Ubuntu update

Since the release of Ubuntu 7.10 (codename Gutsy Gibbon), I’ve always want to try it and update my current ubuntu distribution (edgy eft). Fortunately, I have the time this morning for updating my ubuntu. The update was pretty straight-forward, I just need to launch the update manager from system > administration and have it running. The update took less than an hour, and after rebooting my computer the newest ubuntu relase is installed (thumbs up!).

The first thing that I noticed after rebooting, is that I lost my sharp resolution :(. It can only showed me 1024×768 top!, but Envy is here to rescue me. Envy is an application for ubuntu that will automated the installation of both ATI and NVidia driver on your computers. After installing envy and let envy download the necessary driver, I have my sharp native resolution (1440×900).

The next thing that I notice on this new ubuntu release is the desktop effect (another two thumbs up!). The windows transition, transparent effect, desktop as a cubes (exacly like leopard spaces) just works out of the box. Another cool application that you can download using synaptic is avant window navigator which mimic the apple docks.