11.04 now available through www.ubuntu.net.au

2011-05-01 Thread peter baker
hey fellow ubuntu lovers goto www.ubuntu.net.au to get your ubunutu 32/64, kubuntu 32/64 and ubuntu netbook cds. $3 each including shipping anwhere in oz peter -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: 11.04 now available through www.ubuntu.net.au

2011-05-01 Thread Chris Robinson
Cool, ordered. That should save me 700Mb of bandwidth for this month I've been downloading betas and other distros :-( Chris From: peter baker jellyw...@gmail.com To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Mon, 2 May, 2011 9:50:26 AM Subject:11.04 now available

Re: 11.04

2011-04-15 Thread MoLE
On 16 April 2011 05:51, IKT noname...@gmail.com wrote: Downloaded the Beta 2 and gave it a go, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/762125 No good, booting onto the live cd results in a frozen desktop which slowly reboots itself. Sounds like they need more time to get it

Re: 11.04

2011-04-15 Thread danyJ
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 08:13:31 +0930 MoLE moleonthehill+ubuntu...@gmail.com wrote: On 16 April 2011 05:51, IKT noname...@gmail.com wrote: Downloaded the Beta 2 and gave it a go, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/762125 No good, booting onto the live cd results in a

Re: 11.04

2011-04-15 Thread MoLE
On 16 April 2011 10:52, danyJ danyj...@yahoo.com.au wrote: On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 08:13:31 +0930 MoLE moleonthehill+ubuntu...@gmail.com wrote: Unity still won't work on my older laptop. :( Unity needs 3D acceleration graphic support.  On older laptop(hardware) you can install Unity2D as a

Re: 11.04

2011-04-15 Thread MoLE
On 16 April 2011 11:12, MoLE moleonthehill+ubuntu...@gmail.com wrote: If anyone has seen a list of unity-supported hardware, then I'd appreciate a link. Answered my own question: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/UnityHardwareRequirements MoLE -- ubuntu-au mailing list

Re: 11.04

2011-04-08 Thread Ian Fleming
On Friday, April 08, 2011 03:10:39 PM Stephen Rees-Carter wrote: Just curious, but have the people who don't like Unity tried Gnome-Shell (AKA Gnome 3)? What are your thoughts on that, it's usability, design, etc? gnome shell is basically an android (touch phone) like interface interface!!!

Re: 11.04

2011-04-08 Thread Daniel Jitnah
Hello I installed 11.04 about a week ago. I tend to share a lot of Chris Robinsons experience and opinion. In my long years of using GUI's I have to say I am find Unity the less intuitive to adjust to. Have tried all the Windows flavors (except Win 7), Apple/Mac, OS/2, several Linux desktops

Re: 11.04

2011-04-08 Thread MoLE
On 7 April 2011 23:13, IKT noname...@gmail.com wrote: Heya, Has anyone been mucking around with 11.04? What do you think of it so far? I've been testing natty since the early alphas on an older Acer Laptop that I no longer use for production work. Reading the discussion about the Unity

11.04

2011-04-07 Thread IKT
Heya, Has anyone been mucking around with 11.04? What do you think of it so far? - ikt -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: 11.04

2011-04-07 Thread Basil Chupin
On 07/04/2011 23:43, IKT wrote: Heya, Has anyone been mucking around with 11.04? What do you think of it so far? - ikt If you stay away from Unity then it is acceptable. BC -- I believe what I am programmed to believe. A robot in Futuruma -- ubuntu-au mailing list

Re: 11.04

2011-04-07 Thread Chris Robinson
advice would be to stay with 10.04 LTS or 10.10 whichever you prefer, at least for a few months after 11.04 release, or stay with the classic Gnome interface. Hopefully Unity will be more functional by the release of 11.10, because the classic interface will not ship with that release. There's

Re: 11.04

2011-04-07 Thread Stephen Rees-Carter
that helps :) Thanks, ~Stephen P.s. Unity Keyboard Shortcuts: http://askubuntu.com/questions/28086/unity-keyboard-mouse-shortcuts On 07/04/2011 11:43 PM, IKT noname...@gmail.com wrote: Heya, Has anyone been mucking around with 11.04? What do you think of it so far? - ikt -- ubuntu-au

Re: 11.04

2011-04-07 Thread Daniel Sobey
Hello list, I have only briefly been able to play with it and i'm still not that sure about it. I've managed to set up btrfs and encryption but i did come accross an installer bug that did not specify the right linux command options to allow it to boot. On the drivers / hardware side things

Re: 11.04

2011-04-07 Thread Chris Robinson
From: Joel Pickett jpick...@une.edu.au Sent: Fri, 8 April, 2011 10:00:47 AM Subject: Re: 11.04 I've been using Unity/Ubuntu 11.04 as a dual boot with Windows 7 for about 3 weeks now (since it's successfully booted/installed on my machine). I'm loving Unity, however it did take some getting used

Re: 11.04

2011-04-07 Thread Boden Matthews
Unity, bloody Unity! It's ugly, horrible and naff, get rid of it! If you install GNOME and remove Unity at the same time, GNOME works perfectly. Regards, Boden Matthews Sent from my DET craptop -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: 11.04

2011-04-07 Thread Jason Warner
my $.02 -Jason On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 11:13 PM, IKT noname...@gmail.com wrote: Heya, Has anyone been mucking around with 11.04? What do you think of it so far? - ikt -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu

Re: 11.04

2011-04-07 Thread Basil Chupin
On 08/04/11 14:04, Boden Matthews wrote: Unity, bloody Unity! It's ugly, horrible and naff, get rid of it! If you install GNOME and remove Unity at the same time, GNOME works perfectly. Regards, Boden Matthews Sent from my DET craptop Gnome is not QUITE the same as in Maverick but it is

Re: 11.04

2011-04-07 Thread Stephen Rees-Carter
Just curious, but have the people who don't like Unity tried Gnome-Shell (AKA Gnome 3)? What are your thoughts on that, it's usability, design, etc? I think it would have similar usability issues to the ones I've heard raised about Unity. It is also completely different to classic gnome, which I

Ubuntu Natty Narwhal (11.04) - My Thoughts

2011-01-05 Thread Boden Matthews
Hey all, I just thought I'd pop by and give some thoughts about Natty Narwhal Alpha 1. I do like the new font, and the updated version of Rhythmbox. But there is one thing I absolutely HATE about Natty. Unity. Horrible, annoying and impossible to use on anything with no touchscreen. Why, oh why

My Thoughts on Natty Narwhal Alpha 1 (11.04)

2011-01-05 Thread Boden Matthews
Hey all, I just thought I'd pop by and give some thoughts about Natty Narwhal Alpha 1. I do like the new font, and the updated version of Rhythmbox. But there is one thing I absolutely HATE about Natty. Unity. Horrible,annoying and impossible to use on anything with no touchscreen. Why, oh why