I know, there are not many linux folks out there to feel what “we” feel, but the new version of Ubuntu is out. As most of the people whom I have not scared so far by saying “linux” should know, new versions of Ubuntu are released twice a year: in April, and in October.
I was excited for a new upgrade, however, I won’t be able to review it for now. I don’t think virtual machines give us the real view on operating systems. So, I installed it on my notebook alongside windows. It’s really new, and I am not expecting any stability for now, but an operating system should satisfy my basic needs like browsing the internet, watching videos, producing office content, etc. just out of the box. The reason I dedicated myself to improving my Windows experience rather than having fun with investigating Linux distros is actually that Linux makes us suffer. I don’t need to know my way around computers more than any average fellow. Ubuntu has always provided good results for even my mother after I “fixed” the problems with it and passed it to her. I must remind you that she knows nothing about computers, but she can use a “fixed” Linux system. But, what about a Linux system that is not fixed?
It is easier to use everything in this era, so us, humans look for ease in anything we start to use. This also applies to notebooks or desktop PCs. The most discouraging problem about using a PC is when it takes more time to configure than to utilize. This is the problem with Linux. For a user who know his/her way around computers, especially unix systems, Linux is satisfying, because you can “fix” it. For an end-user, it is just disturbing, and end-users constitute the majority in the market. This is why Linux is not catching up with Apple or Microsoft in any way (except for servers).
I would like to review Ubuntu 13.04 for you, but I can’t. If you must ask why, here’s my answer: it’s too damn hot.
So far I haven’t been able to use it for more than ten minutes, and I wouldn’t be able to detect this problem if I had installed it on a virtual machine or on my desktop PC. For my business, using Ubuntu makes it a lot easier for me to work. So, I more or less need Ubuntu. I could live without it, but I can live easier “with” it. So, I will “fix” it soon. I don’t know what the problem is. It might be hardware, but it shouldn’t be. It is relatively a new notebook. And in this time of compatibility, we shouldn’t consider PCs younger that five years “old”. It is probably about my proprietary drivers (if I know about Linux operating systems just a little bit), most probably about my graphics card. But I don’t have to rise up for a solution. THIS is the problem with Linux.
What about people who have no knowledge of a computer? What about people who are used to Windows systems, but are curious about Linux? This is not only a technicality, but also bad PR. It would be a silly marketing strategy to aim the product to only unpopular high school boys and experts.
To conclude, I will be using a notebook stand with a fan on it tomorrow. I will cool down my notebook as I proceed to fix the problems I have with the operating system. I’m only doing this because I need Ubuntu for work. Otherwise I would swear a lot against Canonical and give up in the first 15 minutes, maybe cry a little bit for the hours I spent downloading, burning and installing this piece of shit. Well, yes, a new user would call this OS a piece of shit, because this is how YOU made things. I’m not the one to smash down software like it is nothing. I’d like to take my time to review this OS. But it is a bummer when the first thing I experience with a newly installed OS is that it shuts down every five-ten minutes just because it gets the PC too hot.
It might not create the same problem with other PCs, though… But with the PCs where there is the same problem, you already lost the new users. Congratulations.
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