Ultimate Edition Linux 2.5
Bundled Software
Here’s some of the software included in this release.
Games
AisleRiot Solitaire
Atomix
Blackjack
Chess
Klotski
Mines
Nibbles
Potato Guy
PlayOnLinux
Tetravex
Development
Anjuta IDE
Bluefish Editor
Cervisia
Gambas2
Google Gadget Designer
gPHPEdit
GvRng
KImageMapEditor
KLinkStatus
Kompare
KompoZer
Meld Diff Viewer
Qt3 Assistant
Qt4 Assistant
Qt 4 Designer
Qt 4 Linguist
Qt Creator
Screem HTML/XML Editor
Graphics
Blender
F-Spot
GIMP
Gwenview
GNU Paint
Inkscape
KSnapshot
Krita
Okular
OpenOffice.org Drawing
Ristretto
Scribus
Internet
Akregator
aMSN
CheckGMail
Elinks Browser
Empathy
Firefox
Firestarter
FrostWire
gFTP
Giver
Gobby Editor
kasablanca
kbluetooth
kFlickr
KMail
KompoZer
Konqueror
Konversation
Kopete
KPPP
KTorrent
Mozilla Thunderbird
Pidgin IM
Quassel IRC
Transmission
Ubuntu One
Vuze
Wireshark
XChat IRC
Yarssr
Multimedia
Amarok
Audacity
Banshee Media Player
Brasero
DeVeDe
Dragon Player
EasyTAG
Entagged
ISO Master
K3b
k9copy
Kino
Lemon RIP
LiVES
ManDVD
Miro Internet TV
Mixer
Movie Player
MPlayer
VLC Media Player
XBMC Media Center
X-CD Roast
xine
Office
AbiWord
calibre
Evolution
KAddressBook
KChart
Kexi
Gnumeric Spreadsheet
Kivio
KMyMoney
KOffice Workspace
Kontact
KOrganizer
KPlato
KWord
KPresenter
KSpread
OpenOffice.org
Note that this is not an exhaustive list, there are more apps included with Ultimate Edition 2.5. If you’re a software junkie, this is the distro for you. You’ll have tons of applications available to play with and use. Probably far more than you’ll actually ever need.
Software Management
Adding & Removing Software: There are two ways you can manage your software. The first way is the easiest, particularly if you are new to Linux. Simply click the System menu at the top of your screen then choose Administration then Add/Remove Applications.
A tool will load that will let you easily add or remove software on your system. The Add/Remove Applications tool is broken down into the following convenient categories:
Accessories
Education
Games
Graphics
Internet
Office
Other
Programming
Science
Sound & Video
System Tools
Universal Access
Note that you can view a screenshot of an application by clicking the Get Screenshot button in the description.
The other way to manage software is to use the Synaptic Package Manager. I don’t recommend this for newbies to Linux as it may be a bit confusing if you haven’t used it before. Stick with the Add/Remove Applications tool instead.
To update your system, look for the Update Manager link in the Administration menu. It’s a very good idea to do an update right away after installing Ultimate Edition 2.5. There might be bug fixes and other helpful updates waiting to be downloaded.
Use the add/remove tool to manage your software.
(10 votes, average: 2.80 out of 5)
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Another week, another ubuntu review.
My first linux is with ultimate 1.7. Ultimate teach me what is basero, kde, gnome, k3b many linux app with strange name. So no need download and try one-by-one.
Mr TheeMan have a lot time to make ultimate distro. I wish he will make ultimate 3 base on Debian itself.
The reviewer apparently hasn’t read up what Gnome-Do can do. It is IMHO one of the most useful utilities ever made. And if you don’t want it, you can set it not to start on boot-up. If you don’t know how, then you have no business doing a review.
Prokokok, I’ll try to give Gnome-Do a second chance. I think it just irritated me more than anything else. However, I appreciate the feedback and I’ll give it another look.
Gnome-Do is gods gift. Absolute Perfection.
“Perhaps it’s time for the Ubuntu developers to update their site to incorporate more accurate system requirements? I don’t know what it is with Linux developers and poor documentation about basic information such as What’s New and Hardware Requirements. Ugh.”
Sorry, but we are programmers. Documentation is a different department.
In all seriousness, Ultimate system requirements are bit steeper than standard Ubuntu. At least if you turn all the included eye candy on which is one of the main points of this distro. I noted this when trying to run it on my Sempron desktop with integrated Nvidia video. Plain Ubuntu ran fine, but Ultimate slowed to a crawl. Still, if you have the hardware, it is way slicker than straight Ubuntu for those into such things.
The large selection of software is a good deal for those wanting to experiment, yet do not want to download everything separately.
really really thanks for reviewing ultimate 2.5. really really thanks for listing the moajor apps. i wish you had reviewed it a bit early.
i would have appreciated a bit more detail review though.
but keep up the good work.
Thanks for the review. I think this one is about what one would expect; a lot of software, pretty good collection of stuff that works, but little attention to value added documentation above and beyond the bzse system, relying instead on Ubuntu documentstion, not all of it relevant to this particular system.
To compare, Linux Mint is quite easy to install and use and a pretty full featured implementation of the GNOME desktop. Mint probably has more complete documentation of what it offers. Ultimate offers more desktop environments, but no additional documentation.
Worthwhile for a distro and desktop junkie; probably not much incremental value for anyone else and probably not a good idea for a first time user.
Nice review. What I’d like to see is a direct comparison with UE and other “DVD size” distros like Sabayon and Super OS. These tend to be way overkill for me, but I would be interested in seeing how they compare to one another.
UE is an awesome distro. I have an overbuilt win7 machine and the bigger the better. Someday I’ll be in that mode where Im trying to make the distro as small as possible, but that day is not today. Viva la 3GB+ distro!
I did not test this software, and chances are I will not test this software. I base my comments based on the years of software testing that I have done and the thousands of times that I have installed at least a couple of hundred distinct Linux distributions.
This is a mega distribution. Benefits: access to a lot of alternatives. Useful when you are trying to decide what you want to use and also useful when you want to evaluate and test a lot of desktops and a lot of applications.
The cost of such a mega distribution is level of complexity: arguably too much stuff. This makes it a confusing choice for beginners – too many choices to understand, and it also makes the software heavy and cumbersome, leading to slower than average installation and the likelihood of many unnecessary services being automatically turned on, so unless you manage it carefully and pare it down, it will be slow.
Nothing wrong with it; probably a GREAT distro for evaluations. I’ve done plenty of evaluations, so this time I will pass.