Hardy Heron and Fedora 8
It is about 10 more days until Ubuntu officially launches its newest version: Hardy Heron. As always, I try to get my foot into the repository before the launch date so that I won't get bogged down when everyone is downloading the new update in frenzy. I had my x86_64 Ubuntu upgraded to Hardy without any hiccup. I barely notice anything new aside from a newly available theme that looks nicer to the eye. The bootsplash image got a little change but aside from that, my Ubuntu box is still humming away.
I thought "Meh". So today, I downloaded Fedora Core 8 and install it as one of my virtual machines. One thing that I notice about Fedora is that its installation wizard looks really sleek and polished. I have no problem understanding that it says. The choice of font and color blends very well too. After the smooth installation, I have a fully working Fedora Core desktop. The default selection of software is the same as Ubuntu and the menus are the same. I played around with it for a while and came to the conclusion that Fedora Core is an rpm-Ubuntu with blue theme ^_^.
For fans of each project, I see little need to switch over or to declare superiority over the other. I am glad that they are constantly improving the user experience. Now, if only I would get some decent software, it would be great. Here is my wishlist
- new Office product that gets a face lift
- a decent photo organizer (at least on par with Picasa). Either that or Picasa should just port their version.
Linux, rocks on.
Posted by Dat Chu on 04/13 at 06:00 PM
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