Playing With Lucid Lynx
Joe M posted in free stuff on May 3rd, 2010
I took some time this weekend to upgrade my main laptop.
I have been running Karmic Koala (Ubuntu 9.10) since it was released.
Lucid Lynx (Ubuntu 10.04) came out on April 29th.
I ran a few system checks prior to the upgrade.
As it turns out… three years of constant pounding on the hard drive had finally taken its toll.
I had a bad sector.
So, I replaced the drive and performed a fresh install.
It boots fast.
With this install, I did notice that fewer items are installed by default.
I was going to use Gimp to edit a photo… and could not find it.
Not really an issue. I fired up Ubuntu Software Center and installed it.
I do like the change of colors in the default install. I did not really mind the brown and orange… but the purple is a little more pleasing.
I am getting used to the changes.
Most are minimal and don’t make too much difference, as far as user adjustment goes.
You can download Lucid Lynx here.