tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post3092729816277356954..comments2024-03-26T17:37:35.499+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: Fighting with Ubuntu 11.04 (Unity)DarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-51611566167807769012011-08-07T22:19:35.556+01:002011-08-07T22:19:35.556+01:00@Ken:
I am happy to see you on my blog.
Unfortunat...@Ken:<br />I am happy to see you on my blog.<br />Unfortunately, there is no Linux version of TomTom Home software. That is one of reasons I still keep WinXP on my drive.<br />Printer - I think you need to search for forums about Ubuntu. Maybe ask question about your particular model. I can't help without knowing the model number.<br />I encourage you to try different desktop Environment before dumping the Ubuntu. You have tried Unity which is quite controversial. You already have an option to <a href="http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/05/4-terribly-easy-steps-to-move-away-from.html" rel="nofollow">try GNOME 2</a>. If you still dislike it, try Kubuntu. You can download it yourself from the Internet and burn CD to run Live mode (without installation).DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-53249313366452151332011-08-07T21:32:29.078+01:002011-08-07T21:32:29.078+01:00Hi, My name is Ken, I have been introduced to ubun...Hi, My name is Ken, I have been introduced to ubuntu linux i thing the number is 11.04 by a friend of mine. I only know Microsoft windows. Its been over 1 month now so i will give you all my unbiased opinion. My printer i use through windows i have not been able to use since day one. i have the new kodak all in one. my usb stuff seems to work ok but i can no longer use my gps softare, Tomtom. I've been working very closely with my friend to find compatible software with my software i use through windows and to be honest very disappointing. The operating system seems to be ok but reminds me way to much of my apple ip-touch. This does not appeal to me. The layout of everything is just wearied and i have a difficult time finding what i have installed and have to remember how to get to things without a menu that i'm used to.<br /><br />All in all i tried it, but there is nothing here to keep me using it on a daily basis. So my friend will be taking it off soon.<br /><br />RegardsKennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-43120247706924907152011-06-27T11:39:14.628+01:002011-06-27T11:39:14.628+01:00@themainliner:
I don't think we need to put la...@themainliner:<br />I don't think we need to put last nail into the coffin. I'd say we need to wait until Unite gets out of cot.DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-83414790656851893462011-06-27T11:16:55.091+01:002011-06-27T11:16:55.091+01:00Great review.Unity has to be one of the first DE&#...Great review.Unity has to be one of the first DE's I used for a long time that I used and felt that the strong working parts of the system and what was actually new were the problem. I hate the Global Menu it has to be one of the worst features of OSX. The lack of customisation features force you to adopt a Unity style of working when I'm used to bend DE's to my way of working. The last nail in Unity's coffin, for me, is compiz and failing to work well (read at all) with my Wine apps.<br /><br />Unity is new and brave and fresh. It just isn't any good.themainlinerhttp://vacillate.weebly.com/1/post/2011/05/unity-who-and-what-is-it-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-25309528666038060972011-05-17T21:31:20.426+01:002011-05-17T21:31:20.426+01:00@Anonymous:
I have serious thoughts about migratio...@Anonymous:<br />I have serious thoughts about migration from K(Ubuntu) to something else. Since I have 4 systems installed and 2 of them are *buntus, I have space for manoeuvre.<br />I seriously checked boot time on my machine with stopwatch. Ubuntu 11.04 takes less time. Check in <a href="http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/p/racecource-scoreboard.html" rel="nofollow">Racecourse Scoreboard</a>.DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-8415621201229840052011-05-17T14:16:58.285+01:002011-05-17T14:16:58.285+01:00I too had many of the problems stated here and in ...I too had many of the problems stated here and in addition I had Gray Screen "Oh Know" which has a shut down button which didn't work. This took me back to the old days of the Blue Screens of Windows and I wasn't going to put up with that. My screen saver hung and I had to cold boot to get out also. After several of these cold boots I removed 11.04 reinstalled 10.10 and restored my backup. As for 11.04 being faster, hmm... I have a quad system and for sure 11.04 wasn't faster from grub to main screen. I figured 25% slower. I would for sure call this a Vista version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-79293819834454164042011-05-07T23:42:49.721+01:002011-05-07T23:42:49.721+01:00@Anonymous:
once you learnt what you need to set u...@Anonymous:<br />once you learnt what you need to set up for your own convenience, you can repeat steps faster. That's not a big deal from my point of view.<br />If you forget to restore something, than it is not so important for you.<br />Anyway, XFCE is pretty slick DE. I reviewed SalineOS and Linux Mint XFCE, they are very good. search for this blog for details.DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-80238522565666653132011-05-07T23:40:33.157+01:002011-05-07T23:40:33.157+01:00@My Mind:
I think Maverick will not live for long....@My Mind:<br />I think Maverick will not live for long... It will be put off the support eventually.DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-56848745838718336202011-05-07T21:26:50.338+01:002011-05-07T21:26:50.338+01:00Hi, actually I'm quite new to Linux(6 months w...Hi, actually I'm quite new to Linux(6 months with Ubuntu), I've upgraded to 11.04 a week ago and I'm absolutely disappointed, Unity makes me crazy and now I'm using Xfce. <br />The main problem for me is that it took a lot of time and reading to make 10.10 look and feel the way I like it and now what, do it again, no way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-74174019726888831582011-05-07T05:28:14.605+01:002011-05-07T05:28:14.605+01:00i wil stay to maverick,,,
i feel my system now sta...i wil stay to maverick,,,<br />i feel my system now stable, and i dont change anything again...<br />in my opinion, 11.04 like vista, i hope in 11.10 will be better...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14707538997243458225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-57821200327401474692011-05-06T22:45:57.606+01:002011-05-06T22:45:57.606+01:00@Anonymous:
Have you considered to use Kubuntu or ...@Anonymous:<br />Have you considered to use Kubuntu or other *buntus? Or maybe <a href="http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/05/4-terribly-easy-steps-to-move-away-from.html" rel="nofollow">switch to GNOME in 11.04</a>?DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-28949064439757671172011-05-06T22:02:01.261+01:002011-05-06T22:02:01.261+01:00I too had trouble with 11.04. It would not let me ...I too had trouble with 11.04. It would not let me load unity, my mouse pointer kept disappearing and lots of glitches during reboot. I went back to 10.10, it works well on my old Dell OptiPlex GX 4OO. 1GB RAM, 1800 MHZ CPU AND 20GB HDD. This is the first time I had any problems upgrading since 8.04. Hope this gets fixed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-26589284058676210762011-05-05T21:35:34.486+01:002011-05-05T21:35:34.486+01:00@Bunty:
It depends... I don't like Mint menu h...@Bunty:<br />It depends... I don't like Mint menu hence Mint. It's much better in <a href="http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/04/9-steps-to-happiness-in-linux-mint-xfce.html" rel="nofollow">XFCE version</a> though...DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-39671393363352951982011-05-05T21:34:16.358+01:002011-05-05T21:34:16.358+01:00@Anonymous:
You have tempted me to run installatio...@Anonymous:<br />You have tempted me to run installation again.<br />Nope, I'll not. I'll trust you.DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-56969329825174796032011-05-05T21:33:30.577+01:002011-05-05T21:33:30.577+01:00@Dany:
Where is poll station where I can sign your...@Dany:<br />Where is poll station where I can sign your petition?<br />Although, I'll move to 11.04.DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-89631597938402159952011-05-05T21:32:12.682+01:002011-05-05T21:32:12.682+01:00@tracyanne:
What about Ubuntu 11.04 with Gnome 2?@tracyanne:<br />What about <a href="http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/05/4-terribly-easy-steps-to-move-away-from.html" rel="nofollow">Ubuntu 11.04 with Gnome 2</a>?DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-48572435311992812292011-05-05T21:30:40.140+01:002011-05-05T21:30:40.140+01:00@Anonymous:
I hope that was just Mark's joke a...@Anonymous:<br />I hope that was just Mark's joke and they will return back to normal installation procedure.<br />Otherwise Canonical goes Apple way - to decide what customer needs and what does not need.DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-50492489447252070912011-05-05T15:59:10.147+01:002011-05-05T15:59:10.147+01:00Yeah, I tried it out and wasn't happy with 11....Yeah, I tried it out and wasn't happy with 11.04. So I decided to try out Mint 10 and I'm loving it. Mint Menu is snazzy yet highly functional and I haven't run into a problem yet.Buntynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-65988243701920159402011-05-05T15:37:28.212+01:002011-05-05T15:37:28.212+01:00You can decide where you want to put Grub with the...You can decide where you want to put Grub with the Ubuntu installer. It's a small little line at the bottom of one of the screens (I can't remember which one). I had the same issue of having it installed on my MBR (over my Windows boot manager) so I had to remove everything and reinstall it later. On the second install, I found the spot to select where I want Grub installed and I moved it my /boot partition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-56686823463092004992011-05-05T14:40:56.721+01:002011-05-05T14:40:56.721+01:00Yes an advanced configuration for thigns like Grub...Yes an advanced configuration for thigns like Grub, partition mount etc is needed. Its true that novice uses may not want to configure these, but advanced used may. <br /><br />And many novice users may at some stage seek to get some assistance from an advanced user ,... and if the distro does not cater for advanced users and they keep away from it, novice users will eventually be the losers.<br /><br />So Canonical, please do think of advanced users as well.<br /><br />And yes 11.04 - is so far the least stable release for me!<br /><br />1. lost sound<br />2. Unity is not functional on older machine<br />3. Unity 2D is not as customisable <br />4. Gnome3 does not work with my NVidia card<br />5. Desktop Switcher does not work for me in U2d<br />5 Some issues with Unity in VirtualBox<br />6. Not sure .. but I think it takes longer to boot that 10.10?<br /><br />So am sticking with 10.10 for now.<br /><br />BUt am willing to give it time to mature . so hopefully 11.10 will be much improved. Much like KDE 4.0 took it to 4.6 before it became usable.<br /><br />So Canonical you got work to do .. but you can do it!<br /><br />This is Linux after all and Open Source!!Danyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726930209373455846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-59584598877073418642011-05-05T09:32:07.810+01:002011-05-05T09:32:07.810+01:00I'm waiting for Linux Mint 11 with GNOME 3 (no...I'm waiting for Linux Mint 11 with GNOME 3 (not GNOME Shell), before I consider upgrading. If I'm not happy with GNOME 3, I'll more than likely move to XFCE, and probably go for the Linux Mint Debian Edition.<br /><br />I am looking forward to getting my 10 inch Tablet with Ubuntu 11.04 thoughtracyannehttp://lxer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-480702166342328422011-05-05T09:29:07.485+01:002011-05-05T09:29:07.485+01:00Mark Shuttleworth stated somewhere that Ubuntu 11....Mark Shuttleworth stated somewhere that Ubuntu 11.04 is "simple by design"... You don't want custom mount points, cause you don't know what a mount point is. You want grub autoinstalled on your MBR, cause you don't know what a boot manager or an MBR is. And so on... This is fine by me, cause old users like myself can go for a different distro. However, I do think that something like an "advanced options" tab would be nice, in case someone does know what a mount point is.<br /><br />Canonical takes a risk of not gaining a good amount of new users (because desktop market is a tough one) and on the same time losing a good portion of their existing userbase. I hope that doesn't happen, because what benefits a Linux oriented company, also benefits the rest of the linux ecosystem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-77760389089133060202011-05-04T22:16:22.912+01:002011-05-04T22:16:22.912+01:00@Go2Linux:
Which Mint? They have good half a dozen...@Go2Linux:<br />Which Mint? They have good half a dozen different types of Mint.DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-12244871843658298242011-05-04T22:02:14.163+01:002011-05-04T22:02:14.163+01:00I will definitely test Mint before the new Ubuntu ...I will definitely test Mint before the new Ubuntu / Unity if I find the time to start with a new distribution. :)Go2Linuxhttp://www.go2linux.orgnoreply@blogger.com