Simon O'Riordan wrote: > My curiosity was piqued by the Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook UNR edition, so I > installed it this afternoon on my netbook. > > It is appalling. > > The visuals are expanded and detailed so as to give a clearer set of options > on small screens, but they consume so much graphics and memory that buttons > take up to ten seconds to respond. > Bearing in mind that this netbook came with optional Vista Business as > standard, and you see that UNR must have some seroius issues. > Summary- very attractive, but practically unusable. > > I've put the excellent 9.10 desktop back on.
What hardware are you running it on Simon? My son runs it on his Acer One and it's fine. It won't be taking on any super computers any time soon, but it's certainly usable. Sean -- www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2010-01-05 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
