One my issues, I don't have the time to adjust, and I am not a dual booter. Linux is my sole OS at this time, and it has taken me along time to getting 10.04 working the way I moslty wanted it to. The only issue I had with it was it didn't recognize my CD-ROM.
Another issue is that my computer is old and bogs down when to many bells and whistles are playing and Unity pushes things beyond my poor community. Also, there are time restraints. Spring and fall I am taking college classes and summer I spend it looking for work. Further, I am active in my community. I don't have lots of time trying to learn a completely new system and do all of the necessary tweaking. The love of God begins in fear and the fear of God ends in love; and that love can never end, for God is love.~John Donne --- On Mon, 6/20/11, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: From: Roy <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Ubuntu 11.04 Dislike To: [email protected] Date: Monday, June 20, 2011, 6:00 AM It is tough for dual booters because it is so unlike Windows. Since there are so many Windows and Linux dual booters some of the changes like the ones you mention are going to be hard to adjust to and many will think that it is not worth the timer and effort. I like the idea of Unity, but it should not have been the default interface for 11.04, IMO. Users need more time than Canonical is giving them to adjust. Shuttleworth has Mac envy and probably does not feel the angst of Linux users from Windows backgrounds. I don't know how much he is driving Unity, but from his defense of it, I would say that he has much say. That means that Ubuntu users are going to have some patience and take steps to avoid problems. One thing they could do would be to install the classic GNOME desktop in 11.04 and another would be to stick with previous versions till at least 11.10 and possible 12.04 the next LTS. This is better than switching to Mint for example because we don't know where it is headed, just what they are doing in the short term which is equivalent to installing the classic desktop. It seems a bit hasty to be jumping distros because Unity may turn out to be very good. The other thing to remember is that you are not alone. There are many Ubuntu users in the same boat and if you give feedback to Canonical then you can make an impact. Also other distros using GNOME are also facing similar challenges because GNOME 3 is as radical a change and a performance dog to many as well. A good place to get help is askubuntu.com. Roy Using Kubuntu 11.04, 64-bit Location: Canada On 19 June 2011 23:17, Jerry <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > On 06/19/2011 05:48 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Linux Newbies > > < > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies;_ylc=X3oDMTJja3E5cGM0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzIxODEwOQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwMDY1ODAEc2VjA2hkcgRzbGsDaHBoBHN0aW1lAzEzMDg0NzY4OTk-> > > > > > > > > > Messages In This Digest (1 Message) > > > > 1a. > > Ubuntu 11.04 Dislike From: Ron Osborne > > > > View All Topics > > < > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/messages;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZ3YxdWZlBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzIxODEwOQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwMDY1ODAEc2VjA2Rtc2cEc2xrA2F0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTMwODQ3Njg5OQ--?xm=1&m=p&tidx=1> > > > | Create New Topic > > < > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcXF0Nm05BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzIxODEwOQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwMDY1ODAEc2VjA2Rtc2cEc2xrA250cGMEc3RpbWUDMTMwODQ3Njg5OQ--> > > > > > > > > > Message > > > > 1a. > > > > > > Ubuntu 11.04 Dislike > > < > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/message/29537;_ylc=X3oDMTJxc2FmNDJwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzIxODEwOQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwMDY1ODAEbXNnSWQDMjk1MzcEc2VjA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTMwODQ3Njg5OQ-- > > > > > > > > > > Posted by: "Ron Osborne" [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected] > ?Subject=%20Re%3A%20Ubuntu%2011%2E04%20Dislike> > > majorridge67 <http://profiles.yahoo.com/majorridge67> > > > > > > Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:13 am (PDT) > > > > I have recently upgraded to the latest Ubuntu and thoroughly > > dislike it. I've used Ubuntu for years and am not up on all of > > the current distros out there, and I would like to know if it > > would be better to downgrade to 10.10 or to look for another > > distro? If another distro, which one? > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Back to top > > Reply to sender > > <mailto:[email protected] > ?Subject=Re%3A%20Ubuntu%2011%2E04%20Dislike> > > | Reply to group > > <mailto:[email protected] > ?Subject=%20Re%3A%20Ubuntu%2011%2E04%20Dislike> > > | Reply via web post > > < > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxb2xvMWQ1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzIxODEwOQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwMDY1ODAEbXNnSWQDMjk1MzcEc2VjA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3JwbHkEc3RpbWUDMTMwODQ3Njg5OQ--?act=reply&messageNum=29537 > > > > > > Messages in this topic > > < > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/message/29521;_ylc=X3oDMTM2aTY2bzJyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzIxODEwOQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwMDY1ODAEbXNnSWQDMjk1MzcEc2VjA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTMwODQ3Njg5OQR0cGNJZAMyOTUyMQ-- > > > > (14) > > > > > > I'd be interested in knowing your specific reasons for not liking the > upgrade. But one thing I intensely dislike about the newer versions is > that the up - down navigational arrows at the right hand side of most > windows are invisible until you place your mouse on top of them and > there is not an arrow at the top and the the bottom like there used to > be. Don't say that I'm too much of a Windows user, though I still have > the need to use both, because this is just a STUPID change, in my > opinion. Is there a way to re-configure the window up and down arrows > to be always visible the way it used to be? > > Thanks, --Jerry > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! 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