The Unofficial Gutsy Gibbon Review.

Sorry to post on Gutsy this late after the release, but I've been bogged down with computer issues. And now, finally, after much apprehension my Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" review is here.

THINGS TO LOVE
Deskbar Applet

Pros: Powerful search utility. Beats the hell out of Beagle and other integrated search utilities on ubuntu that I've used. Built in web searching (see left).

Cons: Has crashed once on startup (on my computer, different computers could produce different results), but there was no affect to rest of startup.



Restricted Drivers Manager

The restricted drivers manager is better....much better. In Feisty, the "RDM" did not recognize that I needed firmware for my Broadcomm wireless LAN mini-PCI card, so I had to figure out how to get my wireless to work the hard way. Once I completely updated Gutsy Gibbon (using install CD), the restricted drivers manager popped up prompting me to install firmware for my broadcomm wireless card. And now...wireless access!



No GAIM for Me

GAIM is no longer integrated with Ubuntu, and the preset application is now "Pidgin", GAIM's new name.

Appearance Settings

Ubuntu now uses an "Appearance Manager", which combines all the eyecandy features (not having to do with Beryl/Compiz). Themes are now kept under this directory in System > Preferences > Appearance along with the rest of the interface eyecandy one loves in Ubuntu.

Also, Ubuntu comes with familiar Windows Pictures, Music, and Documents folders, so you make keep organized.


Ubuntu 7.10 now has the new OpenOffice, v2.3, that has even more added functionality.

Even more eyecandy features come with the new Ubuntu, including Compiz like features (but I'll take Compiz over these features any day).

And that's about it! I'll further update this post once I find even more hidden features of the new Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon"!