window manager, Mutter which is a known performance hog. Unity in 11.04 uses
Compiz, but there is a 2D version that is for slower machines. It is written
in QT and not GTK, the usual GNOME language, and is quite slick.
Incidentally GNOME 3 uses Mutter and it is also a performance slug for me
and many other users.
Open a terminal and type: sudo apt-get install unity-2d
or search for unity-2d in your package manager. To run it logout and change
the session to Unity 2D and log back in.
Roy
Using Kubuntu 11.04, 64-bit
Location: Canada
On 20 June 2011 11:13, Ron Osborne <majorridge67@yahoo.com> wrote:
> **
>
>
> One my issues, I don't have the time to adjust, and I am not a dual
> booter. Linux is my sole OS at this time, and it has taken me along time to
> getting 10.04 working the way I moslty wanted it to. The only issue I had
> with it was it didn't recognize my CD-ROM.
>
> Another issue is that my computer is old and bogs down when to many bells
> and whistles are playing and Unity pushes things beyond my poor community.
>
> Also, there are time restraints. Spring and fall I am taking college
> classes and summer I spend it looking for work. Further, I am active in my
> community. I don't have lots of time trying to learn a completely new
> system and do all of the necessary tweaking.
>
> The love of God begins in fear and the fear of God ends in love; and that
> love can never end, for God is love.~John Donne
>
> --- On Mon, 6/20/11, Roy <linuxcanuck@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Roy <linuxcanuck@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Ubuntu 11.04 Dislike
> To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, June 20, 2011, 6:00 AM
>
>
> It is tough for dual booters because it is so unlike Windows. Since there
> are so many Windows and Linux dual booters some of the changes like the
> ones
> you mention are going to be hard to adjust to and many will think that it
> is
> not worth the timer and effort. I like the idea of Unity, but it should not
> have been the default interface for 11.04, IMO. Users need more time than
> Canonical is giving them to adjust. Shuttleworth has Mac envy and probably
> does not feel the angst of Linux users from Windows backgrounds. I don't
> know how much he is driving Unity, but from his defense of it, I would say
> that he has much say.
>
> That means that Ubuntu users are going to have some patience and take steps
> to avoid problems. One thing they could do would be to install the classic
> GNOME desktop in 11.04 and another would be to stick with previous versions
> till at least 11.10 and possible 12.04 the next LTS. This is better than
> switching to Mint for example because we don't know where it is headed,
> just
> what they are doing in the short term which is equivalent to installing the
> classic desktop. It seems a bit hasty to be jumping distros because Unity
> may turn out to be very good. The other thing to remember is that you are
> not alone. There are many Ubuntu users in the same boat and if you give
> feedback to Canonical then you can make an impact. Also other distros using
> GNOME are also facing similar challenges because GNOME 3 is as radical a
> change and a performance dog to many as well.
>
> A good place to get help is askubuntu.com.
>
> Roy
>
> Using Kubuntu 11.04, 64-bit
> Location: Canada
>
> On 19 June 2011 23:17, Jerry <bearjercares@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > I have recently upgraded to the latest Ubuntu and thoroughly
> > > dislike it. I've used Ubuntu for years and am not up on all of
> > > the current distros out there, and I would like to know if it
> > > would be better to downgrade to 10.10 or to look for another
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> > I'd be interested in knowing your specific reasons for not liking the
> > upgrade. But one thing I intensely dislike about the newer versions is
> > that the up - down navigational arrows at the right hand side of most
> > windows are invisible until you place your mouse on top of them and
> > there is not an arrow at the top and the the bottom like there used to
> > be. Don't say that I'm too much of a Windows user, though I still have
> > the need to use both, because this is just a STUPID change, in my
> > opinion. Is there a way to re-configure the window up and down arrows
> > to be always visible the way it used to be?
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