Yup, Karmic is somewhat of a disaster

[Douglas Pollard]

NoOp wrote:
> On 11/09/2009 03:22 PM, Rashkae wrote:
>   
>> And no, I'm not complaining about some bug that wrecked my install or
>> upgrade.  At least that part seems to be really smooth.
>>
>> But the new gnome is a wasteland.  Many components have been updated
>> that are not close to being ready for prime time.  Some examples:
>>
>> GDM - lots of threads already about how hard it is to control the face
>> browser.  What about enabling xdmcp, or disabling suspend/hybernate on
>> systems where does might cause trouble? (without remove the shutdown
>> buttons entirely, though that might be the best option).  GDM was
>> completely replaced, but no framework or gui was put in place for
>> configuration, and documentation is well hidden.
>>     
>
> You won't get much of an argument there... However there is a very
> limited gui: System|Administration|Login Screen. But it's pretty much
> worthless except for turning on autologin.
>
>   
>> Same thing with configuring sounds.. don't like the sound theme?  turn
>> all sounds off.
>>     
>
> System|Preferences|Sound|Sound Effects
> Default
> Bark
> Drip
> Glass
> Sonar
>
> And of course, there's always:
> $ sudo apt-get install sound-theme-freedesktop
> etc. But then you'd need to figure out how to get those to show up in
> System|Preferences|Sound|Sound Effects is beyond me :-)
>
>   
>> And last on my discovery, policykit was replaced with a new framework,
>> but no gui configuration tool whatsoever.  Want to control what users
>> have permission to do what?  get your text editor out.
>>     
>
> System|Administration|Authorizations
>
>   
>> Not much to be done about any of these.  It's painfully obvious to me
>> that the new gnome and many of it's components weren't close to ready
>> for non-developer release, but for Ubuntu's release schedule, the only
>> option would have been to hold back all of gnome, which would probably
>> defeat the purpose of a release entirely.
>>
>> </rant>
>>
>>     
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>   
I don't much like the software center arrangement.  All the available 
software is listed but you can't tell which are and which aren't  
installed. Unlike the 9.04 you just looked at which items are checked to 
see what is installed.  Looks to me like you have to go back and forth 
between installed software and the get free software list.   It's not a 
big deal but it is an aggravation. If I'm missing something somebody let 
me know.
                                                                         
                                          Doug