[Ubuntu-ZW] Fwd: Re: Ubuntu 11.04 upgrade

[O. Sinclair]

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Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] Ubuntu 11.04 upgrade
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:38:20 +0200
From: O. Sinclair <o.sinclair at gmail.com>
Reply-To: o.sinclair at gmail.com
To: Kalpesh Thaker <luminary06 at gmail.com>

On 26/04/2011 16:30, Kalpesh Thaker wrote:
> i suppose for netbooks/laptops.. this could be a problem....especially
> when you consider battery life.
Absolutely - but like my new HP has the "switching" gpu I NEED the later
kernels so stuck between a rock and a hard place....

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> my desktop however seems much more responsive than 10.10 to be honest..
> in any case..im sure they'll fix it soon though.. thats what i love
> about linux.. bugs dont have to wait for one huge service pack.
No - but likely for a new kernel in this case...

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> btw....did you know if you install the generic-pae kernel, your machine
> can address the full 4gb's of ram on a 32bit OS?
Yep, and that is what I do with this one ;-)

/Sinclair

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>     you may or may not have noticed that according to Phoronix 11.04
>     chews more power than 10.10 and earlier - a kernel thing apparently:
>     http://tinyurl.com/5utz68a
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