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l33tminion) wrote2011-10-18 01:39 pm
l33tminion) wrote2011-10-18 01:39 pm
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Don't Use Ubuntu Ocelot
The previous Ubuntu release (11.4 "Natty Narwhal") was pretty good and uneventful, except for the new desktop environment, Unity, which seems to implement all the Mac OS UI features I don't like, badly. But I didn't have to use that, so whatever. I figured most of the problems with Unity would be fixed by the next release.
The latest release (11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot") is terrible. Gnome Classic is nerfed, so you basically have to use Unity. The search box application/file search UI (Dasher) only accepts input if you type ponderously, fully depressing every key. Performance is crap. The dock interface has problems. The indicator applet doesn't conveniently show your online status and is hard to customize.
My recommendation is not to upgrade to this one. New users should get the previous Long-Term Support release (10.04 "Lucid Lynx"). Hopefully, fixing UI, performance, and customization problems in Unity will be a priority for the next release (also LTS, 12.04 "Precise Pangolin"). For now, I might consider installing an alternate desktop interface.
(Edit: Or maybe I'll do this.)
The latest release (11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot") is terrible. Gnome Classic is nerfed, so you basically have to use Unity. The search box application/file search UI (Dasher) only accepts input if you type ponderously, fully depressing every key. Performance is crap. The dock interface has problems. The indicator applet doesn't conveniently show your online status and is hard to customize.
My recommendation is not to upgrade to this one. New users should get the previous Long-Term Support release (10.04 "Lucid Lynx"). Hopefully, fixing UI, performance, and customization problems in Unity will be a priority for the next release (also LTS, 12.04 "Precise Pangolin"). For now, I might consider installing an alternate desktop interface.
(Edit: Or maybe I'll do this.)