Caution on Ubuntu 6.10 (as opposed to 6.06)
Hi,
Just an FYI for people who are installing Ubuntu... the previous version 6.06 may be of interest to you. That particular version is under something which I believe is called "long term maintenance". What that means is that particular version will be community-supported for years going forward. So if you believe you will be using your Linux box for a while, and don't want to get caught up in endless upgrade cycles, that may be the version for you. I suspect it is also a bit more stable.
I have installed 6.10 at home here and there are quite a few nits with it... it won't recognize my card reader, won't configure dual-monitor, etc.; basically, a bunch of little things. 6.10 is one month old, and has the code name of "edgy", which is a good example of truth in advertising. I can't help but wonder if my experience would have been better under 6.06.
OTOH, I can definitely recommend Ubuntu whole-heartedly as a platform of choice. It is much easier to configure than SUSE Linux 10.1, which I was running previously.
Joe