Ubuntu in my desktop (status)

I'm preparing to install Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" in my desktop machine.

Before starting

• Try, using the Ubuntu live-cd, at least graphics, sound and cable network access (done)
  
• Backup important data (done)
• Decide the partition layout for all my hard drives (example) (done)
• Rethink my home network (IPs, Windows workgroup names...)
• Decide between Ubuntu 32 bits and Ubuntu 64 bits for my AMD Athlon 64BIT X2 DUAL-CORE 4200+ SKAM2 2.20 GB
  • I've decided to go with Ubuntu 32 bits (done)
  • Check if both cores are beeing used (done)

I will be dual-booting (for now) with Windows XP, and in order to release myself from Windows completely, here's a "to achieve" list.
This list doesn't have a significant order of importance.

To achieve (check the installation eXPerience here)

• Internet access using my home network (cable) (achieved)
  
• Internet access using my home network (wireless)
• Read and write support from Linux to my Windows partitions (just in case) (achieved)
• Read and write support from Windows to my Linux partitions (just in case)
• Divx and Xvid playback with subtitle files support (achieved)
• Full browser experience (Java, flash...) (achieved)
• Microsoft Office 100% support (achieved using a virtual machine)
  • it isn't enough .doc support
  • as an example, the Excel formats, graphs, etc. should be exactly the same
  • it could be done using a virtual machine
• Windows XP in a virtual machine (objective - legacy support) (achieved)
  
• Streaming media content (xvid, divx) to my Xbox 360
  • the the content must be converted to the right format in real time
  • it must add subtitles to the media (for instance .srt separated files)
  • in Windows I use TVersity
• Print to PDF (achieved)
• Have a subtitle editor (achieved)
  • a needed feature is to fix the subtitles in order to keep a fixed number of characters for column
  • in Windows I use Subtitle Workshop
• Software to mount cd image files (like .iso) (achieved)
  
• Recording software (CD and DVD support) (achieved)
• Google Earth and Google Notifier (achieved)
• Full iPod Touch support (it could be done using a virtual machine)
• Full Calendar and Contacts sync support for Qtek 9100 (it could be done using a virtual machine) (achieved)
• Apache, PHP and MySQL solution for my home database solution, currently working in Windows (achieved)
• Remote Desktop Connection to other machines, including Windows (it could be done using a virtual machine)
• Home network (at least shared folders) (achieved)
  

Other nice stuff I'd like

• BIOS upgrades (it could be done using a virtual machine)
• System monitor (hard drive free space, cpu, memory, network and temperature)

last updated: 21-05-2008