I tried the network upgrade to RC1 and found a number of things broke.

So I decided to do a fresh install over the weekend. Got it up and running with about the same amount of messing I did with feisty.

The fresh install did fix one or two issues and also led to me finding fixes for another (Thunderbird dieing due to an older incompatible extension).

In general I quite like Gutsy.

As for downsides:

I use Kubuntu (Prefer KDE) the changing of the default file manager to Dolphin... Dolphin is not ready to be a serious filemanager.. still needs alot of work.

I spent quite a few hour messing with the audio setup to get the right sound card in the right spot. As a part of this I managed to get the volume controls on the USB headset to control the volume of the headset... The upgrade to Gutsy has broken that.. I have reported the bug.

As I have only just finished getting the basics working I have yet to test everything. But it is looking pretty good.

The system I have installed it on is a HP Compaq 6715b Laptop. It is a rather recalcitrant piece of hardware... A number of proprietry hardware options that needed some special treatment.

If anyone is interested you can read about the messing about required in getting Gutsy running on it on this link.

Have Fun,

Rcrook.