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After many NVIDIA issues with the latest Ubuntu 10.04 like having "low graphics mode only", blank black screen or garbled graphics... I decided to try-out the latest FEDORA 13 "Goddard". I installed the DVD version and not the LiveCD version because I wanted more applications out-of-the-box instead of having to download them one by one.

Anyway, I am very happy with FEDORA 13 Goddard and it does not have any of the issues which my laptop experienced with the Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. I also understand that by using FEDORA, I had to add the www.rpmfusion.org repository to be able to install more applications. Since I am a patient person, I was able to install all the applications that I need for my daily use like Flashplayer, Java, SMPlayer etc. I also installed VLC Media Player but for some reason, it does not work. MPlayer also does not work since it is missing a codec. SMPlayer works perfectly though.

An issue though I noticed with FEDORA 13 is that the package manager is quite slow as compared to synaptic. It finds packages very slow (as compared to Ubuntu) and installing packages requires a few extra clicks. Again, a patient person will not mind this.

To get to the point, I have found what I am looking for: an out-of-the-box FEDORA "remix" which should have almost all needed applications already installed. I am currently downloading it right now and will add more feedback once I try it out. The introduction to this COMMUNITY FEDORA REMIX 13.1 "Lucky 13" can be found here: http://fcoremix.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/lucky-13/ Please check them out.

So, for now, goodbye Ubuntu 10.04 and hello to FEDORA 13.