On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:05:24 +0100 Gabor Toth <gabor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > I have upgraded to 12.10 yesterday evening and it went very smooth > indeed. There is one comment I would make on the upgrade process that I > feel should be changed in future releases: > During the process in a number of times (around 15-20 in my case) a > message came up saying that I have modified some configuration files and > offering me the options to keep mine or change it to the new one. I can > look what the difference is. Now, while it seems fine, I actually did > not know many of the files where do they belong to or what do they do > and did not know what is the consequence if I keep mine versus using the > upgrade version. What do I loose by not keeping? If I keep do I miss > out some features? The process does not give data on it and for people > who are even less knowledgeable it would say nothing so they would > choose blindly one or the other option - almost pointless to even ask. > Why don't we just keep the modified files? > Just a point to make. > > Now, I do have some issues since upgrade though: > 1. Not directly related to upgrade but thought to put it here: I have > also downloaded the ISO images of both x64 and i386. I like to have > them burned on CD in case I need them and sometimes I install for > someone else. When I tried to burn them on CD, Brasero in both cases > said that they are two big for burning on a blank CD?! Is that so? Are > the images too big for CD? When I browse http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ , which is the Ubuntu 12.10 images, I see file sizes of 763MB for the 64-bit Desktop cd and 753MB for the i386 Desktop cd. That, indeed, is too big for a CD. It can be burned to either a USB drive or DVD, though. > > 2. Since upgrade Pidgin does not appear in the menu on the notification > area under the "envelop". Actually after the reboot, that completed the > upgrade, the "envelop" and its menu was missing too entirely. Then when > I started Thunderbird and Gwibber the "envelop" came and it is there > since but the only thing that is in the menu is Thinderbird and > Gwibber. I do not have Pidgin even when it is running - it runs fine > though, but does not appear there. BTW I also have Emphaty installed on > the system and while I do not use it, before upgrade it did appear in > that menu and now it is not there. I have filed this as a bug against > the Pidgin package, not sure if that is the right place though. > > 3. After upgrade I tried Libreoffice today the first time. When I > opened a Calc (table) file it opened fine, however the top menu (Files, > Edit, etc.) did not show up integrated into the top bar or in any way. > The menu was missing! It was not there in the full windowed mode or the > smaller one either. Then I closed it and when started next time it just > worked fine and does so since. Did not file a bug as I can not > reproduce, but right after upgrade it was there. Kind of strange. > Wanted to report it here. > > Other than the above issues everything seems to be running just fine and > the system is smooth as butter. I love the new background images, > congrats for whoever choose them. > > I would be glad to assist to fix any of the above ones if I can do > something. Testing, additional data, anything. Let me know. > > Have a nice day. > > Gabor, > -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://counter.li.org/] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com] -- Ubuntu-qa mailing list Ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-qa
