Hi, I'm not really au fait with Xubuntu, but I do know they tied them selves to LightDM, where as Lubuntu decided it was not really going to ready for 11.10 and stuck with lxdm. I have no idea if your sticking with xcfe with 11.10 would help, it is just a suggestion.
Regards, Phill. On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 12:46 AM, Nigel Verity <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi > > I'd be interested to learn the experiences of anybody installing Xubuntu > 11.10 from scratch or upgrading from 11.04. I've tried both today and had > some real problems. The online upgrade crashed, the system recovery option > on the LiveCD didn't work and the full install has resulted in a system > whereby most of the theme settings are ignored by most applications, so that > the whole OS is stuck with the look of classic Windows 3! > > I've gone back to 11.04 and everything is fine again; rock-solid as it has > been from the day it was released. Consequently, I don't think the problem > is purely down to my hardware (Acer 1410 laptop). > > Leaving aside the cosmetic issues, I didn't spot any new features or > functions in 11.10 that really justified the upgrade. Possibly a cautionary > tale for anybody considering moving up. > > Cheers > > Nige > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw
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