A few final thoughts on Xubuntu 8.04

It was a few weeks ago that I decided to use Xubuntu just to play around with it some more. It works well, all of the programs work, yet I cannot get Xubuntu 8.04 to go into standby mode. But since I can get Ubuntu to use almost as few resources as Xubuntu does I see no reason not to just use Ubuntu. That, and the fact that at least Ubuntu 8.04 can go into standby mode while when I click on standby in Xubuntu 8.04 the system just sits there and mocks me. That, and I also that Ubuntu is more stable than Xubuntu. I have also posted a few new screenshots of Xubuntu 8.04 up. Before I finish, please visit what will soon be the replacement to this site at http://ccna01.oxyhost.com/blog/ Well, this post was short and simple unlike the last one, that is all for now.

Sin Cere,

Dirk Limon

Xubuntu 8.04 Beta works fine

    Since Xubuntu uses mostly the same programs as Ubuntu this review will be rather short. Everything works fine, except for some reason Xubuntu 8.04(or any -buntu 8.04) will not detect my scanner. Printing works just fine on my HP Deskjet F4180, but Xsane just keeps telling me that it cannot detect the scanner. That is my only real qualm with any 8.04 version of Ubuntu at this point.

Xubuntu 8.04 boots up quickly, runs almost exactly as it should, and does it very fast. All of the programs (except for Xsane) work like they are supposed to.  From what I have seen so far from Xubuntu 8.04 there is only that one bug I mentioned. I am so glad that my system can actually go into standby mode under Ubuntu now. I wish that the sound card would turn back on after waking up out of standby mode but this is still a vast improvement over what my system did before. I wish I could think of more to write, but there is really not much else to say. I shall have to do more research and play around with Xubuntu 8.04 some more. If you would like to see some screenshots of Xubuntu 8.04 I put them on the page “Linux Screenshots“. The download location for all beta versions of Ubuntu is here at http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/beta.

Sin Cere,

Dirk Limon