I’ve upgraded to 9.10 beta, everything seems to be working just fine (I really hate the names they assign the versions, who even thinks those up?).
FOX and NBC both don’t support Ubuntu as of yet, so that means booting into Windows for The Office, The Simpsons and Family Guy. My roommates and I decided that we were just going to get internet and no acutal cable to save money. You can catch 90% of everything on the network’s websites, so I just hook my old Windows PC up to my TV and sound system, and we’ve got a poor-man’s cable box. I’m going to send emails to both of them to see if they have any plans to work with Ubuntu.
The giant nail on the coffin is music notation. By far. There are some great Linux music programs in development, but nothing feels complete and ready for real use.
However, I did find a free program called Solfege for ear training, which is very complete and thorough. I am looking forward to using that as I get ready for grad school.