Ubuntu 13.10 Review: A great Linux desktop gets better

Many desktop hardcore fans have forgiven yet Ubuntu to change to its interface. Others don't like how Canonical, Ubuntu's parent company has gone their own way with technical issues as working screen Mir instead of the more main Wayland stack. And some people don't like how Ubuntu is the combination of "local" search with Web search. So what!

13.10 Ubuntu launches next week. Here's an early review.

Here is all that really matters. In April 2011, founder of Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth said that the purpose of the new way of Ubuntu was "" bring the joys and freedoms and innovation and performance and safety that have always been part of the Linux platform, to a consumer audience.  It has done so.

Of course, Ubuntu 13.10 spicy salamander, which has gone into its final release candidate stage, is not a Linux desktop that can love a technician for Linux that compiles still their nuclei from the code source. But, it should not be this type of desk.

You have to be a Linux desktop than either, it says that my mother-in-law now 81-year - old can use. From this point of view, Ubuntu has been a success and this final version of a week is more than a victory for those who only use a computer without tears.

To show how had this time, I've been running Ubuntu beta and the release candidate in two test systems. The first test case was my 2007 Dell Inspiron 530S, which is powered by a dual-core Intel Pentium E2200 2.2 GHz of processor. This PC has 4GBs of RAM, a 500 GB SATA (Serial ATA) and a built-in chip Intel GMA 3100 (Graphics Media Accelerator). The second was a 2008 vintage Gateway DX4710. This PC is powered by a processor Intel Core 2 Quad 2.5 GHz, 6GBs of RAM and a 1 TB SATA drive. and also used an Intel GMA 3100 graphics.

Installation was bread eaten in all of these systems. Although I did not want to install Ubuntu on a system with Windows 8 Secure Boot, there are good instructions on how to put Ubuntu on Windows 8 PC and other systems using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).

A good new feature installation is that during the meeting, he asked that any beginning of session or open a free account of cloud service Ubuntu One. Ubuntu One is a storage service like Dropbox that comes with 5GBs of storage without cost. The commercial version, $39.95, you da 20GBs of storage and streaming music. While this service also works in hand with Ubuntu can storage from Windows, Mac OS, Android, and iOS.

The first thing that I noticed once I had it installed was that in both of these older systems, 13.10 Ubuntu ran like a top. If you have an older PC of its own and is worried about the expiry date of XP approaching quickly, please be Ubuntu and other distributions of Linux easy to use Mint as well only run on hardware that Windows 7 and up can be found too slow.

Looking under the hood, here what I found. Firstly, the Saucy salamander runs the kernel Linux 3.11.

On this basis, you will find the graphics stack. Although it was to be Mir, in the Mir PC only is not ready for the prime time. Mir graphics stack has also faced much domestic opposition of distributions based on Ubuntu including Kubuntu and external rejection of Intel.

The end result is that Ubuntu 13.10 will still use the old Xorg 1.4.3 default server. You can choose to try Mir if you're feeling adventurous. If you are going to run on a smartphone, aka Ubuntu Touch, Ubuntu will use the Mir graphics stack.

If you are a developer, this is a big problem. As a user of Joe or Jane, you notice it. For example, until the ships SteamOS based on valve, Ubuntu Ubuntu still is going to be the best Linux for gaming.

Above the graphics stack will find the interface based on GNOME 3.8 unit 7. The new interface of Unit 8, emphasizing the use of the edges of the screen to control a computing device, will be used in Ubuntu touch 13.10, but it is not the default desktop.

If really you don't drive, you can easily install your Linux desktop of choice. Or you can simply use another Linux distribution based on Ubuntu like Kubuntu for users of KDE, Lubuntu or Mint for fans of cinnamon for enthusiasts of LXDE. While the Ubuntu with the main unit is meant for new users, you can actually run Ubuntu with any Linux desktop that you like.

When the software for this edition of Ubuntu was decided, it seemed as if Chromium, the version of the browser Google Chrome, the browser of choice open source. That did not happen. On the other hand, Firefox 24 will be the default Web browser.

Other applications will also be familiar to any user of Ubuntu or Linux desktop. Includes OpenOffice 4.12 for the office suite; Thunderbird 24 for the e-mail client, Gimp 2.8.6 for Rhythmbox 2.99.1 as the default music player and photo editing.

The most remarkable novelty to occasional users are smart scopes, formerly known as lens. When the lens was introduced for the first time, all he did was integrate Amazon search with local search results results Dash unit. This feature by default, became finally became optional.

In Ubuntu 1310, when you search with Dash unit will have the option of having your local search not only look at Amazon but in Facebook, Google Drive, Yelp and dozens of other Web sites online also.

Here is how it works. When you enter a search term on the Board of the unit, Ubuntu will try to guess which searches are appropriate. Thus, for example, if I searched "Mumford & sons", will look not only my PC, but for the Group on the Web under the music category.

Each of these categories has several origins, or areas. For example, select the "Reference" category will ensure that Wikipedia; Wordnik, an online dictionary; and Zotero, a program like Evernote that works with Linux, are used for sources.

Worried about privacy on the Web-based searches? Ubuntu has addressed this by anonymity both searches and their results.

Said you still don't want to have anything to do with Web search from your desktop? Do not worry. You can turn off all settings and security & privacy/search. Or, what I recommend is that you take the following steps to use only the search scopes on the Internet with which you feel comfortable:

Open the scope (Super, also known as Windows key + A).Scroll down to the plugins Panel.Select "View X more results".Click the scope that you want to disable.Click "Disable".

Frankly, after some adjustments, this feature I really like. I also like the rest of Ubuntu 13.10.

I have been using the operating system now for several weeks. It worked well for me, as a fast, safe and easy to use desktop.

While the unit is not enough for my personal taste, Shuttleworth has succeeded in making a Linux desktop which anyone can use. Do not believe me? Download Saucy Salamander and see for yourself.

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