That is sad to hear. I have never had issue with Mint, and have preferred it to Ubuntu since 8.04 or so. although these days Im a solid arch user.
On May 1, 2011, at 17:55, Word Wizard <[email protected]> wrote: > An absolutely HIDEOUS release! And I say that as long time Ubuntu fan, > converted from Windows XP/Vista by Gutsy Gibbon > > The Kubuntu (KDE 4.6) version is totally unusable for NVidia cards. > Kubuntu installs in 640x480 video mode and refuses to allow the upgraded > driver NVidia administrative module to save a higher resolution for > subsequent sessions. Even worse, that higher resolution corrupts > terminal displays, which eventually leak out into the entire display in > what resembles that old analog TV "snow". KDE panel and desktop > functions are hopelessly crippled by this problem as well. This Kubuntu > release is at best an alpha-2. Certainly not even a beta, much less an RC. > > The Ubuntu (nee Gnome) version installer does not allow for keyboard > input to define mount points for other partitions, forcing the user to > edit the /etc/fstab file to accomplish that fundamental operation. > That's fine for those of us who have some Linux-Unix experience but new > users will be befuddled, then angered, then disgusted. The installation > itself still has numerous bugs in the desktop, with little if any of the > claimed performance improvement the switch to Unity was supposed to bring. > > As for the Unity interface itself, who told Shuttleworth that adding a > mouse click or keystroke to invoke an app was an improvement? If a user > likes that silly little tattoo band running up the left side of their > screen they can opt for a far more functional analogue by downloading > the Avant panel, which offers far more utility, customization and > stability. > > Mark Shuttleworth should be ashamed to have this abortion bear the name > of an official Ubuntu product. Natty is a grotesquely classic case of > fixing what was not broken, a pervasive philosophical weakness that the > Ubuntu team has shown before, when adding then crippling than removing > desirable features for no apparent reason other than programmer ego. > > This ugly "release" has led me to take another look at viable > Debian-based alternatives such as Mint and Mepis. Maverick (Ubuntu > 10.10) with Gnome works very well for me but if Natty is the direction > Shuttleworth is taking, I don't want to be forced to use outdated OS > software or live with a bug-infested freakish exercise in geek > ego-tripping. > > > On 04/30/2011 01:29 PM, Bill Morita wrote: >> I am having issues with Natty. >> >> Neither the Home key nor the Windows (meta) key works as advertised. >> In fact a lot of the "short cut" keys to not seem to function. >> I have even tried plugging in a second keyboard. No joy. >> >> I do not seem to have a way to get the launcher. >> Yes, I can get a command window (cntl+alt+T), but the whole point of a GUI >> is to not need >> the command line. >> >> Anyone else seen these issues ? >> >> - Bill Morita >> wamorita At gmail.com >> 907-243-0199 >> 907-952-9948 Cell >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
