Fran-soul - The Ubuntu 13.10 review [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

After the customary 6 months Ubuntu 13.10 was released as the sequel to the 13.04 version. Although there were some problems in getting it released in time, Linux managed to pull through in time.

There are new changes to the final Ubuntu version for 2013 as expected and the most noticeable one after booting the system is the speed enhancement the have done. The system feels so much smoother.
However thinking about it, XMir has to be the biggest improvement that 13.10 offers

The dash has been the biggest update to the Ubuntu generation over the years and the ability to search for apps and files either offline ir online has been improving ever since. The dash now offers the ability to filter information. The new dash can be said to be the new search engine so no need to open your browser just to search for info from Google or Bing etc.

Although this sound all intriguing the search results are rather inaccurate at times and the organization of the results leave alot to be desired.Another interesting feature that should be noted is, when you search for items and an online result is displayed the dash offers the ability to expand the result offering more detailed text about the particular search.If security is a major concern to you the I suggest you disable the online

What’s New? The Features

Smart Scopes
One of the biggest issues surrounding Unity lately is Smart Scopes. Think of this feature as an all-encompassing search for your desktop. Open the Dash, enter a search string, and you'll get results from one hundred sources.

Ubuntu One install login
During the installation of Ubuntu 13.10 you are prompted for your UbuntuOne account credentials. Although this doesn't really change much in the end, what it does is streamline the overall installation process especially for those that already have a UbuntuOne account.

Keyboard language selector
If you happen to use different keyboard layouts for different tasks, you are in for a treat. With 13.10 comes a notification button that allows you to quickly switch between those keyboard layouts with a click of the mouse. You can even set up keyboard shortcuts to switch between your different layouts – making use of multiple languages incredibly simple.

In Dash payments
If you're looking for the means to quickly purchase items from various online retailers, Ubuntu 13.10 brings to you In Dash payments. Open up the Dash, search for an item, right-click the item, and click Buy.

Kernel 3.11
There are tons of tweaks to the new kernel that focus on performance. One of the major changes is zwap, which alters the way swap space is used. According to the zwap documentation: “...zswap basically trades CPU cycles for potentially reduced swap I/O. This trade-off can also result in a significant performance improvement if reads from the compressed cache are faster than reads from a swap device.” Also included in the new kernel you will find: AMD DPM support, low latency network polling, KVM/Xen (for 64 bit ARM) support, better AMD Radeon support, and much more.

Radeon UVD support
Out of the box, Ubuntu 13.10 should include support for Radeon UVD (Unified Video Decoder – which deals with hardware decoding of H.264 and VC-1 video codecs). Prior to this, a number of tricks and hackery was necessary to get this system working. Not so with Ubuntu 13.10. Although much of this support is due to the kernel, Saucy Salamander should go a long way to making this much easier to deal with than previous iterations.

LibreOffice 4.12
The flagship open source office suite continues to get better and better with every release. With this release of LibreOffice, all of the new features that arrived in 4.1 finally have that polished look and feel they've desperately needed. One of the biggest improvements is the menu system. If you don't use the HUD (which you should), you will find the standard menus to respond far better than with 13.04 using LibreOffice 4.1. This improvement alone makes the upgrade worth your time (especially if you are a LibreOffice power user).

Back to Xorg
Ah the controversy hits a bit of a bump in the road. It was thought that 13.10 would be the first release with the new X server, Xmir. That is not the case. A few nasty issues raised their head (in particular was mult-monitor problems) and so the developers decided to hold off defaulting to Xmir. Personally, I think this was the right call. 13.10 doesn't need the added weight of a new X server. I believe Xmir shouldn't arrive until 14.04 – when it's ready for prime time and not before.