I just upgraded my main desktop PC, running Ubuntu 10.04 (“Lucid Lynx”). After an 8-year hiatus, I’m back on Intel, with a nice new Core i7 930 and a Gigabyte x58a-ud3r.
There’s not a great deal to write about compatibility, as everything “just worked” out of the box.
The upgrade went well — one of the great things about Linux is how well it takes to a complete brain transplant. No HAL trouble or “repair install” nonsense that you get on Windows.
Here are the things I had to do after the upgrade to get a 100% perfect system…