{"id":2253,"date":"2023-04-23T10:26:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T14:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/?p=2253"},"modified":"2025-07-28T17:37:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T21:37:39","slug":"ubuntu-cinnamon-23-04-review-enterprise-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/23\/ubuntu-cinnamon-23-04-review-enterprise-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 \u2013 &#8216;just another Linux Enterprise OS&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2250 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ubuntu-Cinnamon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"814\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ubuntu-Cinnamon.jpg 814w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ubuntu-Cinnamon-500x310.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ubuntu-Cinnamon-768x476.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 review will explore whether Ubuntu is posing as a Desktop OS for average users. I hate OSes that slow down my workflow wid annoying <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/distros-w-no-pesky-passwords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>\u201cAuthenticate\u201d popups<\/b><\/i><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntucinnamon.org\/ubuntu-cinnamon-23-04-lunar-lobster-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 \u201cLunar Lobster\u201d<\/b><\/a> is just another Linux Enterprise OS <em><u>posing<\/u><\/em> as a Personal Computer (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Personal_computer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>PC<\/b><\/a>) OS.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A personal computer (PC) is a multi-purpose microcomputer whose size, capabilities, and price make it feasible for individual use. Personal computers are intended to be operated directly by an <strong>end user<\/strong>, rather than by a computer expert or technician. Unlike large, costly minicomputers and mainframes, <b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time-sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">time-sharing<\/a> by many people at the same time is not used with personal computers<\/b>. Primarily in the late 1970s and 1980s, the term home computer was also used.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Chromebooks&#8217; Chrome OS doesn&#8217;t have annoying &#8220;Authenticate&#8221; popups, my <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/buy-low-or-byoc-build-your-own-computer-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Computers<\/b><\/i><\/a> wid Win11 Pro don&#8217;t have annoying &#8220;Authenticate&#8221; popups, and my Android phone doesn&#8217;t have annoying &#8220;Authenticate&#8221; popups. All more secure than the Linux <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/what-are-open-source-operating-systems-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Open-Source<\/b> operating system\/s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/23\/ubuntu-cinnamon-23-04-review-enterprise-linux\/#Ubuntu_Cinnamon_2304_%E2%80%9CLunar_Lobster%E2%80%9D\" >Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 \u201cLunar Lobster\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/23\/ubuntu-cinnamon-23-04-review-enterprise-linux\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ubuntu_Cinnamon_2304_%E2%80%9CLunar_Lobster%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 \u201cLunar Lobster\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Just a quick review of my<b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntucinnamon.org\/ubuntu-cinnamon-23-04-lunar-lobster-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 \u201cLunar Lobster\u201d<\/b><\/a> tests yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntucinnamon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Downloaded<\/a> the 4.29 GB <b>ubuntucinnamon-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso<\/b> and used <a href=\"https:\/\/rufus.ie\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rufus<\/a> to create the bootable USB.<\/p>\n<p>Installer worked perfect \u2013 quick &#8216;n easy to use. &#8220;Updates and other software&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2251 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1c-update-third-party.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1c-update-third-party.jpg 656w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1c-update-third-party-500x311.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apparently the selection of &#8220;third-party software&#8221; included installing my Nvidia GPU&#8217;s driver:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2252 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2b-Nvidia-settings-500x341.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2b-Nvidia-settings-500x341.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2b-Nvidia-settings.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nvidia driver version 525.105.17 \u2013 not the newest, but plenty good for &#8216;<i>Desktop Duty<\/i>&#8216; on my home computers.<\/p>\n<p>My Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 review found that Post installation was constantly interrupted wid those annoying <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/distros-w-no-pesky-passwords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>\u201cAuthenticate\u201d popups<\/b><\/i><\/a>, which ruined the experience for me.<\/p>\n<p>Up until a few years ago, Ubuntu &amp; Puppy Linux were my two favorite Linux OSes, but then I started noticing how my workflow was being slowed down by those annoying \u201cAuthenticate\u201d popups \u2014 especially when compared to some other Linux OSes I was testing &#8216;n experimenting wid at that time, on my old <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linux Newbie \u2013 Since 1996<\/a> blog. I had &#8216;<i>Tinkered<\/i>&#8216; wid Linux for a long time, but got serious wid it from 2019 until now.<\/p>\n<p>Not allowing the option for a <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/2020\/10\/21\/how-to-become-a-fulltime-linux-root-user\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Root User<\/b><\/i><\/a> is a common issue wid most Linux Distros \u2013 it&#8217;s as if the Developers want to make an OS for &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pzl1B7nB9Kc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>normal people<\/b><\/a>&#8216;, but they are stuck in some archaic Enterprise mindset:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Linus Torvalds on why desktop Linux sucks\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pzl1B7nB9Kc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Overall, this Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 review shows that Ubuntu isn&#8217;t a favorite Distro of mine. My favorites Linux OSes are listed <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/karmis-top-10-linux-distros-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Here<\/b><\/i><\/a>. Puppy Linux has never asked me for a password in over 15 years \u2014 it doesn&#8217;t even know what an annoying \u201cAuthenticate\u201d popup is. Porteus Linux gives me the choice of being the Root User or the standard &#8216;<i>Password Dependent<\/i>&#8216; user. Fedora Linux Cinnamon SPIN doesn&#8217;t force me to even create a standard &#8216;<i>Password Dependent<\/i>&#8216; user.<\/p>\n<p>I am sure that the new Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 Flavor is a wonderful Enterprise OS, but it is just not a &#8216;<i>Desktop Duty<\/i>&#8216; OS that is suited for &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pzl1B7nB9Kc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>normal people<\/b><\/a>&#8216;, IMHO.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub\/informationsystemscdn\/chapter\/4-4-desktop-and-enterprise-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Desktop and Enterprise Software<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Desktop<\/strong> software refers to applications installed on a <strong>personal computer<\/strong>\u2014your browser, your Office suite, photo editors, and computer games are all desktop software. <strong>Enterprise<\/strong> software refers to applications that <strong>address the needs of multiple, simultaneous users in an organization or work group<\/strong>. Most companies run various forms of enterprise software programs to keep track of their inventory, record sales, manage payments to suppliers, cut employee paychecks, and handle other functions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 review will explore whether Ubuntu is posing as a Desktop OS for average users. I hate OSes that slow down my workflow wid annoying \u201cAuthenticate\u201d popups, and Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 \u201cLunar Lobster\u201d is just another Linux Enterprise OS posing as a Personal Computer (PC) OS. 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