Will you upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10?
By Bob Toovey | October 14, 2011
From reading this SlashDot post, it seems that the new Ubuntu version is now totally focused on the Unity Interface…
With previous versions, it was possible to choose a “classic” look rather than the default of Unity; now, for good or ill, the left-hand vertical menu is a permanent desktop element…
I have been using a traditional WIMPÂ environment for such a long time now (since Windows 1.0 and the original Mac) that I am not sure I really want to change over to a new way of doing things. Not that I am unwilling to try new things but I have become quite productive because I know where everything is.
I might try a Live Disk version to test it out before upgrading. If I want an up to date Linux install but without Unity then there is always Linux Mint.
3 Comments
Jim on October 15, 2011 at 7:01 am.
Unity really sucks, I am going back to 11.04 or Mint
Richard Ewing on October 27, 2011 at 7:24 am.
Unity is not as bad as I had thought it would be, however it cannot be repositioned (as far as I can tell). Every time I get near the left edge up it pops getting in the way.
Therefore I have installed gnome-panel to get the classic look. Plus my 4 year old “XP” laptop runs much quicker without Unity.
Nevertheless if I had a quicker PC and could solve the over enthusiastic nature of Unity I would keep Unity installed, maybe use the 2D version however.
R
Bob Toovey on October 27, 2011 at 11:07 am.
Thanks for the tip about compiz. Forgot about that, I have made the Unuty pop-up smaller and it fits better on my small screen. To be honest I am disappointed with performance though. I didn’t know there was a 3D version of Unity, I guess my laptops graphics are just not up to that…