Notes on Ubuntu Studio Trial

Ubuntu Studio 8.04(Hardy Heron)

As to compare with Ubuntu standard, Ubuntu Studio includes multimedia apps for audio/video enthusiast and advance user for editing. The themes are lightly dim which I prefer a bit to lessen the visual contrast.

From my previous test of few linux (Fedora 9, Centos 5.2, Ubuntu8.04), only Ubuntu/Studio version of linux that I could successfully run Compiz Fusion. I have few problems installing compiz fusion in Fedora9, which only built-in compiz can smoothly run, but in fedora9, after installing and running compiz fusion, my GUI turns upside down or even sometimes suddenly turns my screen into pure white, i have to press ctrl-alt-backspace to restart and then login.

Typical apps I often use is:

-Firefox
-Thunderbird
-Pidgin
-Skype
-Terminal Server Client
-VNC or Remote Desktop Viewer
-Tranmission Torrent
-Gimp
-Open Office
-Kompozer
-Scribus
-Quanta Plus
-Gparted
-Tux Paint (for my son)
-Cheese
-Dia
-Qcad
-Wireshark
-Firestarter Firewall
-Cairo Dock
-Limewire
-Audacious
-Audacity
-Vlan
-Gnome Mplayer


To be continued...