Going to hang on a little while, to iron out the bugs. Love the fact you can upgrade straight from the DVD though, don't need to use the alternate DVD. That is a big improvement. I hope they expand that to allow upgrading from say 10.04 ---> 11.04 etc.
Simon Vass Managing Director E-Tech Uganda Ltd http://www.etech.ug Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 email: [email protected] skype: e-techservicedesk ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Gelvin" <[email protected]> To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 3 May, 2011 7:02:15 PM Subject: Re: [LUG] Ubuntu Natty I've been running Natty for a week now and the new Unity environment has really grown on me. Once you get over the initial "Grrmmmphhh- change is bad" reaction and actually start using it, it's quite slick and efficient. I have more screen real estate now and never have to click through menus finding a program- just hit the super key once, type the first few letters of the application you want to launch, and hit enter- don't even touch the mouse. I can honestly say that after only a week I am now faster and more efficient with Unity than I ever was with the previous GNOME desktop interface. There are definitely a few rough edges though- Unity attempts to replace the systray with new and improved 'indicators'- which is a good move, but unfortunately many apps (such as DropBox and Skype) don't implement the new indicator interface yet so you have to do some ugly hacks to get them to work. See here: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/03/how-to-hide-or-show-app-tray-applets-in-ubuntu-11-04/ or http://pricklytech.wordpress.com/2011/04/30/ubuntu-11-4-natty-customizing-the-notification-area-in-unity/ I anticipate Natty getting a pretty negative reaction because people tend to be so resistant to change (and - in fairness - because as the first Unity release things are far from perfect) but I commend Canonical and the Ubuntu community for being willing to stick their necks out and try to improve the Linux desktop experience knowing many seasoned users won't be initially comfortable with it, and therefore extremely critical of it. If you approach Natty and Unity with an open mind and give it a fair trial for a week or so, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised as I was (and I was as skeptical and ready to sling mud as anyone). David On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 4:21 AM, Otandeka Simon Peter < [email protected] > wrote: Anyone running Natty 11.04 and can give us a good testimony about it? On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Reinier Battenberg < [email protected] > wrote: Hi, I added the Ubuntu & Kubuntu Natty 11.04 iso's to the downloads page http://linux.or.ug/Downloads On a properly connected Ugandan network, that should be faster to download. -- rgds, Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. +256 758 801 749 www.mountbatten.net _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). 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