Public bug reported:
Trying to run Ubuntu in a low hardware (any hardware weaker than one
core 2 duo, i think) or in a virtual machine is painful. Even in a new
hardware, with core i7 for example, it is slow with Unity, if it uses
Intel graphics onboard.
There is a simple workaround, put "export UNITY_LOW_GFX_MODE=1" in
.xprofile, in your home. If the hardware is weak, ubuntu could run Unity
with this option. This greatly improves performance.
"Linux for human beings", so, only for human that have new and top
hardware? I know a lot of people that have a modest hardware (here in
Brazil is common to have a hardware from 3 or more years ago).
Yeah, i know that there are xubuntu and lubuntu, but people normally
knows Ubuntu, not others flavors. And as i said before, Unity is slow in
new hardware too (if you don't have a nvidia or amd graphic card
installed...).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.1.2+14.04.20131106.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-5.20-generic 3.13.0
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-5-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:
ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDmesg:
[ 14.401565] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 14.401577] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[ 14.736136] init: udev-fallback-graphics main process (1892) terminated
with status 1
[ 15.952719] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (1023) killed by
TERM signal
Date: Sun Jan 26 23:23:56 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter
[80ee:beef] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140124)
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper
initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
dmi.board.name: VirtualBox
dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.board.version: 1.2
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:rvnOracleCorporation:rnVirtualBox:rvr1.2:cvnOracleCorporation:ct1:cvr:
dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
dmi.product.version: 1.2
dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.51-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.0.1-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.0.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu11
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.907-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Sun Jan 26 23:23:12 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
input Sleep Button KEYBOARD, id 7
input VirtualBox USB Tablet TOUCHSCREEN, id 8
input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
input ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse MOUSE, id 10
xserver.errors:
Failed to load module "vboxvideo" (module does not exist, 0)
Failed to load module "vboxvideo" (module does not exist, 0)
open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2
** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 i386 trusty ubuntu
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