Oneiric - usable yet?

[Nigel Ridley]

On 09/19/2011 11:53 AM, tv.debian at googlemail.com wrote:
> 19/09/2011 10:06, Nigel Ridley wrote:
>> My daughter has just bought a Samsung N150 Plus (netbook) and she wants
>> me ti install Kubuntu on it.
>> I don't really want to install Natty only to have to upgrade, or do a
>> fresh install of Oneiric in another month.
>> So my question is: How usable/stable is [Kubuntu] Oneiric at the moment?
>>
>> Nigel
>>
>
> Hi, please do not install a buggy development system as the first
> experience your daughter will have with Linux/Kubuntu, it's a too common
> mistake which has disastrous effects on the credibility of our beloved
> system(s). Of course if she's a geek or computer science students this
> may not apply, but otherwise run away from alpha/beta software.
> Go with something stable and trusty, an upgrade or even a clean install
> when oneiric is out won't be such a burden if you plan carefully. And
> you don't have to do it right away, wait a bit after the release.
> Partition separating user data from system, and/or backup user data and
> modified configuration files, save list of installed applications, and
> it won't take time at all.
>
> If you encounter configuration problems here are some interesting
> resources for Samsung's note/netbooks:
>
> http://www.voria.org/forum/index.php
>
> https://launchpad.net/~voria/+archive/ppa
>
> https://twistedpairdevelopment.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/installing-ubuntu-on-a-samsung-n145-and-possibly-others/
>
> The later is directed to n145 model, but I used it has an inspiration to
> hammer out the few glitches of a NF210 install.
>
> Have fun, and congratulate your daughter for her good taste regarding
> Operating systems !
>

It's OK, my daughter has been using Kubuntu for several years already and she asked me to install 
Kubuntu as she likes it and is used to it. I just wanted to know if Oneiric is stable enough 
already for general use.

Thanks for the links - they will come in useful I'm sure :-)

Nigel