Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn

Just got the release of Feisty Fawn installed and running in a dual boot setup with Vista on my Thinkpad. Initial opinion--very very slick.

Things that stick out from just my first hour:

1. Easy codec access--When you try to play an mp3 or another file that requires one of the restricted codecs you once had to manually install, Ubuntu informs you that you need to get a codec and after a couple dialog boxes and an admin password all the codecs are ready to go.
2. Beryl in 1 step-- Beryl is now included in the default repositories, and the video drivers (at least the ones for my T43p's ATI card) are up to snuff enough to run Beryl out of the box. sudo apt-get install beryl and I was all set. A basic version of Compiz that does the virtual dekstop cube and wobbly windows is included in Feisty, but I personally prefer the customizability of Beryl for now until the projects re-merge.
   
3. Networking--On my laptop, wireless access and managing it can be a pain. Luckily, Feisty has a nice new set of wireless controls easily accessible through the tray. It even picks up networks around my apartment that I could never see in Windows!
   
4. It's fast. Booting up seems much faster than 6.10 ever did, and within the OS it feels like I'm using a much faster computer than I am -- even running all the Beryl GUI enhancements.
   

Complaints:

• Thunderbird 2 (which I've made the switch to in Windows) isn't in the repositories yet so I had to put it on here manually. It sucks when I'm spoiled by Synaptic