[ubuntu-za] Is it worth it?

Andre Hugo cortexhugo at mac.com
Wed Jan 20 08:32:00 GMT 2010


On Wed, 2010-01-20 at 08:52 +0200, David Nel wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> 
> I just got a Ubuntu 9.10 disc from ShipIt and was wondering if I'm
> able to just upgrade my current 8.10 installation without too much
> hassle. Reason I'm asking is because I have quite a bit installed on
> my machine currently and don't exactly want to do it all again.
> Especially setting up my Genius drawing tablet.

This exstract from the Ubuntu Newsletter dated 10 Jan 2010

Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 2 Removes HAL
Linux Pro Magazine's Kristian Kissling notes that "HAL" unfortunately
isn't the heinous supercomputer from Kubrick's film 2001, but Ubuntu's
Hardware Abstraction Layer between Ubuntu's hardware and software. It
has now disappeared entirely from the current Ubuntu 10.04 test version,
and it's function being taken over among other things by DeviceKit. The
advantage to this, according to the official announcement, is that
Ubuntu has a faster boot and startup from hibernate time. Removing HAL
has the consequence that Wacom drivers can no longer be used for drawing
tablets. Follow this link for more information:
http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/News/Ubuntu-10.04-Alpha-2-Removes-HAL

Do not know if this will affect your tablet.

Cheers

>  I would like to play around with 9.10 though so it's a friggin'
> difficult choice. hahaha...
> 
> 
> Thanks for the help guys!
> Keep rockin.
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> 





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