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Ubuntu was packaged with Firefox as the default browser, but there are a number of differences with the rendering compared to Firefox under windows. The most noticable difference is that the font has changed to serif. | Ubuntu was packaged with Firefox as the default browser, but there are a number of differences with the rendering compared to Firefox under windows. The most noticable difference is that the font has changed to serif. | ||
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Revision as of 03:19, 14 July 2007
I finally become so sickened by Windows that I'm willing to go through the difficult transition to Ubuntu. I'm expecting trouble since I'm using a two year old Toshiba laptop (Satellite A10) and I require it to work with extended desktop covering the laptop 1024x768 display and an external 1280x1024 LCD panel. I'm willing to change any applications if I have to, but I mainly used Firefox and Open Office so there should be no problem there.
I've downloaded the Ubuntu 7.02 ISO, made a CD and booted it live to test it out before nuking the horrible but semi-functional shitware installation.
Network
I was pleasantly surprised by how well the networking went. It has detected all my network interfaces and automatically connected to the local wireless network establishing internet access.
Video
As predicted, the dual-monitor setup is not inherently available, it's only operating on the external screen and the maximum resolution available is lower than the screens native resolution. After reading this on Ubuntu forums, it looks like my only option is Xinerama since it's the only dual-monitor solution which supports any arbitrary video hardware supported by XWindow.
Organic Design
Ubuntu was packaged with Firefox as the default browser, but there are a number of differences with the rendering compared to Firefox under windows. The most noticable difference is that the font has changed to serif.
