Having installed Ubuntu on my desktop machine, I decided that it should go on my Laptop as well. The installation of Debian unstable was still working fine, but a change can be good for even it it is only for changes sake. The main reason for trying this is to enjoy the slightly higher polished finish that Ubuntu seems to have. Also, my wife uses Linux on the laptop, and she does get annoyed when things brake.

I am hoping that with Ubuntu, I can resist changing things too much, and then just suffer a bump with each new Ubuntu release.

Having now done a second Ubuntu install with this latest release, I have to say that it really is slick. Having the live install makes it simple to check partitions etc before starting. The end result is a very usable system.