If you can't stand the instability then I suggest that you install the last
stable release of Ubuntu, 7.10 (also called Gutsy Gibbon). When you install a
beta you have to expect some crashes. It is still a few weeks away from final
release and is stable on my system, but clearly not everybody's. It will take
some time to iron out the last few bugs so you need to be patient and not jump
the gun.


Canonical urges users not to install betas on production machines. It is not
meant to be your main OS in other words. Fedora 8 has been out for awhile and
should be stable, as is Ubuntu 7.10. It is a bit unfair to compare a stable
release of Fedora (Core 8) with a beta of Ubuntu. I ran Rawhide (Fedora 9) for
awhile and it was really buggy.

I hope that you are able to resolve your sound issues.