ran better. Same could be said about 8.04 and 8.10.

Running *.04 usually had breakage attached while *.10 fixed those issues. I am pretty certain 12.04 will be no different, though I will wait 1-2 months after it's been out to try it .

The opposite experience could apply to others just based on the hardware.

[Shemmy]

Since Ubuntu is now certified for HP servers, I'll probably try this out in Hyper-V on my Windows 8 notebook. At the very least, I want to familiarize myself with it in order to stay on top of market trends in the field.

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[ral]

I have spend enough time with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview to see what it is all about. Will be installing this as soon as released.

[Sphinx]

I usually stay away from *.04 releases as from my experience *.10 releases are much more pleasant to deal with .

I have never had any issues with .04 systems. In fact my old ubuntu 9.04 machine would still be running had the shuttle PSU and motherboard not died.

[ZaZ]

I think I'm going to let others be the testers. 11.10 runs great on my R60e. I only use it for Office and Internet. I don't need a bunch of new features. I'll upgrade eventually.

[Nankuru]

I'll leave it a few days I think. I'm still on 10.04LTS so I think I'm going to be in for a bit of a shock when I move on. Ubuntu doesn't seem to be as popular as it once was.