[ubuntu-uk] Feeling tortured by Ubuntu

[Colin Law]

On 18 October 2011 14:18, alan c <aeclist at candt.waitrose.com> wrote:
> On 18/10/11 12:49, Kris Douglas wrote:
>> Hello, I use Ubuntu in the workplace, I am having a problem with it at
>> the moment that is beginning to drive me a bit mad.
>>
>> I have upgraded to the latest version this week, and I am seeing
>> graphical artefacts every so often, which is new, but they do go away
>> after I have logged in. The worst problem I am having, is after around
>> 6-10 hours of use, the system begins to run slowly, and by that I mean
>> the interface becomes a lot less responsive, etc.
>>
>> I have tried downgrading and upgrading my Nvidia 9600GT card's drivers
>> and it has had little effect.
>>
>> This is denting my productivity now and I was wondering if anyone had
>> a solution to the problem I am experiencing?
>
> Might be worth trying Unity2d package (software centre I believe) and
> logging into that session. Easy to try I guess and might help get you
> moving.

I believe it is installed by default in 11.10.  Just select it by
clicking the wheel above the password field when logging in.

Colin