This installed flawlessly on my HP laptop, I had immediate multimedia access and connectivity. I had MS Windows running on the same laptop which made it run slow. The Ubuntu installation brought it back to life. One Major flaw I see is that unlike Windows x64, Fedora, openSUSE and Mandriva (to name a few) the support for running 32-bit apps on a 64-bit OS is very poor. The leaning curve is a still steep to transfer the proficiency / habits from Windows. But it sounds like Ubuntu has gained one more user =)

http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2005/11/07/vmware-player-ubuntu-install-4.png

The Ubuntu promise

  • Ubuntu will always be free of charge, including enterprise releases and security updates.
  • Ubuntu comes with full commercial support from Canonical and hundreds of companies around the world.
  • Ubuntu includes the very best translations and accessibility infrastructure that the free software community has to offer.
  • Ubuntu CDs contain only free software applications; we encourage you to use free and open source software, improve it and pass it on.

Download : Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 4