Another reviewer said this release of Ubuntu was boring. He acted like that was a bad thing. But boring is GOOD. As you said in the video, there is no use changing things just for the sake of changing them. If software changes all of the time, people have to devote time to relearning the software rather than the task they wanted to use the software for in the first place. If I want to type a letter, I want to do it and be done -- not learn a new word processor interface BEFORE I can type the letter. So I think Ubuntu has taken the wise course by being "boring." Though the lack of Solitaire on initial installation is something they need to reconsider...
So true. Microsoft seem to be obsessed with "Oh the new version can do this and that and we've put the taskbar in the middle, and it looks so gorgeous...." No! I just want the OS to run my programs. Boring all the way for me.
Yes, I really dislike having to Google how to do things in Windows 11 vs 10. Really annoying for no real purpose. Add the fact Microsoft keeps coming up with more things to turn off to stop them collecting as much or more data than Google! Seems Microsoft updates is also very helpful in turning telemetry back on and not telling you. Very annoying indeed. New isn't always better, especially when you work in IT and have a dozen operating systems to deal with, you waste a lot of time figuring out where they hid things with each release.
@@john_in_phoenix Of course, there are plenty of Linux commentators who are all for "new." "Oh, there's this stylish new user interface!!!! Isn't it wonderful?" I want to ask them, "Does it do anything better than the old UI?" Of course, 99 times out of a hundred, it does not. It adds no functionality, but someone thought it looked "pretty" or "exciting." To hell with that! I'm all for improved functionality. But if the change doesn't improve the function of the software, then they should make it optional if they include it at all.
You explained the clock alarm feature with a marvellous real world example - "in case you miss a cup of tea'". The danger of such a catastrophic event cannot be over emphasized and I am happy you drew attention to it. 😅😅
@@ExplainingComputers I also have this version, and whenever I reboot I lose all audio and also the video freezes. Have you heard of this issue before or what it might be? Otherwise its great
Warning for people trying to use it in Virtualbox or VMware. 3D acceleration is currently broken and will result in a black desktop. Disabling the 3D acceleration will help for now (tested with VMware).
I have been enjoying Ubuntu for many years. I converted many older folks and new computer users to Ubuntu because people don't get in trouble with viruses and such with it.
I have a feeling more and more people will be tuning in, Chris, as Win10 reaches end-of-life. Your videos are straight forward with no fluff, and I'm sure new users to Linux (like myself) will greatly appreciate it.
Upon discovering Steam's Proton, the only time I boot into Windows is to update it. Linux/Ubuntu is fantastic and you sir present this new version in such a splendid way! Thank you for that and congrats to 1M subs! That's an astonishing accomplishment and I can see why from the quality and clarity of your videos.
Proton has really changed the Linux game for sure and thanks to Steam Deck using Arch. Plus other distros becoming more and more user friendly and Nvidia drivers getting better! Exciting times.
Chris! I have downloaded Xubuntu 24.04 because I really love the XFCE desktop. It's also about half the size of the Ubuntu iso. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for your continued excellent coverage of Linux.
Just installed it a while ago. Love the new interface look. Chrome doesn't open after install but a restart solves the problem. Played Dota 2 on Steam, all good. Installed it via app center.
@@PureAwareness76 Bare metal, I wiped out my old 20.04 in PC and did a fresh install. Running on Ryzen 2400G , I only have the built in APU. No external graphics card.
I used to be thrilled about those same updates... But I recently switched from regular Mint to the LMDE version, and am very happy with the minor differences.
I like the new look for the installer and app store. Always nice to see Linux gaining more traction and observing how the ecosystem for it is developing, I hope more people are able to fully transition from Windows to Linux without having to be deprived of certain tools and utilities that they need. I've been running Kubuntu as my daily driver for a while now and so far I haven't really felt like I "miss" anything from Windows.
@hoagy_ytfc it really is, for me at least! 😄 I tried Linux on my desktop a few years and it wasn't great. Didn't get a lot of stuff working, help resources/documentation online were often incomplete, incompatible or difficult to follow and the next time I booted it, half of what did work, broke. This year, Migrainesoft decided to shove a full screen ad for Windows 11 into Windows 10 user's face that also tells them they'd need to upgrade their hardware, when all they did need to do in most cases desktop users would just need to enable their TPM and safe booting (which is disabled by default on desktop mainboards), but why give accurate advice when you can -create unnecessary e-waste- "stimulate the economy" instead? 🙄 That motivated me to try Linux again and right out of the gate everything ran just as good or better than on Linux, whatever didn't work or I didn't understand had well explained tutorials solving my problem just one google search prompt away and I haven't looked back so far (it's only been a week, but I'm already feeling very familiar and settled with the new OS). The only thing that's keeping me from formatting my Windows 10 drive right now is a DAW called Studio One. If I can install Wayland so I can use its Linux Beta, then I will never need to boot into a Windows install ever again. Else I'll have to switch DAW which would mean needing to keep a Windows install in case I need to export something from an old project into a format that Ardour or Reaper can work with... 🤔
The only thing I don't like so far is it adopts Python's nag about "externally managed" environments. I just like installing a package or two with pip but now I either have to learn about Python virtual environments or bypass the nag (I choose the latter).
You shouldn't probably use python without a virtualenv anyway. Even in my dockerfiles I setup a clean venv each time. Once you get the gist of it, it's simple and gives you a lot of flexibility.
I agree - remove snaps completely and install flatpak instead or go to Debian with the same process. Debian 12.5 now my daily driver and very pleased with it.
It has become the macos-like rival in these last incarnations, more demanding for desktop hardware.But as long as it keeps being stable, easily upgradable and being widely adopted as a debian based distro it's ok.
Off-topic: I live in the USA. I went to Taco Bell today. They were advertising "Aardvark Nacho Fries". I hope they did not have actual aardvark (i.e. anteater) meat in them. (I did not order them, nor did I ask about them.)
@@georgeh6856 Upon looking them up, they don't have any aardvark and they definitely look something I'd eat while stoned. Huzzah! Arthur Read is safe!!! 🥳🥳🥳
ubuntu is a solid, good and reliable operating system, I tried other operating systems but I always came back to ubuntu. I love Canonical and the whole team there. Thank you Cris for all your presentations, they are very helpful.
All the ppl bringing hate for ubuntu, Im a network engineer and all the network tools I use work flawlesly on ubuntu and ubuntu only. All other distros are just broken for my tools. It all depends on usecases and not your personal taste of things
I've just fixed my wife windows laptop wifi problem. Spent near 3 hours troubleshoot it. That makes me realize again how grateful I am as an Ubuntu user. That brings me straight to your video. Love it and subscribed. Also thanks mate introduce me to Autograph. Looking forward to try it.
Oh this channel still exists? And it reached 1 Mio Subscribers? That is insane, watched this channel 12 years ago :D Congrats for your subscribers. Thanks to your video on beating RSI I found the 3M vertical mouse which was a game changer, so I could continue my work as a Software Engineer, thank you for that. Since then I went on to split keyboards like the Kinesis Advantage2 and a more budget model that is perfect for my office work a split Perixx PERIBOARD-524. I would recommend anyone getting this keyboard and the 3M mouse if they struggle with RSI. Anyway thank you for that and I hope your channel grows even more, you are a good influence.
@@ExplainingComputers it did. I didn't consider a vertical mouse until I saw it in your video and thought "ok, if he uses it you at least have to try". And yeah, it did work. It was also a lesson on looking for people who actually have an incentive to find the best option for a given situation :D
Hard to read fonts are a bane for me too.... it's alright for these young developers with their 20/20 vision 🙂 It's been a long time since I used Ubuntu, but the changes do look interesting, Thank you Chris, always a pleasure! Take care, see you next week...
Thanks for your support -- I agree about the developers with good eyes who work on big screens. I remember that in TV studios, even in the most modern galleries with large colour monitors, there was always a 14 inch, 405 line black and white monitor hooked up too. And care was always taken to ensure that the output from the studio was watchable on this screen. Sadly the days of developers (and many content creators) thinking about accessibility, and now things will appear on the worst delivery hardware, are long gone. But this is not a positive change.
Had to laugh when he complained about the hard to read font :) this sounds worse than I mean it - honestly. But this is such an “old man’s problem”. I mean I’m 30 years old and still have okay-ish vision. But I’m also not a youngster anymore. I think the new font looks fresh and modern. And when it becomes hard to read for me some day - it probably won’t be the font’s fault. Let’s say it like that. :)
@@lifehacker123 I had 20/20 vision up to the age of 40, then I was suddenly told needed glasses which over time seem to get stronger and stronger....you are not there yet, and hopefully you won't be, but it comes on quickly or seems to for a lot of us older users 🙂
@@RoboNuggie 20/15 my whole life.. At age 49, I am starting to all of sudden need a lot more light. Just started having issues this year. I can't complain. My eyesight is still remarkable except for tiny font. I was blessed to have it so good for so long. :)
I do look forward to the "Can I Switch to Linux" videos, they're always tremendously interesting. The answer always seems to be "not quite, but it's getting closer and closer". I look forward to that day arriving!
@@jyvben1520 Off the top of my head, the video where Linus tries to swap is a good example. Things that should just simply work just flat out broke. As well as compatibility for games (which is getting better but not perfect). On top of that, enterprise software can be a hurdle too.
Completely agree with your positive comment on this LTS release. I was really impressed that the Canonical team managed to get day one support for Raspberry Pi 5. Searching around in forums seemed to suggest it might not be supported for a while yet. I took a peek at the RPi installer and lo and behold it was listed as an option for Pi 5. I quickly installed the Server version to my SSD - in the beautiful Argon 5 Neo Nvme case (!). It booted first time. The only gripes are that it shows a low power warning (unlike 23.10), but boots fine, and (more troubling) when I enabled Gen3 PCIE speeds (also fine on 23.10), it could not connect to any network. I am sure these will get ironed out and it is nothing to stop using 24.04. I would love to use Fedora 40 on my Pi but even with a more convoluted install process, it just seems to fail to boot, and I don’t see any news in the Fedora community on when Pi 5 might be officially supported.
Just to follow up on this. Someone replied to my experiences in the RPi forums that there seem some general problems with Ubunut Desktop. So be ready for some bleeding edge experiences on Pi, but at least Ubuntu Server works for me.
I really love your videos , its like the type of videos I watched back in 2010-2012 when I was first learning computers, Straightforward and Clear, Love this Style !
FYI those wondering whether it can be used for work, it can if you're using it as an 'internal' work machine: "Ubuntu is freely available to all users for personal, or in the case of organisations, internal use. It is provided for this use without warranty. All implied warranties are disclaimed to the fullest extent permitted at law."
Greetings Noble Sir! Ubuntu has come a long, long way since the first version I used, Dapper Drake. I love the new installer. A welcome change indeed. I am due for the upgrade so I will probably get it done later today. My only critques are...NO GAMES???? What were they thinking? 😁 I have never been a fan of the Ubuntu default font and change it as a first setup step so making it worse and spindly is not an issue for me. My other critique is that I have never been a fan of GuhNome3 so I tend to use a different flavour i.e. Kubuntu or Mate. As always, thank you for producing these quality videos and stay well and happy my friend!
I recently bought my first "Windows" desktop machine in over 10 years. It replaces an ancient netbook (yes...one of those...) 2nd-gen two-core Intel with a 10th-gen 6-core CPU. One oddity I noticed was Ubuntu KDE Neon''s insistence that I disable Rapid Storage Technology (RST). After fiddling about, I pulled out the original NVME drive screwed onto the motherboard and replaced it a factory-fresh one that presumably didn't have Windows on it. I am awed by the increase in performance of Ubuntu Linux on this newer machine. The bog standard NVME with Windows on it is nicely packed away in a case...in case I need it later. Mahalo for another talk about Ubuntu. I've been a Debian devotee of late, and it's nice to see what Ubuntu are getting up to as well. Aloha!
I installed Ubuntu 24.04 the day it came out on my PC, followed a tutorial by ksk royale on youtube of removing snap packages and the snap/app center, took me like 5 mins, installed flatpak support and the gnome software center, installed Steam, played one of my games that I use as a benchmark if it runs on Linux and so far, it has been working beautifully. I made some changes to the desktop by installing dash to panel and arc menu gnome extensions and made it my own. Definitely worth the upgrade and the flexibility of customization to make my pc mine :3 great job Chris on the review of Ubuntu 24.04 :D
Im installing linux for my grandfather. He likes to write documents and mostly browses the web, nothing major. His pc is very old tho. I got him a sata ssd and im gonna install this. Thx for the video
I try linux every year or so and install the latest ubuntu and fadora and mint. It has come so far but there are still 2 things making me not just make the switch from windows. 1 no way to undervolt/overclock or monitor my GPU through software provided by AMD, 2 peripherals not having linux driver support by the manufacturers. I know there are a lot of open ones but for my particular set up there is not anything that works currently and I would rather not make my own when in windows it is just a click away. So glad linux is making so much headway though and cant wait to ditch windows for good. Also thank Gaben for making Proton, that made gaming 90-95% doable on linux without much headache at all. Amazing stuff!
Thank you for a genuinely useful video. I am currently looking into running Ubuntu, and you have me convinced to at least try it. Looking forward to viewing more of your content.
Great review as always! The new version of Ubuntu sure is snappy. I'm in love with the new settings menu, though I will say it's a total shame Aisleriot Solitaire isn't pre-installed on there... Hopefully, a snap version of it isn't too far away! Can't have a computer without solitaire. 🤭
I tried it out on my N100 rig and it was fine. Using KDE Neon almost all the time now and going back to Gnome was not really something I want to do everyday. Ubuntu has always been a solid distro but not my choice lately. Thanks for another great video Chris.
First time I tried any sort of Linux distro in more than a decade and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised. It reminds me of macOS. Looking rather polished. Truly Linux is more ready than ever for mainstream. I will still be keeping Windows in dual boot, but only for the gaming use case.
The best thing about (l)ubuntu 24.04 LTS is the fact that Bluetooth finally works as it should: 22.04 wasn't able to connect to my headphones, but had no problem connecting to my Creative T60 speakers 🤔
This guy looks and sounds like a middle school teacher straight from an educational video from the late 80s or early 90s... and it's great! Actually refreshing in these times were media has become too... flashy.
It is great OS. Dotnet is becomming more friendly to Linux and just recently I migrated from Windows to Ubuntu 24.04 as a Dotnet developer and works fine.
It's really amazing to see how many people are saying there's leaving Windows for Linux and what not. I honestly wouldn't have switched over if things didn't take the turn they did on Windows 8 and 11. Windows 8 got me started looking around and when Windows 11 showed the Microsoft Account requirement I went full tilt in switching to Linux since Windows 11's release day. I honestly keep looking back to see if Windows is getting better and when i see what you have to do to have a local account and all the AI, telemetry, and ads being stuffed in there it's like realizing your pet you had for years is dead and not coming back. Oh well.
Not discounting the fact they are people leaving windows, the problem with being part of niche communities however is that you tend to live a bubble. Linux as much as I love it will NEVER reach to the same level of utilization as windows on people's personal computers. Companies are out for profit, the best software out there will always be developed with money in mind. Open source project(s) like Linux & it's nauseating amount of distros will always lag behind because of this very simple fact.
Honestly I am not sure why many of the reviews for this release are so varied. A lot of people seem to be upset that theres not much different, which is ironic because of how many Linux user tend to complain when things do change. Aside from the in-place upgrade messing my system up I don't have much to complain about this release. I have been daily driving Ubuntu for well over a year now. Its not the only distro I am familiar with, I have been around with many different distros of the Debian variety as well as some Redhat. I think there are plenty of valid criticisms of Canonical and Ubuntu but I think people have let their growing distrust for corporate owned distros affect their sensibilities. For the time being, I think Ubuntu is still a great distro and their support cycle is unmatched.
Good stuff Chris. 👍 It should be noted this release adds Kernel driver support for more recent AMD GPU's, a considerably more up to date version of the MESA graphics stack and a "Higher vm.max_map_count" ( which is interesting ). Making this release pretty good for AMD Linux gamers looking for 'stable'. Particularly on GNOME. ( Sadly Kubuntu is still on Plasma 5 )
I’m about to change a machine I built as a “main” desktop. A SFF Lenovo i7. Doesn’t like Windows 11 much. Biggest complaint is no sound through video port/HDMI. Going to go with either Mint or now this. It looks good. Thanks for the review and congrats on 1 million.
hi douglas, i am currently trying to settle into a Distro. ubuntu is obviously a solid choice but i want to know the user experience between ubuntu and distros like arch and mint. could use the feedback as I am trying to settle down to one distro forlong term use. or... should I just stay put in ubuntu?
@@tbw666 Great question, and welcome to Linux! We all have our quirks and qualities which help us choose a distro. For me, Ubuntu's desktop was unfamiliar, even back in 2006 when I used it for only 2 weeks! I'm glad I found Mint, and was comfortable with Mint's desktop and UI choices. Mint followed the conventional layout - taskbar on bottom, window controls in top right corner, etc. I have more of a Mac setup now, using Plank for an application dock on the bottom and panel at the top. But I MADE those choices. Over the years, Ubuntu would make sweeping changes to the desktop and UI which forced users to follow. This reminded me too much of Microsoft's behavior! So that's my story... hope you find your comfortable distro!
@@DouglasJenkinsfantastic. Thank you for this. From the feel of it it seems mint is a solid choice for me before I transition pure Debian. My goal is to become proficient in the general sense just the way I’ve had to become pro at Mac OS and Microsoft. It’s time. Thank you!
@@tbw666 Oh, don't forget the LMDE, LinuxMint Debian Edition.... It may be this Edition which Linux Mint may eventually go to escape Ubuntu at every level!
Linux desktop OS has come of age. Having trialled various distros over the years, Ubuntu was the go to distro that somewhat worked for me, however it was never polished enough to compete with MS Windows. Fast Forward to 2023-24 positive things are happening in leaps and bounds in the Linux world.I switched to Linux Mint Cinnamon after watching an EC video whereby Chris introduced Linux Mint being the best distro to migrate to Linux when moving from a Windows environment. My test rig is a 2017 17inch Laptop with 6th Gen 6820 Intel I7 OC and Nvidia GTX 970m x2 SLI GSYNC. So drivers are pretty important, unfortunately the recommended proprietary Nvidia drivers do not allow for variable refresh rate and fixed at 60Hz when the screen is capable of 120hz. Ironically GSYNC does works. Regarding the CPU, it doesn't turbo boost to its theoretical maximum of 4.0Ghz. I am sure over time a lot of these issues will be addressed and doesn't really affect the every day use of the laptop.
Setting Up My New Geekom A7 With Windows 11 Pro Installed And Right Away The Silence Is Brilliant Just To Sit And Browse In Peace No Fan Side Case Hum Drum Etc Love It......
Thank you for mentioning the Snap packages. Ubuntu's commitment to Snap is the reason I switched to LMDE. It's a shame, because there are so many other things about Ubuntu that I like.
Good luck with transitioning to Linux! I haven't used Windows for about 20 years now, haven't missed it at all 🤣I think people should use whatever they're comfortable with, and with whatever gets the job done for them. For me, that's Linux. I feel just as enthusiastic (and delighted) with Linux today as I did all those years ago.
I'm personally finding Zorin very nice. No crashes. I'm on an early i3-2100 with 8GB of RAM. Not Win-11 compatible so I'm dual-booting with my original Win-10 while I get to grips with it. See Explaining Computers' video about dual booting without a GRUB menu. You'll need another SSD or Mdot2 in the machine.
Ubuntu 24.04 is a well curated OS with plenty of scope & a straightforward install. I liked the fact that you can extend the support to 10 years, Microsoft please take note! I'd never heard of a Numbat until you mentioned it, this proves the channel is very educational. Thanks Chris for an interesting video.
Hi, Alan! I didn't know what a numbat was until this either. Now I gotta seek out a plushie of one when I can. I got a big $50 plushie of a Pokemon that I fear would get pretty jealous if I brought in another plushie. 😅
" I liked the fact that you can extend the support to 10 years, Apple please take note!" 😉 Even more so for the Cupertino crowd. They love scrapping old hardware. Fortunately Linux runs on the Intel Macs quite well.
I've been using Linux mint on my laptop for a while. When my main pc broke, it was a broken cpu. Fixed it now. After using windows & having some problems, I was going to reinstall Windows, but I thought, let's try mint instead.
I want to like Linux. I keep trying but god I absolutely hate how everything slightly stray from the mainstream requires terminal. I hate needing to constantly enter long commands. People who think Linux is going to replace Windows are seriously delusional. Unbelievable. It takes me very few minutes to not only get started in Windows, but cleaning it up and installing all my programs.
I like the video. Of course it is not a complete review (filesystem options, programming environments etc) but for me it is very helpful. I just bought a system76 machine (you don't want to know the transport cost to Finland, it is a lot) which I will receive end of the week. It has Pop_os, derived from Ubuntu. Thank you very much for making the video, although I was a bit disappointed to not know whether you finished the game of solitair .... Looking forward to the next video!
I get up a few minutes before 8:00 AM (central time here in the US) to get ready for when a new EC video drops then take myself to the recliner to watch it.
I just did the switch from over 20 years of Windows to Linux mint finally, I did make a windows 11 virtual machine just incase i need it for something, but for now i'm done with windows, thanks for the video.
They have also finally fixed the mouse acceleration profile, such that now it does not feel weird to go from windows to Linux, its even better I love it! this is it! its time to switch over all together now !
I learnt something new about previous versions of Ubuntu; namely Ubuntu 22.10 with kernal 5.19 burning out laptop screens. This happened to me and had to return; luckily warranty cover it, ASUS was cool about it. But how can a kernal destroy a laptop screen? I sure hope newer Ubuntu or linux kernals don't do this now and is fixed for good. Was a mystery happy to know...
Finally someone that tells you how it is the easy way - short and concise! 👍 Subscribed, as I am going to get 'back' into Linux Distro - the Studio version
"Ubuntu" is Bantu (African) for "Humanity" or "Humanity to others." Treat people how you want to be treated. Use your operating system how you would want to use it, not how you are told to use it.
It's a little after 8 am here in Chicago and it's time for another fact filled video from Chris. I think I might try Ubuntu Cinnamon version,used it a while back but the long term support aspects of these releases is intriguing. Back when I used it in the past it was not a 'flavor' but a community supported project.
Thank you very much! Your video explanation was very detailed, and it gave me a better understanding of Ubuntu 24.04! 非常感谢！您的视频讲解得非常详细，让我对Ubuntu的最新版本有了更好的理解！
Greetings and love from Western Australia my home town :) so shocked and yet excited to see the Numbat as the mascot for this distro .. Wiki: Numbats were formerly widely distributed across southern Australia, from Western Australia to north-western New South Wales. However, their range has significantly decreased since the arrival of Europeans, and the species has survived only in two small patches of land in the Dryandra Woodland and the Perup Nature Reserve, both in Western Australia. Today, numbats are naturally found only in areas of eucalypt forest, but they were once more widespread in other types of semiarid woodland, spinifex grassland, and in terrain dominated by sand dune. There are estimated to be fewer than 1,000 left in the wild.
Good video Chris with lots of information, I have been running this a while now but did not like the desktop setup so changed to KDE Plasma and this transformed the whole experience far more fluent and just nicer to use.
Using Lubuntu 24.04 and must say it is running like a dream.....
Yes, not just fast now but a lot better looking and more accessible for newbs these days....
Another reviewer said this release of Ubuntu was boring. He acted like that was a bad thing. But boring is GOOD. As you said in the video, there is no use changing things just for the sake of changing them. If software changes all of the time, people have to devote time to relearning the software rather than the task they wanted to use the software for in the first place. If I want to type a letter, I want to do it and be done -- not learn a new word processor interface BEFORE I can type the letter. So I think Ubuntu has taken the wise course by being "boring." Though the lack of Solitaire on initial installation is something they need to reconsider...
We are in agreement, as is so often the case. :)
So true. Microsoft seem to be obsessed with "Oh the new version can do this and that and we've put the taskbar in the middle, and it looks so gorgeous...."
No! I just want the OS to run my programs. Boring all the way for me.
Yes, I really dislike having to Google how to do things in Windows 11 vs 10. Really annoying for no real purpose. Add the fact Microsoft keeps coming up with more things to turn off to stop them collecting as much or more data than Google! Seems Microsoft updates is also very helpful in turning telemetry back on and not telling you. Very annoying indeed. New isn't always better, especially when you work in IT and have a dozen operating systems to deal with, you waste a lot of time figuring out where they hid things with each release.
@@john_in_phoenix Of course, there are plenty of Linux commentators who are all for "new." "Oh, there's this stylish new user interface!!!! Isn't it wonderful?" I want to ask them, "Does it do anything better than the old UI?" Of course, 99 times out of a hundred, it does not. It adds no functionality, but someone thought it looked "pretty" or "exciting." To hell with that! I'm all for improved functionality. But if the change doesn't improve the function of the software, then they should make it optional if they include it at all.
That is another reason why I detest Microsoft. Every new release, I have to spend hours figuring out how to accomplish what I used to do.
Congratulations Chris on crossing over the 1 million subscribers!
Yes, freecell is good, but also 1M subs is nice
You explained the clock alarm feature with a marvellous real world example - "in case you miss a cup of tea'". The danger of such a catastrophic event cannot be over emphasized and I am happy you drew attention to it. 😅😅
This will not stand! I prefer my tea prompt and while seated.
Missing tea time would be a tragedy for a British gentleman like Christopher.
One of the first applications on X11 was the tea timer, so that honours a very old tradition.
Yes, especially true when drinking Tea in the workplace as this is "Paid" consumption.
@@ubuntu-o9e That's odd. Most workplaces provide tea free of charge
watching this while running the new ubuntu version, and i am loving it so far!
great video!
:)
@@ExplainingComputers I also have this version, and whenever I reboot I lose all audio and also the video freezes. Have you heard of this issue before or what it might be? Otherwise its great
Warning for people trying to use it in Virtualbox or VMware.
3D acceleration is currently broken and will result in a black desktop.
Disabling the 3D acceleration will help for now (tested with VMware).
thanks for pointing that out 👍
Works well in a Hyper-V enhanced session using a few tweaks.
Proxmox?
@@PureAwareness76 in the release notes it mentions specifically VirtualBox, VMware and old (470 I think?) NVIDIA drivers.
Thanks for the info, that should save some people time and headaches 😉👍🏻
I have been enjoying Ubuntu for many years. I converted many older folks and new computer users to Ubuntu because people don't get in trouble with viruses and such with it.
ubuntu are easy to hack in too :D
I have a feeling more and more people will be tuning in, Chris, as Win10 reaches end-of-life. Your videos are straight forward with no fluff, and I'm sure new users to Linux (like myself) will greatly appreciate it.
I think you are right, every new Windows release is good for Linux. :)
I am one of them and returned to windows, windows is more compatible with linux apps than Ubuntu 24 thanks to WSL
I'm one of those people 😅
Upon discovering Steam's Proton, the only time I boot into Windows is to update it. Linux/Ubuntu is fantastic and you sir present this new version in such a splendid way! Thank you for that and congrats to 1M subs! That's an astonishing accomplishment and I can see why from the quality and clarity of your videos.
Proton has really changed the Linux game for sure and thanks to Steam Deck using Arch. Plus other distros becoming more and more user friendly and Nvidia drivers getting better! Exciting times.
Chris! I have downloaded Xubuntu 24.04 because I really love the XFCE desktop. It's also about half the size of the Ubuntu iso. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for your continued excellent coverage of Linux.
This has been my first experience into Linux and I can't be more happy with it.
Great to hear! :)
Great video, mate. I love Ubuntu. Regards from Adelaide, South Australia. 👍🏼
Greetings!
Just installed it a while ago. Love the new interface look. Chrome doesn't open after install but a restart solves the problem. Played Dota 2 on Steam, all good. Installed it via app center.
Bare metal or VM?
@@PureAwareness76 Bare metal, I wiped out my old 20.04 in PC and did a fresh install. Running on Ryzen 2400G , I only have the built in APU. No external graphics card.
Upgraded from 23.10 and so far it's been really sold. I recommend it
Really solid, you mean !
watching this video while running ubuntu 24.04 on my main system :)
I am thrilled about Ubuntu LTS release day because Linux Mint will have a new version in about two months
Indeed so!
Mint is my favourite distro.
Me too, I have mint 21.3 right now and I am eager to know what's going to be added in 22 wilma
I used to be thrilled about those same updates... But I recently switched from regular Mint to the LMDE version, and am very happy with the minor differences.
@@KomradeMikhail What is the difference between LMDE and Mint? I've read some things but what does it mean for a daily user?
I like the new look for the installer and app store. Always nice to see Linux gaining more traction and observing how the ecosystem for it is developing, I hope more people are able to fully transition from Windows to Linux without having to be deprived of certain tools and utilities that they need. I've been running Kubuntu as my daily driver for a while now and so far I haven't really felt like I "miss" anything from Windows.
LOL, "it's the year of desktop Linux."
@@hoagy_ytfc Said every year for 30 years.
@hoagy_ytfc it really is, for me at least! 😄
I tried Linux on my desktop a few years and it wasn't great. Didn't get a lot of stuff working, help resources/documentation online were often incomplete, incompatible or difficult to follow and the next time I booted it, half of what did work, broke.
This year, Migrainesoft decided to shove a full screen ad for Windows 11 into Windows 10 user's face that also tells them they'd need to upgrade their hardware, when all they did need to do in most cases desktop users would just need to enable their TPM and safe booting (which is disabled by default on desktop mainboards), but why give accurate advice when you can -create unnecessary e-waste- "stimulate the economy" instead? 🙄
That motivated me to try Linux again and right out of the gate everything ran just as good or better than on Linux, whatever didn't work or I didn't understand had well explained tutorials solving my problem just one google search prompt away and I haven't looked back so far (it's only been a week, but I'm already feeling very familiar and settled with the new OS).
The only thing that's keeping me from formatting my Windows 10 drive right now is a DAW called Studio One. If I can install Wayland so I can use its Linux Beta, then I will never need to boot into a Windows install ever again.
Else I'll have to switch DAW which would mean needing to keep a Windows install in case I need to export something from an old project into a format that Ardour or Reaper can work with... 🤔
@@TheyRiseBand Thanks for explaining my joke.
@@hoagy_ytfc Sure. Anything else I can do for you?
Chris uploading awesome videos as always.
The only thing I don't like so far is it adopts Python's nag about "externally managed" environments. I just like installing a package or two with pip but now I either have to learn about Python virtual environments or bypass the nag (I choose the latter).
Hi, Jeff! :)
Greetings Jeff! :)
You shouldn't probably use python without a virtualenv anyway. Even in my dockerfiles I setup a clean venv each time. Once you get the gist of it, it's simple and gives you a lot of flexibility.
I am so tired of keeping --break-system-packages on clipboard speed-dial
@@loicjeannin6233 I get the gist but I can't remember any of the command etc especially with pip and poetry
The installer is good, but Ubuntu has become too _snappy_ for me.
:)
I agree - remove snaps completely and install flatpak instead or go to Debian with the same process. Debian 12.5 now my daily driver and very pleased with it.
If my operating system ain't snappy, I don't want it. I always disable animations wherever I can.
I don't get the joke
Edit: i get the joke 🤗
It has become the macos-like rival in these last incarnations, more demanding for desktop hardware.But as long as it keeps being stable, easily upgradable and being widely adopted as a debian based distro it's ok.
Fun fact: Numbats eat nothing but termites. They're also very cute little critters.
Anyway, good morning, everyone! :)
Greetings! Nice fun fact. They are like small anteaters!
@@ExplainingComputersHi, Chris! They're such good little anteaters too. Breaks my heart a bit to hear that they're endangered though... :(
i wish more of the internet was as wholesome and civil as this comment thread
Off-topic: I live in the USA. I went to Taco Bell today. They were advertising "Aardvark Nacho Fries". I hope they did not have actual aardvark (i.e. anteater) meat in them. (I did not order them, nor did I ask about them.)
@@georgeh6856 Upon looking them up, they don't have any aardvark and they definitely look something I'd eat while stoned. Huzzah! Arthur Read is safe!!! 🥳🥳🥳
ubuntu is a solid, good and reliable operating system, I tried other operating systems but I always came back to ubuntu. I love Canonical and the whole team there. Thank you Cris for all your presentations, they are very helpful.
Excellent. I first used Ubuntu about 12 years ago. Great to see that it’s continuing to progress
The language, the accent, the huge pauses between long sentences. Amazing content!
All the ppl bringing hate for ubuntu, Im a network engineer and all the network tools I use work flawlesly on ubuntu and ubuntu only. All other distros are just broken for my tools. It all depends on usecases and not your personal taste of things
Totally agreed. Use cases have to be number one. I bang my head against the wall arguing that here!
That's a lot of linux dustris to try and a bit surprising that only Ubuntu works for your applications.
I've just fixed my wife windows laptop wifi problem. Spent near 3 hours troubleshoot it. That makes me realize again how grateful I am as an Ubuntu user. That brings me straight to your video. Love it and subscribed. Also thanks mate introduce me to Autograph. Looking forward to try it.
Welcome aboard. Autograph will appear here in a video in a couple of weeks -- really nice software. :)
Awesome Video as always. Congratulations on crossing over the 1 million subscribers!
Oh this channel still exists? And it reached 1 Mio Subscribers? That is insane, watched this channel 12 years ago :D Congrats for your subscribers. Thanks to your video on beating RSI I found the 3M vertical mouse which was a game changer, so I could continue my work as a Software Engineer, thank you for that. Since then I went on to split keyboards like the Kinesis Advantage2 and a more budget model that is perfect for my office work a split Perixx PERIBOARD-524. I would recommend anyone getting this keyboard and the 3M mouse if they struggle with RSI. Anyway thank you for that and I hope your channel grows even more, you are a good influence.
Great to hear that the 3M mouse helped.
@@ExplainingComputers it did. I didn't consider a vertical mouse until I saw it in your video and thought "ok, if he uses it you at least have to try". And yeah, it did work. It was also a lesson on looking for people who actually have an incentive to find the best option for a given situation :D
Hard to read fonts are a bane for me too.... it's alright for these young developers with their 20/20 vision 🙂
It's been a long time since I used Ubuntu, but the changes do look interesting,
Thank you Chris, always a pleasure! Take care, see you next week...
Thanks for your support -- I agree about the developers with good eyes who work on big screens. I remember that in TV studios, even in the most modern galleries with large colour monitors, there was always a 14 inch, 405 line black and white monitor hooked up too. And care was always taken to ensure that the output from the studio was watchable on this screen. Sadly the days of developers (and many content creators) thinking about accessibility, and now things will appear on the worst delivery hardware, are long gone. But this is not a positive change.
Had to laugh when he complained about the hard to read font :) this sounds worse than I mean it - honestly. But this is such an “old man’s problem”. I mean I’m 30 years old and still have okay-ish vision. But I’m also not a youngster anymore. I think the new font looks fresh and modern. And when it becomes hard to read for me some day - it probably won’t be the font’s fault. Let’s say it like that. :)
@@lifehacker123 I had 20/20 vision up to the age of 40, then I was suddenly told needed glasses which over time seem to get stronger and stronger....you are not there yet, and hopefully you won't be, but it comes on quickly or seems to for a lot of us older users 🙂
Yes, also very narrow scroll bars...
@@RoboNuggie 20/15 my whole life.. At age 49, I am starting to all of sudden need a lot more light. Just started having issues this year. I can't complain. My eyesight is still remarkable except for tiny font. I was blessed to have it so good for so long. :)
I do look forward to the "Can I Switch to Linux" videos, they're always tremendously interesting. The answer always seems to be "not quite, but it's getting closer and closer". I look forward to that day arriving!
any example of why not (e.g. no minesweeper in linux, oops there is more than 1) ?
@@jyvben1520 Off the top of my head, the video where Linus tries to swap is a good example. Things that should just simply work just flat out broke. As well as compatibility for games (which is getting better but not perfect).
On top of that, enterprise software can be a hurdle too.
Waiting for about 30years now ….
12 years support, that gives some genuine competition for Microsoft Windows, I would say!
Completely agree with your positive comment on this LTS release. I was really impressed that the Canonical team managed to get day one support for Raspberry Pi 5. Searching around in forums seemed to suggest it might not be supported for a while yet. I took a peek at the RPi installer and lo and behold it was listed as an option for Pi 5. I quickly installed the Server version to my SSD - in the beautiful Argon 5 Neo Nvme case (!). It booted first time. The only gripes are that it shows a low power warning (unlike 23.10), but boots fine, and (more troubling) when I enabled Gen3 PCIE speeds (also fine on 23.10), it could not connect to any network. I am sure these will get ironed out and it is nothing to stop using 24.04. I would love to use Fedora 40 on my Pi but even with a more convoluted install process, it just seems to fail to boot, and I don’t see any news in the Fedora community on when Pi 5 might be officially supported.
Just to follow up on this. Someone replied to my experiences in the RPi forums that there seem some general problems with Ubunut Desktop. So be ready for some bleeding edge experiences on Pi, but at least Ubuntu Server works for me.
I really love your videos , its like the type of videos I watched back in 2010-2012 when I was first learning computers, Straightforward and Clear, Love this Style !
Thanks.
FYI those wondering whether it can be used for work, it can if you're using it as an 'internal' work machine:
"Ubuntu is freely available to all users for personal, or in the case of organisations, internal use. It is provided for this use without warranty. All implied warranties are disclaimed to the fullest extent permitted at law."
Greetings Noble Sir! Ubuntu has come a long, long way since the first version I used, Dapper Drake. I love the new installer. A welcome change indeed. I am due for the upgrade so I will probably get it done later today. My only critques are...NO GAMES???? What were they thinking? 😁 I have never been a fan of the Ubuntu default font and change it as a first setup step so making it worse and spindly is not an issue for me. My other critique is that I have never been a fan of GuhNome3 so I tend to use a different flavour i.e. Kubuntu or Mate. As always, thank you for producing these quality videos and stay well and happy my friend!
I recently bought my first "Windows" desktop machine in over 10 years. It replaces an ancient netbook (yes...one of those...) 2nd-gen two-core Intel with a 10th-gen 6-core CPU. One oddity I noticed was Ubuntu KDE Neon''s insistence that I disable Rapid Storage Technology (RST). After fiddling about, I pulled out the original NVME drive screwed onto the motherboard and replaced it a factory-fresh one that presumably didn't have Windows on it.
I am awed by the increase in performance of Ubuntu Linux on this newer machine. The bog standard NVME with Windows on it is nicely packed away in a case...in case I need it later.
Mahalo for another talk about Ubuntu. I've been a Debian devotee of late, and it's nice to see what Ubuntu are getting up to as well. Aloha!
Really looking forward to giving this a try, Chris. Thanks for your review of it, It's very helpful.
I installed Ubuntu 24.04 the day it came out on my PC, followed a tutorial by ksk royale on youtube of removing snap packages and the snap/app center, took me like 5 mins, installed flatpak support and the gnome software center, installed Steam, played one of my games that I use as a benchmark if it runs on Linux and so far, it has been working beautifully. I made some changes to the desktop by installing dash to panel and arc menu gnome extensions and made it my own. Definitely worth the upgrade and the flexibility of customization to make my pc mine :3
great job Chris on the review of Ubuntu 24.04 :D
Does the flatpak support come automatically after installing the gnome software center or are there extra steps ?
fedora isnt better for your usecase ?
@@bijakson I suppose that would depend on if you want to use APT ?
@@markloughtonUK no, you gotta install it
Im installing linux for my grandfather. He likes to write documents and mostly browses the web, nothing major. His pc is very old tho. I got him a sata ssd and im gonna install this. Thx for the video
It sounds like Ubuntu will work fine for him -- good luck with it!
I try linux every year or so and install the latest ubuntu and fadora and mint. It has come so far but there are still 2 things making me not just make the switch from windows. 1 no way to undervolt/overclock or monitor my GPU through software provided by AMD, 2 peripherals not having linux driver support by the manufacturers. I know there are a lot of open ones but for my particular set up there is not anything that works currently and I would rather not make my own when in windows it is just a click away.
So glad linux is making so much headway though and cant wait to ditch windows for good. Also thank Gaben for making Proton, that made gaming 90-95% doable on linux without much headache at all. Amazing stuff!
Thanks! I was watching this and had forgotten I had made a cup of tea some time ago so a useful reminder there.
An so my work is done! :)
Thank you for a genuinely useful video. I am currently looking into running Ubuntu, and you have me convinced to at least try it. Looking forward to viewing more of your content.
Great review as always! The new version of Ubuntu sure is snappy. I'm in love with the new settings menu, though I will say it's a total shame Aisleriot Solitaire isn't pre-installed on there... Hopefully, a snap version of it isn't too far away! Can't have a computer without solitaire. 🤭
Thanks for your support.
@@ExplainingComputersYou're welcome!
I tried it out on my N100 rig and it was fine. Using KDE Neon almost all the time now and going back to Gnome was not really something I want to do everyday. Ubuntu has always been a solid distro but not my choice lately. Thanks for another great video Chris.
you hit 1mil! Have been watching you for yeaaaars since I was a teenager omg congrats Chris!
Thanks.
First time I tried any sort of Linux distro in more than a decade and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised. It reminds me of macOS. Looking rather polished. Truly Linux is more ready than ever for mainstream. I will still be keeping Windows in dual boot, but only for the gaming use case.
One thing is for sure, *Ubuntu wallpapers are always stunning!* ❤
The best thing about (l)ubuntu 24.04 LTS is the fact that Bluetooth finally works as it should: 22.04 wasn't able to connect to my headphones, but had no problem connecting to my Creative T60 speakers 🤔
Man you really are like my secondary school computer studies teacher from the early 90s 😅
Good review video
It's 1989. But in 4K.
Ubuntu has been my goto distro for decades now. Ever since version 7, never had the urge to install anything else
This guy looks and sounds like a middle school teacher straight from an educational video from the late 80s or early 90s... and it's great! Actually refreshing in these times were media has become too... flashy.
It is great OS. Dotnet is becomming more friendly to Linux and just recently I migrated from Windows to Ubuntu 24.04 as a Dotnet developer and works fine.
Good morning from LA (6:30 am lol) another great video but nothing will get me to switch from my Mint/Windows 7 setup.
I like that games aren't installed by default.
Thanks, Chris, for your brilliant videos!
It's really amazing to see how many people are saying there's leaving Windows for Linux and what not. I honestly wouldn't have switched over if things didn't take the turn they did on Windows 8 and 11. Windows 8 got me started looking around and when Windows 11 showed the Microsoft Account requirement I went full tilt in switching to Linux since Windows 11's release day. I honestly keep looking back to see if Windows is getting better and when i see what you have to do to have a local account and all the AI, telemetry, and ads being stuffed in there it's like realizing your pet you had for years is dead and not coming back. Oh well.
Not discounting the fact they are people leaving windows, the problem with being part of niche communities however is that you tend to live a bubble.
Linux as much as I love it will NEVER reach to the same level of utilization as windows on people's personal computers.
Companies are out for profit, the best software out there will always be developed with money in mind.
Open source project(s) like Linux & it's nauseating amount of distros will always lag behind because of this very simple fact.
Linux on the desktop is almost at 5% ...
Just installed Ubuntu 24.04 on my Apple Silicon M1 Max. Im a kali linux guy but im glad i gave Ubuntu another try. It runs incredibly on my M1 Max
Cool. :)
Thanks for keeping us informed Christopher!
Honestly I am not sure why many of the reviews for this release are so varied. A lot of people seem to be upset that theres not much different, which is ironic because of how many Linux user tend to complain when things do change. Aside from the in-place upgrade messing my system up I don't have much to complain about this release.
I have been daily driving Ubuntu for well over a year now. Its not the only distro I am familiar with, I have been around with many different distros of the Debian variety as well as some Redhat. I think there are plenty of valid criticisms of Canonical and Ubuntu but I think people have let their growing distrust for corporate owned distros affect their sensibilities. For the time being, I think Ubuntu is still a great distro and their support cycle is unmatched.
Good stuff Chris. 👍
It should be noted this release adds Kernel driver support for more recent AMD GPU's, a considerably more up to date version of the MESA graphics stack and a "Higher vm.max_map_count" ( which is interesting ). Making this release pretty good for AMD Linux gamers looking for 'stable'. Particularly on GNOME. ( Sadly Kubuntu is still on Plasma 5 )
I really like Ubuntu Studio. everything there on one distro. Really cool. Thanks Chris.
Thanks for the video. Best wishes from the land of the numbat. 🇦🇺
I’m about to change a machine I built as a “main” desktop. A SFF Lenovo i7. Doesn’t like Windows 11 much. Biggest complaint is no sound through video port/HDMI. Going to go with either Mint or now this. It looks good. Thanks for the review and congrats on 1 million.
Good luck with Linux. :)
@@ExplainingComputers Thanks. I have a lot of Pi’s running Linux, so I’m not new to it.
Although I am a dedicated LinuxMint user, since 2008, I, too, d/l Aisleriot Solitaire as soon as possible!
hi douglas, i am currently trying to settle into a Distro. ubuntu is obviously a solid choice but i want to know the user experience between ubuntu and distros like arch and mint. could use the feedback as I am trying to settle down to one distro forlong term use. or... should I just stay put in ubuntu?
@@tbw666 Great question, and welcome to Linux! We all have our quirks and qualities which help us choose a distro. For me, Ubuntu's desktop was unfamiliar, even back in 2006 when I used it for only 2 weeks! I'm glad I found Mint, and was comfortable with Mint's desktop and UI choices. Mint followed the conventional layout - taskbar on bottom, window controls in top right corner, etc. I have more of a Mac setup now, using Plank for an application dock on the bottom and panel at the top. But I MADE those choices. Over the years, Ubuntu would make sweeping changes to the desktop and UI which forced users to follow. This reminded me too much of Microsoft's behavior! So that's my story... hope you find your comfortable distro!
@@DouglasJenkinsfantastic. Thank you for this. From the feel of it it seems mint is a solid choice for me before I transition pure Debian. My goal is to become proficient in the general sense just the way I’ve had to become pro at Mac OS and Microsoft. It’s time. Thank you!
@@tbw666 Oh, don't forget the LMDE, LinuxMint Debian Edition.... It may be this Edition which Linux Mint may eventually go to escape Ubuntu at every level!
I really like it. They've polished the icons and made a lot of other polishing improvements.
Top of the week to you Chris. Stay safe...J
Greetings!
Linux desktop OS has come of age. Having trialled various distros over the years, Ubuntu was the go to distro that somewhat worked for me, however it was never polished enough to compete with MS Windows. Fast Forward to 2023-24 positive things are happening in leaps and bounds in the Linux world.I switched to Linux Mint Cinnamon after watching an EC video whereby Chris introduced Linux Mint being the best distro to migrate to Linux when moving from a Windows environment.
My test rig is a 2017 17inch Laptop with 6th Gen 6820 Intel I7 OC and Nvidia GTX 970m x2 SLI GSYNC. So drivers are pretty important, unfortunately the recommended proprietary Nvidia drivers do not allow for variable refresh rate and fixed at 60Hz when the screen is capable of 120hz. Ironically GSYNC does works. Regarding the CPU, it doesn't turbo boost to its theoretical maximum of 4.0Ghz. I am sure over time a lot of these issues will be addressed and doesn't really affect the every day use of the laptop.
Like-Button pressed and subscribed allready ;)
Setting Up My New Geekom A7 With Windows 11 Pro Installed And Right Away The Silence Is Brilliant Just To Sit And Browse In Peace No Fan Side Case Hum Drum Etc Love It......
Thank you for mentioning the Snap packages. Ubuntu's commitment to Snap is the reason I switched to LMDE. It's a shame, because there are so many other things about Ubuntu that I like.
Good luck with transitioning to Linux! I haven't used Windows for about 20 years now, haven't missed it at all 🤣I think people should use whatever they're comfortable with, and with whatever gets the job done for them. For me, that's Linux. I feel just as enthusiastic (and delighted) with Linux today as I did all those years ago.
Great review! Do you mean removing old TLS versions? Alarm not to forget a cup of tea 😂
I did indeed! My bad. This video was inevitably produced at speed. :(
GTK 4 and GNOME 46. I love to see things improved. Congrats!
Thank you for another helpful and clear presentation
Hi Chris! Thank you to promote Ubuntu. RIP fenêtre! (yes, I'm French)
Clear & concise :) Win 11 crashing too much, so getting closer to moving to Linux. Do I go with Mint or Ubuntu 🤔
I'm personally finding Zorin very nice. No crashes. I'm on an early i3-2100 with 8GB of RAM. Not Win-11 compatible so I'm dual-booting with my original Win-10 while I get to grips with it. See Explaining Computers' video about dual booting without a GRUB menu. You'll need another SSD or Mdot2 in the machine.
I had install ubuntu 24.04 on an old thinkpad x270 , it’s run very fast. No bug 👌
It’s a very good distribution for an old laptop.
This is great to hear -- Linux adding value to old hardware.
Ubuntu has a tool called Startup Disk Creator which will flash an iso to a usb drive, dunno 🤷 if other distros have it.
Ubuntu 24.04 is a well curated OS with plenty of scope & a straightforward install. I liked the fact that you can extend the support to 10 years, Microsoft please take note! I'd never heard of a Numbat until you mentioned it, this proves the channel is very educational. Thanks Chris for an interesting video.
Hi, Alan! I didn't know what a numbat was until this either. Now I gotta seek out a plushie of one when I can. I got a big $50 plushie of a Pokemon that I fear would get pretty jealous if I brought in another plushie. 😅
@@Praxibetel-Ix Hey Ford it'd be OK if it was a small one, do plushies get jealous? Way to go :)
Hi Alan, and thanks for your support. :)
" I liked the fact that you can extend the support to 10 years, Apple please take note!" 😉
Even more so for the Cupertino crowd. They love scrapping old hardware. Fortunately Linux runs on the Intel Macs quite well.
I've been using Linux mint on my laptop for a while. When my main pc broke, it was a broken cpu. Fixed it now.
After using windows & having some problems, I was going to reinstall Windows, but I thought, let's try mint instead.
I want to like Linux. I keep trying but god I absolutely hate how everything slightly stray from the mainstream requires terminal. I hate needing to constantly enter long commands. People who think Linux is going to replace Windows are seriously delusional. Unbelievable. It takes me very few minutes to not only get started in Windows, but cleaning it up and installing all my programs.
Good to hear you're moving towards being a Linux-only setup
"An excellent distro"
Could not agree more
I like the video. Of course it is not a complete review (filesystem options, programming environments etc) but for me it is very helpful. I just bought a system76 machine (you don't want to know the transport cost to Finland, it is a lot) which I will receive end of the week. It has Pop_os, derived from Ubuntu. Thank you very much for making the video, although I was a bit disappointed to not know whether you finished the game of solitair .... Looking forward to the next video!
I eagerly wait for 6:30 pm, when Chris uploads a video.
Heh😅. well Chris Always Upload In my time About
21:00PM Malaysian Timezone
You must be in India then! 1300 UK time.
@@Ibrahimdude then you have to wait for the next day 🥲
Btw I'm from India... Nice to talk with you.
0800 in central US!
I get up a few minutes before 8:00 AM (central time here in the US) to get ready for when a new EC video drops then take myself to the recliner to watch it.
I just did the switch from over 20 years of Windows to Linux mint finally, I did make a windows 11 virtual machine just incase i need it for something, but for now i'm done with windows, thanks for the video.
im thinking doing it to, its strange being with windows for 30 plus years etc
This release is really exciting if you are using a ubuntu based distro like Mint because the next release will be based on this lts ubuntu release.
Yes, indeed so. For users of Mint, Zorin OS and others -- not to mention all of the Ubuntu official flavours -- this is an important release. :)
Trying this out on an old laptop, easy to install like you showed, thanks for the recommendation
12 Years support? I don't think humanity is gonna last that long.
I will try crossing my fingers . . .
Hands down, the best version of Ubuntu ever. Lightning fast and rock solid.
Good Morning my best friend.......
Greetings!
They have also finally fixed the mouse acceleration profile, such that now it does not feel weird to go from windows to Linux, its even better I love it! this is it! its time to switch over all together now !
I learnt something new about previous versions of Ubuntu; namely Ubuntu 22.10 with kernal 5.19 burning out laptop screens. This happened to me and had to return; luckily warranty cover it, ASUS was cool about it. But how can a kernal destroy a laptop screen? I sure hope newer Ubuntu or linux kernals don't do this now and is fixed for good. Was a mystery happy to know...
Finally someone that tells you how it is the easy way - short and concise!
👍 Subscribed, as I am going to get 'back' into Linux Distro - the Studio version
"Ubuntu" is Bantu (African) for "Humanity" or "Humanity to others."
Treat people how you want to be treated.
Use your operating system how you would want to use it, not how you are told to use it.
It’s actually one the best Ubuntu releases in a long time. Highly recommended for new users who want to give Linux a try.
It's a little after 8 am here in Chicago and it's time for another fact filled video from Chris. I think I might try Ubuntu Cinnamon version,used it a while back but the long term support aspects of these releases is intriguing. Back when I used it in the past it was not a 'flavor' but a community supported project.
I too am taking a close look at Ubuntu Cinnamon -- maybe the best of both worlds!
Thank you very much! Your video explanation was very detailed, and it gave me a better understanding of Ubuntu 24.04!
非常感谢！您的视频讲解得非常详细，让我对Ubuntu的最新版本有了更好的理解！
I really wish Canonical stops pushing snaps.
Greetings and love from Western Australia my home town :) so shocked and yet excited to see the Numbat as the mascot for this distro .. Wiki: Numbats were formerly widely distributed across southern Australia, from Western Australia to north-western New South Wales. However, their range has significantly decreased since the arrival of Europeans, and the species has survived only in two small patches of land in the Dryandra Woodland and the Perup Nature Reserve, both in Western Australia.
Today, numbats are naturally found only in areas of eucalypt forest, but they were once more widespread in other types of semiarid woodland, spinifex grassland, and in terrain dominated by sand dune. There are estimated to be fewer than 1,000 left in the wild.
Go Linux, Go Go 🐧
Go, Linux!!! 🙌🐧
Good video Chris with lots of information, I have been running this a while now but did not like the desktop setup so changed to KDE Plasma and this transformed the whole experience far more fluent and just nicer to use.