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I've also tried beta 12.04, seems ok, but article is a really bit hyperbolic. IMO this ubuntu has similar progress from previous version as other versions in th
by jiri 14y ago
I've also tried beta 12.04, seems ok, but article is a really bit hyperbolic. IMO this ubuntu has similar progress from previous version as other versions in the past.
Big surprise for me: I've upgraded 4 years old laptop with new SSD disk and 12.04beta and its really lightning fast compared to windows 7 (altough I have to switch to Unity 2D because of too hot gpu). It really feels like new machine.
- keithpeter 14y agoHow long do you have to wait for the Dash to appear when you tap the Super button or click the Ubuntu icon? Unity has dynamic search &c and I find it takes a little time to build the Dash home lens. Because the Gnome Shell 'Activities' overlay is not building a dynamic list, it seems to appear almost instantly.
- jiri 14y agoYes, this is not instantenous, but ok fast, few hundreds of ms for me. Also using Unity 2D instead of std Unity bothers me a bit. Anyway I am really suprised by overall performance, apps start very fast and laptop has 4 sec suspend/3 sec wake up. (altough it often takes additional timea for wifi to reconnect again).
- keithpeter 14y agoThanks, I'll take that as something like a fifth to a quarter of a second! I'm seeing nearer half a second, which is above my annoyance threshold. The Dash home lens is actually providing a lot of context by listing the recently used apps/modified files/and even the played music. I sometimes wonder how many people use that context! The times for the app loading and suspend/resume is down to your hardware which is obviously fast with the ssd.
- downx3 14y agoI find network-manager takes more time than anything else getting a foot hold onto my wireless network. Other than that Debian Wheezy, with Gnome Classic is pretty good for me on an ancient SATA 1.0 spinner.
- franciscoapinto 14y agoToo hot gpu? If you have a ATI graphics chip on that machine, you can try one of the following: - Installing the proprietary drivers (fglrx). https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI - Properly configuring power management for the libre ones. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1569512 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1569512 Disclaimer: I'm not an ubuntu user (debian here)
- jiri 14y agoSorry, dont have ATI, I have Nvidia NVS 160M, using proprietary drivers. I think I'll try to figure out power management again in few weeks, but I'll decided to stay with 2D for now.
- coldflame23 14y ago"- Installing the proprietary drivers (fglrx)..." Don't do this if you don't need 3d graphics. The proprietary driver is unstable.
- dfc 14y agoNo self respecting debian user encourages the use of non-free video drivers.
- Karunamon 14y agoNo self respecting user cares - they want want does the job in the most effective manner. Anything else is pointless, stallmanesque self flagellation.
- SkyMarshal 14y agoAgree and disagree. It's not pointless, it's principled, and Stallman has this way of being right in the long term, so we ignore him at our peril. However, for Linux to be a 100% replacement for Windows or OS X, we have to use to non-free software for some things. You could always choose not to do those things, as Stallman does, and sometimes I'm tempted given how little real utility movies and whatnot have in my life, but for Linux and all the free software it brings to make headway with the general public, non-free software is a necessary evil. It's a tradeoff, both sides have pros and cons, gotta know them, and make an informed choice.