Ubuntu 9.04 Review

Hey guys I'm sure if your an Ubuntu fan you have seen or heard about Ubuntu 9.04, and if not than let me tell you what Ubuntu is and some of the new features in Ubuntu 9.04.

OK so what is Ubuntu? Well Ubuntu is a Linux distro (or distribution) that is guaranteed to always be free (also known as the Ubuntu promise), so why use Ubuntu?
Well Ubuntu is fast, stable, free and is always fun to use.

Ok so why shouldn't you get a different linux distro like Fedora, or OpenSuse?
Well there really isn't that much of a reason and in my opinion you should try them all and find
the one you like best.

Now that doesn't mean that you have to install and then uninstall each release one at a time, because the cool thing about linux is that you can use what is called a "live" CD.
So what is a "live" CD? A live CD is a .ISO file you download and then burn to a cd or dvd using special CD/DVD burning software.
(For more info on burning a .iso file check out my video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaEkfErdgeg).

And once you burn that .ISO file on to a CD/DVD then you can use the operating system without installing it.
This is a very useful feature that has saved my butt various times with my Windows pcs.

Now for some new features in 9.04

(Gnome)
Ubuntu includes the latest Gnome desktop environment. (Gnome 2.26)

(Brasero)
Ubuntu 9.04 includes brasero version 2.26.0 which is an all-in-one cd burning utility.
(Brasero is now the default disc burning utility in Nautilus).

(Linux kernel 2.6.28)
Ubuntu 9.04 includes the 2.6.28-11.37 kernel.

These are just a few of the new features in Ubuntu 9.04.
Now how about startup speed? Well here are the startup times of Ubuntu 9.04 and Ubuntu 8.10.
(Note: These tests were done in VmWare Workstation 6.)

(Ubuntu 8.10)
Startup: 56 Seconds

(Ubuntu 9.04)
Startup: 48 Seconds

So as you They trimmed off about 8 seconds on the startup time.
(Note: These tests were done in VmWare Workstation 6, so expect faster startup times if you are installing it on just a normal pc.)