> * Its handling of sound is woeful;

> * I have spent three days trying (unsuccessfully) to get my microphone to
> work.

> * Rhythmbox crashes every time it tries to read my music collection.

> * The 'Ubuntu Software Centre' seems to be missing almost all the really
> useful software (System Monitor, for example) and does nothing about system
> dependencies,

> * the new version of Firefox hates Yahoo mail,

> * everything is just so much slower than it used to be.

> Would I recommend KK to friends? Hell, no! This is by far and away the most
> problematic Ubuntu release I have used to date."

> #501 at
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1305924&highlight=Karmic+fre...

> Microsoft is doomed by the Linux juggernaut.

>> "...I was deeply unimpressed.

>> * Its handling of sound is woeful;

>> * I have spent three days trying (unsuccessfully) to get my microphone to
>> work.

> Want a good laugh? Google up how to properly use Alsa Mixer.

> I know.

> I just went through hell trying to get the main sound outputs to cut out
> when headphone were in.