Ubuntu Linux rolling out the new

Good news! I lost my faith in Ubuntu since the invention of Unity - coupled with poor driver compatibility, stability issues, the list goes on - it was junk.

Glad to see the Dev's are focussing on quality more than let's-see-how-much-new-untested-junk-we-can-put-into-a-distro-without-making-it-unbootable development.
 
...and they will need to give the user a choice in user interfaces.

Unity's not everybody's cup of tea.
 
It's really not difficult to install the DE of your choice. Nobody said you had to use Unity.
 
So far I've been very happy with every release since Unity was introduced, and Unity is getting better and better all the time.
 
Looking good... Can't wait to get my hands on the server edition.
 
which means that it is designed to be one of the more stable releases
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I guess that means Ubuntu is inherently unstable. Or does it?
 
kwaggawerner said:
Good news! I lost my faith in Ubuntu since the invention of Unity - coupled with poor driver compatibility, stability issues, the list goes on - it was junk.

Glad to see the Dev's are focussing on quality more than let's-see-how-much-new-untested-junk-we-can-put-into-a-distro-without-making-it-unbootable development.
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I dumped Ubuntu when they started forcing that junk called Unity. I could never understand why I needed a 3D graphics capable card for a interface that looked like it was designed in the 80's on a commodore64.

I moved to LinuxMint as its Ubuntu with Gnome3 and a less frequent churn rate on package updates.
 
Ricard said:
I dumped Ubuntu when they started forcing that junk called Unity. I could never understand why I needed a 3D graphics capable card for a interface that looked like it was designed in the 80's on a commodore64.

I moved to LinuxMint as its Ubuntu with Gnome3 and a less frequent churn rate on package updates.
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Using Mint 12 on my laptop as well. Love what they did with Gnome 3.
 
Does Synaptic still exist? Or, failing that, is Software Centre now usable for people who would like to know:

1. How big something is (in Mb) before they download and install it
2. How much has been downloaded at any given point in time (in Mb)
3. What the cps is while downloading
4. Calculated from 1, 2 and 3, approximately how much time is left for a given download completes

?
 
u can install synaptic from the repo's; also I agree with you about the USC--too combersome and takes ages to load; crashes most of the time. I use Terminal/Synaptic for my apps installations.

Hope they come with a minimalistic USC.
 
I am testing 12.04 LTS daily image 2011-12-31:
Linux Kernel 3.2 is a fresh of breath air for us laptop users--does the CPU scaling perfectly and now the overheating problem is also gone; battery life seems to have improved as well--but i am still testing this, so not 100% sure if this has been resolved in the kernel.

The promise of 2 sec bootup time and fast as lightening has not reached this stage of development yet. Can't wait for this to fall into place.
 
roflmao so you mean to tell me that you have to install Synaptic Package Manager through the Ubuntu Software Centre?!

OK, one last question. I'm still on 10.04 so I haven't had the honour of trying out Unity yet. This may seem like a really simple question, but it's a feature of Gnome I use a lot because of my terrible eyesight. In Gnome you can press WIN++ to "deep zoom" (similar to Windows 7 but much better). In such a feature implemented in Unity?

One of the reasons (if not THE main reason) I fell in love with Linux/Gnome was because I'm a very technical person, and Linux always made me feel like I was doing something "special" (like in the old days). I'm dreading Windows 8 because of the Metro UI and the fact that even Windows Explorer now uses the ribbon--I HATE that damn ribbon! But I get the impression that, with Unity, they're trying to follow in Microsoft's footsteps by "dumbing down" everything. If so, I think that that's counter-productive, because I wouldn't be surprised if, like a lot of people, "smarting up" is one of the reasons they like Linux! :p

A bunch of my friends have moved over from Ubuntu to Mint, but then again quite a few people I've spoken to say they're not exactly impressed with the new Gnome either. :(

What advice do people have for someone like me who wants the convenience of a modern operating system, but longs for the days when the ability to use a computer set us apart from "the great unwashed?" ;-)

I've heard KDE is a pretty good desktop environment. Any comments?
 
hawker said:
It's really not difficult to install the DE of your choice. Nobody said you had to use Unity.
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It's very interesting that so many people chose to ditch the entire distro instead of just changing DEs. Maybe it's the feeling of giving Canonical the finger for their arrogance (downloading Debian as we speak :D).

Personally I prefer the MATE desktop environment at the moment. Both Unity and Gnome shell are a balls up, and I spend too much time fiddling with KDE to trying to get it the way I want it.
 
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Knyro said:
It's very interesting that so many people chose to ditch the entire distro instead of just changing DE's. Maybe it's the feeling of giving Canonial the finger for their arrogance (downoading Debian as we speak :D).

Personally I prefer the MATE desktop environment at the moment. Both Unity and Gnome shell are a balls up, and I spend too much time fiddling with KDE to trying to get it the way I want it.
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I love Gnome-shell :D - how dare you call it a balls up! /jk

I also agree that people who are dumping an entire distro just because it ships with a different DE are incredibly short-sighted. The power of Linux if you don't like something in most cases you can mod it/tweak it/remove it/change it to suit you :D
 
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