I have been trying the latest version of Ubuntu recently (hardy Heron 8.04 LTS). I did a fresh install as usual some things that worked in the earlier version don't work quite as well in the new version. F-spot that has always had problems on this machine have had more problems with the new OS. It can't "slide-show" - it just gets a blank screen. Full screen mode works but you cannot exit from it without it crashing. It crashes with other odd procedures it nearly always crashes/closes after an import- I have noticed that the tag items drag and drop is much better though.

i have installed picasa as a backup up but will persevere with F-spot for a bit longer - it is open source after all and should be favoured.

Overall I like the polish of Hardy - it is the best looking out of the box. It seemed that the borders were too big at first (black ones on the monitor) and I have had trouble getting it 100% perfect. When it was originally installed it opted for a lower res - normally Ubuntu gets it right first time.

Firefox 3.0b is the browser and very nice - am I missing something or is quick find not supposed to be there any more?

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