I'm going to have to disagree with those.
Winamp - Amarok
I've used Rythmbox and then tried out Amarok and never looked back. Its easy to use and works really well.
Utorrent - Ktorrent
I came from uTorrent on windows and found Ktorrent does the best job.
Chat - Pigeon
Movies - VLC hands down.

 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-102...CmoreStories.0

 

That's what I love about K/Ubuntu. There are so many options. Sure, there's the default ones that usually work fine. But if you want, you can go explore and usually find 3 other apps that do the same basic thing, but with a twist. So you can get the one that suits you best.

Mplayer seems like it's UI is stuck int 1999. VLC, is 99% there. Kaffeine is my choice, mainly because of it's full screen controls. I scan and seek a lot, and the finer control that Kaffeine gives is what I like.

 

can you upgrade from ver8? is it much better to install fresh?
does ubuntu vlc render subtitle fonts?

 

Just backup your home directory and do a fresh install. That's what i did and it went much quicker than everyone I know that updated.

 

nothing needs to be backed up

 

You are golden then!

If anyone needs the xorg.conf for a dell in a docking station w/ dual monitors, let me know. I got it to work w/ the nvidia driver but had to hand code it.

 

took about 2.5 hrs to upgrade on a acer aspire 1.6 celeron
the dl took about an hr with 104 updates needed

 

what vers open office do i need for ubuntu?

 

What version? Any Linux version.