Yes Ubuntu Desktop 7.04 has been very useful for my children but when I tried to upgrade today to the latest 7.10 (gutsy), it appeared time consuming. It’s like when I was configuring a shared EPSON multi-function printer.

  • 5 hours process (the initial download was very fast less than 10 minutes at 2.2MBps)
  • Too many questions (like REPLACE this or that file, …, blah blah blah)
  • It hanged once and had to restart the computer and the upgrade process

If I had known (it is not mentioned on the Ubuntu website), I would have completely erased the machine (after backing up the important files) and done a fresh install. I am sure it would have taken less than 30 minutes.

I still love it because my children no longer download and install all the junkies that pop-up on the screen. Yes, I told them that they should read first whatever comes on the screen before clicking but they probably have no time to read all those confusing stuff that come up while using this or that site.
My children computer now runs on Ubuntu Desktop 7.04