It looks like some say Ubuntu 12.04LTS might not be as bad as some of us has feared. Still I wonder.
Has anyone tried the early release yet? Thoughts? ><> ... Jack Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart... Colossians 3:23 "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." — Admiral Grace Hopper, USN "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the precipitate" - Henry J. Tillman "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tom Metro <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 1:12 AM Subject: Re: [Discuss] The next Linux desktop: Ubuntu 12.04 To: L-blu <[email protected]> A more in-depth review. -Tom Is Ubuntu 12.04 a Linux Game Changer? With improvements in Unity, the upcoming Ubuntu release has much to recommend it. http://www.datamation.com/open-source/is-ubuntu-12.04-a-linux-game-changer-1.html ...Unity was a neat idea that needed more time to develop. With Ubuntu 12.04 just around the corner, I was shocked to discover that Unity now offers a stable and configurable desktop experience. Power savings As the kernel stands now in older Linux releases, the power consumption for notebooks is abysmal. ... Thankfully, this may become less of an issue due to the new Linux kernel bundled with Ubuntu 12.04. Considering that all of the great features in the world mean very little when a notebook loses a lot of its battery life quickly, I'd call this perfect timing. ... Making Unity usable A major hangup I had with Unity out of the box was the lack of customization that was possible. Recently, though, I've discovered something wonderful called MyUnity. ... By offering this access to the Unity underpinnings, I finally feel like I'm the one running Unity rather than the other way around! Additionally Unity will now come with the keys to control what shows up in the launcher, as well as the colors used, transparency in various areas of the desktop, enable/disable available apps in the dash, plus so much more. ... Dual monitor support remains questionable One area that I disagree with most people is the belief that Unity has finally dealt with dual-monitor issues. While there are reports of success in tackling issues within the global menu, the fact that panel indicators still appear in both monitors is just silly. ... After weighing out the good with the bad, I think that I will continue to push myself into using Unity a little bit more. Nothing listed above would be problematic enough to prevent me from using it, as the Unity desktop is now faster and more responsive than in the past. This isn't to say that I'm going to give up on other desktop environments, rather that I'm willing to spend more time adapting to what Unity has to offer. ... _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
