Is it just me?

October 26, 2006 on 11:46 pm | In Computing |

Is it just me or is the usability of the Ubuntu website really awful?

I just finished updating my Ubuntu server to the latest Edgy Eft. As always, vowe has been a reliable source when something important happens - and it even told how to dist-upgrade with one simple command.

Problem is, this simple command works only for the desktop version, so I went to the Ubuntu website to find out how to dist-upgrade my server. So this is where I get to the core of my rant: while I absolutely love Ubuntu for the cool and well organized distribution it is, I’m in a constant battle with its website. Somehow the way their site is structured just makes it a pain for me to find any information. For my task, checking the “Support” page turned out to be fruitless, instead I had to go to Community, then spot the link to the forums in the right aligned navigation (*sigh*), search for a matching post, and finally be directed towards this page.

It wouldn’t have taken a lot of effort to provide a link to the upgrade howto right next to the link to installation howto on the homepage.