My good network card doesnt work (but it is now crashing vista so...). Some files are a little tricky to install.

overall great

New to linux system,Initialy Running Win7,

Installed Ubuntu 9.10 with DualBoot option 1st time no issues,All hardware found and installed.Not used Win 7 since (2 weeks now).Very impressed

Ubuntu is really easy to install and there are a lot of modern features, like cross-plattform gaming for eg. It is so easy installing a graphic card, when on other distros (I don't make name's Deborah and Ian :)) it is quite hard.

I really liked working with it, but I was annoyed by freezes, when running more than 4 apps.

Unfortunately, I still use dial-up. In an attempt to get this working I read that I have to download a package to use dial-up. How stupid is that? How do I download it if I don't have my connection?

I'm new to linux after having used Windows many flavors over many years, got disgruntled with Windows security problems so decided to switch to Linux. I did some research and decided to use Linux Mint 8 this is a uBuntu based Linux.
The only problem I have had is with the outboard camera, I searched through the forums and found part solution to the problem with an application called "CHEESE" I can now use my on-board camera for photos and video as yet not able to get it to work as web cam.

Overall this distro is great.

I make a test .

I am using it as my second OS.
I like the free software support!

Overheats my laptop (Centrino Duo 1.83 Ghz with 2 GB RAM)

Crashes my Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz with 4GB RAM, for no reason!

NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL. Use Fedora 12 instead. 5 months (uptime of 138 days on my server) and still working.

After 2 Windows blue screens of death (for the zillionth time), I finally switched to Linux permanently and this time no double boot. Since I have hardly any Linux experience and Ubuntu was praised as beginner's friendly, it seemed the obvious choice. And, indeed, installation went smoothly and also, the daily operation is without serious problems, well sort of. There have been - and still are - sound problems. At the time, it runs relatively stable, but don't ask me what it took, to arrive there, I wouldn't be able to reconstruct the process. From time to time, sound still disappears with VLC, but at least I am now able to bring it back without rebooting. My Samsung networked color laser multifunction printer still doesn't work (although it was sold as having Linux drivers). Well, it prints and maybe it also scans, if connected via USB, but it doesn't scan when used as a network device (what it is sold for). This is, of course, not an Ubuntu, but a general Linux problem and I think that the Linux community should much more aggressively pursue vendors that refuse to properly give Linux support for their products. A boycot seems appropriate. Further problems: if you want to use software, that is not directly supported by Ubuntu, it becomes very messy, at least if you are a beginner like me. I tried to install X-plane on my 64-bit system ... well, I am still trying. Installing software is something that should be made much, much easier, if Ubuntu (and Linux) should ever hope to beat Windows. There is no way that any run-of-the-mill user will ever succeed in getting something running that is not officially supported.

First of all I DO NOT pay for software. Never have, never will.
For a number of year I used Windows as my desktop. I tried them all Gnome on Solaris, Red Hat desktop. this and that but I always found myself migrating back to windows because it was just familiar to me. I was used to it. Well, one day I decided to try Ubuntu's desktop on my laptop. I cranked down the "wubi" and put it on another patition. Well I have to tell you I was NEVER so impressed with an OS install. It only asked me about 5 questions. Windows asks 5 question before it boots. It installed in about 20 minutes, just in time to finish my lunch. IT JUST WORKS. Everything worked. It was the most pleasant experience I have ever had installing any OS and I've probably installed hundreds of machines. Very very Impressive. It started using it and only am forced to use Vista at work. Vista, patuey, nothing but questions. Your the damn computer, you figure it out.

i want ubuntu 9.10 en español

With file & crash disasters with an early Version of Vista, and Microsoft Works I decided to investigate open source. I got Open Office for Windows from a magazine disc and loved it. It even got the data from corrupted MS files that MS programs couldn't. So I ventured into dual-boot Ubuntu. Took ages just to get internet working (still not sure how I did it). Never got printer working. Upgraded to V9.10, lost internet again. I give up. I'm not a game player or nerd. I'm self-employed and need reliable software for my business. This has cost me way too much time.

The best Linux that I have installed yet. I have even used it to rescue my windows partition from viruses. There are a few things that I still need windows for. But about 99% of the time It's Ubuntu 9.10 !!!