Watershed

I've used Linux at home for many years now, starting with SuSE 5-point-something and moving eventually to Ubuntu at around the time of the 'Gutsy' release. I've tended to upgrade every 12-18 months, and each time I've installed from scratch. The install experience has improved gradually with time, each successive upgrade causing fewer problems, but this weekend was something of a watershed: my first completely problem-free Linux install. Everything just worked - even sound, traditionally the thing that has always caused me grief in the past.