A big Thumb Up for Ubuntu 10.10

[LizardMan]

Ubuntu 10.10 rc has been released few days before and I, as a curious guy , have installed to test it. I own a Toshiba laptop which has had a lot of problems with previous releases of Ubuntu or even with other linux distros.
The biggest problem I had was the FAN. It didn't worked as it should, was always ON. The noise was so loud, plus the battery life was short.
I was really suppressed when the FAN problem has been resolved on Ubuntu 10.10 rc. Now everything is working fine, FAN starts when CPU gets hot and then slows down. My laptop is way colder when on Ubuntu, Windows 7 makes it get too hot some times. Also the FN keys are working, they didn't worked on previous releases. I can easy decrease the screen light or the sound volume.
Now waiting for the final release to make the upgrade with much pleasure

I want to thank all the developers of Ubuntu for their great work they have done. Hope to see more good works from them

[johnshaw1917]

Thanks for sharing Lizard! Good to know.

[Neo]

i am also thinking of installing 10.10 when it comes

[hellnoire]

i am also thinking of installing 10.10 when it comes

Well, it's not due out until the end of the month, so I'd recommend you kindly wait until then

[Neo]

ubuntu countdown says 6 days

[Kees]

My laptop is way colder when on Ubuntu, Windows 7 makes it get too hot some times.

Lizard, are you running Ubuntu in dualboot with W7 then ...?

[JayCub]

Lucky for me i didn't have the problems posted by LizardMan as i installed Ubuntu to an external drive for my pc, still it's great to hear the fixes worked for LM, and i look foreward to the upgrade

[LizardMan]

Lizard, are you running Ubuntu in dualboot with W7 then ...?

Yes, I have a dual boot , but mostly I use Ubuntu.

[Kees]

Yes, I have a dual boot , but mostly I use Ubuntu.

So you installed W7 first, and Ubuntu 10.10 RC second. Any tips?

[LizardMan]

1. Install Windows first:
a. Install Windows XP (if you gonna make a triple boot ) see more info
b. Install Windows 7
2. Install Ubuntu

More info HERE

Or you can do the easy way using Wubi

There's no need for you to configure partitions, bootloader, etc....it all gets done automatically for you.