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On 30/04/11 22:16, Bob N3PPH wrote:
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> I did revert to gnome. I had a little eye candy setup, wobbly windows
> and the like with compiz. When I right clicked the compiz icon unity
> came right back. I know I can hack it out but it is still quite annoying
> for a distro to push that kind of alpha level software out.
>
> 73,
> Bob N3PPH
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> On 4/30/2011 4:30 PM, Martin Ewing wrote:
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>> I run Ubuntu and got the same pushy notification -- which is something
>> new for them. I am pretty conservative and I know I should never do a
>> major update on my main system without checking it on another system
>> or under VMware. Unfortunately, they did not give people the
>> appropriate warning. I bet they will get a lot of flack on this one.
>>
>> There is really no problem if you want to stay with the traditional
>> Gnome desktop. You need to select it at login as others have said.
>> You can make it your default for login, also. In traditional mode, go
>> to System -> Administration -> Login Screen. Click "unlock", supply
>> password, then select "Ubuntu Classic" as default session, and close.
>> You won't have to deal with the Unity desktop again for a long time,
>> if ever. (All this can probably be done from within Unity, too.)
>>
>> I think Unity shows promise. It is rather Macintosh-like in a good
>> way, but it is still immature and not easily configurable. (What if
>> you don't want to use the left hand margin? Etc.) I do think the
>> Ubuntu project has pushed this on unsuspecting users too quickly. We
>> all make mistakes.
>>
>> The underlying Linux update is just as stable (as far as I can tell)
>> as a normal Ubuntu update would be.
>>
>> 73
>> Martin
>> AA6E
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>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Bob N3PPH <
rsheskin-Wuw85uim5zDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org
Just finished upgrading my Netbook and will try unity again with the option of switching back to Gnome in the wings. With 11.04 the netbook remix is back in the main Ubuntu no separate version. 73 Roger G6CKR On 30/04/11 22:16, Bob N3PPH wrote: > > > I did revert to gnome. I had a little eye candy setup, wobbly windows > and the like with compiz. When I right clicked the compiz icon unity > came right back. I know I can hack it out but it is still quite annoying > for a distro to push that kind of alpha level software out. > > 73, > Bob N3PPH > > > On 4/30/2011 4:30 PM, Martin Ewing wrote: >> >> >> I run Ubuntu and got the same pushy notification -- which is something >> new for them. I am pretty conservative and I know I should never do a >> major update on my main system without checking it on another system >> or under VMware. Unfortunately, they did not give people the >> appropriate warning. I bet they will get a lot of flack on this one. >> >> There is really no problem if you want to stay with the traditional >> Gnome desktop. You need to select it at login as others have said.
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