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Our countdown to Hardy is nearing its end; we are just days away from the final release of the latest version of Ubuntu, codenamed Hardy Heron.  I’ve been testing since the alpha release, and I can safely say that it’s come along way.  It also marks about a year since I installed Linux for the first time.  I feel like I’ve learned a lot in the process.  However, I think I want to start clean with Hardy, and setup my system with a few goals in mind:

• Drop Windows Vista:  Currently I have a dual boot setup with Vista on a separate partition.  But at this point, it’s a waste of space, and a waste of energy everytime I boot into it.  The only reason left for using it has been for Netflix, but I think I can live without it.  Worst-case scenario, I can setup Wine or a virtual machine.
• Separate /home Partition: I think this should be done on new Ubuntu systems by default, but alas, it’s not.  By putting your /home directory on its own partition, it’s very easy to separate your data from program files.  This makes it very easy to upgrade, or share your /home folder in a dual-boot.
• Optimize MythTV: I have a TV tuner card in my computer, and I’ve only been using it experimentally at this point.  But with Hardy and a clean system, I’d like to install MythTV and really use my computer for it’s media-center potential.
• Leave Some Test Space: Along with Ubuntu 8.04 coming out in the next couple days, there are also many other great Linux distros planning releases right around the corner.  I’d like to set aside a partition on my system for testing on distros, such as Fedora, openSUSE, or Debian.

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