I did a server upgrade. So far no issues. I killed X during the install just to be safe. (/etc/init.d/gdm stop).
Chris... On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 1:38 AM, David Kaiser <dkai...@cdk.com> wrote: > I did an upgrade from 10.10 to 12.04 (3 upgrades in a row) today. A VM > machine with not much RAM. > > Between the 10.10 -> 11.04 upgrade, the Grub2 conversion went and tried > to convert from the legacy grub to the modern grub file formats. At > which point, on next reboot I was left with a "GRUB>" prompt :) Turns > out that the VM "hardware" doesn't support certain types of hw probing > that grub2 used... > > Ended up manually loading the kernel and initrd, booted and upgraded > through to 11.10 and 12.04. Noticed grub updates with each > dist-upgrade, and it boots great now, so I didn't investigate further. > > I did notice that each successive release runs more and more sluggish in > the same VM. Mostly noticed a delay in speed of clicking on icons and > seeing the response that the app was launching. Also notice moving or > resizing windows was pretty sluggish. I'm going to try xfce or > something that uses the VMware display pipe a bit snappier. (although I > suspect graphics/window management is only a small part of the speed > decrease) > > I haven't tested any of the actual apps in the distribution yet, other > than to use Firefox real quick. I don't even know what is new at 12.04 > other than the obvious Unity interface stuff. > > > On 05/08/2012 04:52 PM, Jordon Replogle wrote: >> Did the upgrade path, LTS to LTS, messed up gitosis and jabber on my dev >> server. On my work desktop I went with XFCE and everything is working fine. >> >> -Jordon >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 16:17:44 -0600 >> From: ch...@chrislouden.com >> To: linuxusers@socallinux.org >> Subject: Re: [LinuxUsers] Ubuntu 12.04 >> >> Unlike many I really like gnome3. Specifically because i use the track >> point on my Thinkpad and I disable the touchpad. It makes everything >> flow nicely for me. Also I keep the theme quite simple. it is a pain to >> customize though. >> >> I am kind of in the mood for a change though. Anyone using Xmonad with >> it? I really like it just not on laptops. I might give xfce or open box >> another shot first just to see what's new with them. >> >> On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, Todd Lyons wrote: >> >> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Jason Burris <spi...@oldskool.com> >> wrote: >> > Did an upgrade last night on a desktop/server. Looks like it >> isn't picking >> > up the network card now. I'll have to look into it tomorrow. >> It's kind of >> > disappointing considering this is supposed to be LTS and I've been >> running >> > Ubuntu on this box for 4 years, upgrading after every release. >> >> I did an upgrade on my laptop last week. No real issues, everything >> still works. My only minor complaint is that there is no longer a >> Gnome Battery app if you use the "no effects" desktop. You have to >> use the Dash desktop in order for the Gnome Battery app to show up in >> the status bar. I don't know why. >> >> ...Todd >> -- >> Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a >> violent psychopath who knows where you live. -- Martin Golding >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> >> >> -- >> >> -Chris >> >> _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
