of all the distros ive tried, and there are like 50, ubuntu is pretty much the most evolved desktop. its almost too much like windows, but i think thats necessary for now, until people can get used to the idea of a non windows machine. some amazing feaures in the new release include an instant mirror of monitors when you have two physically connected. at least my experience with windows is its usually easy to get going, but damn, instant dual monitor support upon initial boot is pretty snappy. I mean, shit, thats what i would expect a computer to do when i have 2 monitors hooked up. and thats exactly what a computer should do.
also nice is multiple desktops. i can clutter the crap out of one, and instead of choosing a window from the taskbar, i can just throw rhpg (shameless promotion
) onto the second monitor by dragging it. theres a lot MS could learn by playing with this GUI.
in the end tho, software support is still critical, especially for us. screw virtual environments, just let me run it
