Re: subject [Bug 844965] Re: "Ubuntu Classic" session selection missing from unity-greeter.
Maybe we can make a shell on top of Unity that emulates the Gnome2 desktop ;) On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Luis M wrote: > This bothers me deeply as well. I've enabled 11.10's universe and installed > gnome3. > > Sticking to 1 code (or two if you count KDE) will allow the Linux desktop > experience to be enhanced faster and more uniformly. I gave Unity my best, > and sincere, try for about a month. I had to bite my fingers to avoid making > a lasso with a rope and hanging myself in some obscure part of the world. > Seriously, that's how angry I get with Unity. > > Since then I have resorted to apologizing to all the newbies that I install > Linux to. And immediately switch them to Gnome 3 where they are much > happier. > > IMHO, the Unity experiment should continue as a side project and whatever > good comes out of it should be ported to Gnome. > > -- > A bug magnet > > El Sep 8, 2011, a las 14:44, Vernon Cole escribió: > > > I submitted a bug report to oneiric beta this morning due to the fact > > that i was unable to switch the Unity desktop off and revert to > > standard gnome. I assumed that it was an oversight. Apparently not. > > This is the answer I recieved: > > v v v v v > > from Omer Akram om2...@ubuntu.com via canonical.com > > sender-time Sent at 11:10 AM (UTC). Current time there: 5:41 PM. ✆ > > reply-to Bug 844965 <844...@bugs.launchpad.net> > > to vernondc...@gmail.com > > date Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:10 AM > > subject [Bug 844965] Re: "Ubuntu Classic" session selection missing > > from unity-greeter. > > mailed-by canonical.com > > -- > > That is not possible in Ubuntu 11.10 and there is no chance for gnome- > > panels coming back. the most close you can get is install gnome-session- > > fallback and login to that session. > > > > ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) > > Status: New => Invalid > > ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ > > > > My mood is now swinging between anger, frustration, and dismay. > > > > Until this morning, I was under the impression that Canonical was to a > > large extent user driven. Clearly, they have a different impression > > than I about the popularity of Unity. Everyone I heard from thought > > it was an interesting experiment which might someday grow into a > > usable session manager. Most disliked it, and I know of no one who > > actually USED the damned thing. Either they elected to forgo the > > upgrade to Natty, or, like me, simply switched to "Classic". A few > > actually re-loaded 10.10 or switched distro versions. > > > > This reply makes it sound like changing my distro choice is the only > > long-term solution if I desire to glance at the top of my screen and > > see how my network is running. Cannot Canonical see that Unity is a > > giant step backwards in usability? What's wrong with letting me > > choose? > > > > Yes, I tried installing gnome-session-fallback. There was no change > > in the operation of my machine. Perhaps it would do something if only > > I knew how to turn it on? > > > > Or am I completely out to lunch and everyone but me thinks Unity is > > the cat's meow? > > -- > > Vernon > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > -- Chris Hardee 10BitWorks San Antonio Hackerspace 10bitwo...@gmail.com http://10bitworks.com/ -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Feature suggestions: optionally placing home folder into separate partition during ubuntu install
You're right, I had no idea that feature existed. Why doesn't it just reinstall when you go to upgrade? On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Daniel Gross wrote on 28/10/10 01:01: > >... > > It would be great if a tool existed that supports moving the home > > folder from the "boot" partition to a "data" partition. Ideally, the > > tool would support creating a data partition by resizing the boot > > partition, as well as recommending a minimum size for the data > > partition based on the size of the home folder. > > > > Ideally, i think, such a setup could already be suggested during the > > Ubuntu installation process. Perhaps, under an "advanced setup" heading > > -- removing the need to move the home partition. > > > > The main benefit for such a setup, is that it allows reinstalling > > Ubuntu without loosing the users data, which would be safely sitting > > in a separate data partition. > >... > > That is a common misconception. Reinstalling Ubuntu on the same > partition doesn't lose the user's data either. > > A problem that is both real and more interesting, is working out why so > many people have that misconception, and how we can correct it. > > - -- > Matthew Paul Thomas > http://mpt.net.nz/ > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkzS3lEACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecoFyQCgi293WgfunRFjLNEumIqEFvZE > 8fMAn29Q09tBn+onl0ni3/fgtHQp4XG+ > =InlV > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Ogv support in software center
It's no secret that this idea sprung from (possibly the lack-of) a Steam-like service. Though it makes sense for Steam to include all steam-community features in one software package, I don't see how this couldn't be extended to the software-center too. I think that Ubuntu-one, and possibly empathy/gwibber couldn't be integrated too. On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Kai Mast wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Am 29.10.2010 21:25, schrieb Chris Hardee: > > > It's probably been talked about before, but as proposed here: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GamesIntegration > > > > I think we need add ogv/movie support in software-center to show > > off games and some applications (I'm thinking like CAD software and > > such so users can get a feel for how interactive it is). In fact I > > think we should have the application page be a webkit widget and > > possibly have html5 interaction. > > I would really like to see that too. Maybe in the future we need a > wiki-like system so people can add custom content to about-pages. > > But first i think we should focus on functionality of the software > center like supporting dist-upgrade/upgrade directly trough it. > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJMzGAvAAoJEKU5B2k1XeMExvsP/j/9divSEYc3YK8g+tbOVPJB > Xkjt6bLHu3r8KQV6+PDwKrANocCeYVlxIS+k7156BL8b2VcqqMMKDe+urwHe/O69 > kcPMykgpwALWtJU/fp/sP5OjzDJA+MY9ETd4xapmZpk67qAVs+eSqfvE2LxCZ52Z > h5inSaybAZJrOQ9C3Oid6hzZt16FB8U4goc7Y8l/s7kF91EU1Nc4FviuwltzXgyO > Yl4orD3H6gOjTAydv2nGh9nVNoM9iFTFh7oUkXSJsRitZ3JzYXXYfNuzYH1LwaMJ > dtKkBW1NgqKxvhEZJWNWaUoxlNdY9JIggnZlwr+B8Kmr2jD8Ilvju5Ed3vlnovge > IS/Ea/6/S/1r7Yc04oxBtMdneCsqjp5zdQ4hAAXxCoZTSFJ2rdcePIVum53TD+II > RZq+r9DMNDiiE5l/Ohjz+DE2ZWJFFcaqQxPG3lB6mh2VLLRa264QgrzJZUlI4tvb > 60B1tflb3xk/3OVNQ59DCAFx5v9fU49c3mTSwvGGB/5vcvLx9LkKDJM9MqxJ9cVw > D22U+sUD6C3pSbhC7vlJtB16SOWAtKBXJjUutiQZoQ1BgMgLogNzGd1BhecnhslU > bwzkGhhz1AWtLqgI+zVOF3rg+AcWJLjpivuPUbYfrS1sgq05l7nNo/pIsLruAIm7 > XMFk8TUFLvlsoh/rQQYP > =apbR > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > > -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Ogv support in software center
That is a good point, I think though if we provide a strong template and keep everything consistent and logical it should be ok. I'd imagine only package maintainers could alter the package page to enforce this. On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Kip Warner wrote: > On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 14:25 -0500, Chris Hardee wrote: > > It's probably been talked about before, but as proposed here: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GamesIntegration > > > > I think we need add ogv/movie support in software-center to > > show off games > > and some applications (I'm thinking like CAD software and such > > so users can > > get a feel for how interactive it is). In fact I think we > > should have the > > application page be a webkit widget and possibly have html5 > > interaction. > > Hey Chris. I like the idea of ogv and possibly html5 being embedded in > the UI. My only reservation is that too much freedom in the layout may > compromise visual structure and consistency. Adding to that, the ability > to add more user created data as well, may make it even more consistent. > Although, I suppose it depends on how it is done. > > -- > Kip Warner -- Software Engineer > OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred > http://www.thevertigo.com > -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Ogv support in software center
It's probably been talked about before, but as proposed here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GamesIntegration I think we need add ogv/movie support in software-center to show off games and some applications (I'm thinking like CAD software and such so users can get a feel for how interactive it is). In fact I think we should have the application page be a webkit widget and possibly have html5 interaction. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
