Ubuntu 7.04, codename Feisty Fawn, was released three days ago. I already used the beta versions on my notebook and was surprised that except the modem everything worked right out of the box. I tried one of the first beta versions on my Mac Mini as well, but that was not very successful: Booting the LiveCD system did not work and during the install the installation of the bootmanager (tested both, grub and lilo) was not possible.
Today, I downloaded the final version and give it another try. Unbelievable but true: I booted the LiveCD system and (almost) everything works without any manual configuration! Sound, Wireless LAN, Desktop Effects (AIGLX + compiz built-in), changing screen resolution and much more.
After a few minutes, I found out that although the bluetooth device in the Mac Mini was recognized, it did not find any other bluetooth devices. And there does not seem to be a bluetooth manager applet like the network manager.
Furthermore my relative new scanner (Canon Lide 70) does not seem to be supported…
Anyway, I will definitely get rid of the Windows Vista installation next to Mac OS X in favor of Ubuntu. Goodbye MS. 
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