Friday, August 31, 2007

Ubuntu: On the right path to becoming a decent distro

One of my oft quoted grips with Ubuntu is it's apparent lack of decent configuration tools. The most glaring omission is a proper X configuration tool. But finally Ubuntu is planning to fix that with the next release of Gutsy Gibbons (7.10).

Ubuntu 7.10 will feature a new X configuration tool called gtk-displayconfig and a script to manage X startup recovery called bulletproof-X. It's about time, since distros like Suse, Fedora & Mandriva has had this feature for the last 3 years.

Next on their list should be a proper Grub configuration tool & a decent Grub theme. Followed by a properly working Device Manager.

Maybe it won't be long now. I'm looking forward to Hardy Heron. Maybe that will be the first decent Ubuntu...

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