[ubuntu-za] 11.04+ Unity on desktops / laptops ?

[Shawn Reitstein]

----- Original Message -----
From: Stefan Lesicnik <stefan at lsd.co.za>
Sent: 08 March 2011 05:47 PM
To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] 11.04+ Unity on desktops / laptops ?


----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Peter Nel" <fourdots at gmail.com>
> To: ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com
> Sent: Tuesday, 8 March, 2011 5:42:25 PM
> Subject: [ubuntu-za] 11.04+ Unity on desktops / laptops ?

> Hi all,

> I was just wondering about the upcoming release and the future of
> ubuntu in general.

> I've recently upgraded my netbook to 10.10 and Unity's performance
> was so bad that I had to purge it and related stuff and replace it
> with netbook-efl packages to get the old interface back. The problem
> was related to unity, mutter, and clutter if i understand correctly.

> Besides that, i didn't like the new interface all that much, robbing
> me of that vertical space on the right (although i understand it
> will be able to autohide in 11.04)

> Will gnome and the window environment (as it is in 10.10 desktop
> version) also be completely replaced by unity from 11.04 onwards?
> Will I have to strip it out and replace it with gnome every time?

> I currently run the desktop release of 10.10 on my notebook, and got
> it just the way i like it.
> What's gonna happen?

Heys,

I just re-installed Maverick on my Macbook Pro with Natty Alpha3. I tried out the unity stuff for a bit - a little buggy still and then switched from the login screen to classic desktop - no visual effects - and you get the regular old desktop (with some improvements - like unified menu bar which i really like).

So in short - you will still have the classic desktop available or new unity desktop - your choice.

Stefan

 

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