Ubuntu 15.10 Is Now Available For Download

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Ubuntu 15.10 Is Now Available For Download

Today's the Wily Werewolf day! Ubuntu 15.10 is now available for download...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-15.10-Download

[theriddick]

If you or whoever does a AMD open-source driver performance test under this new Ubuntu 15.10 (since FGLRX fails on Kernel 4.2+ and can't be used), COULD YOU or whoever please do some tests with real-world performance titles such as WarThunder (there is fix for green screen if you get it), and maybe a few other popular cross platform titles.

I find synthetic tests to be extremely misleading. Under Kernel 3.19 for example, OSS gave me 17fps under Warthunder while the FGLRX produces well over 60fps (however large dips in performance do occur in certain scenes). Obviously vsync is off for these tests (as it kills fps like nothing you have ever seen before).

Just my 2 cents, please don't hate me!

[Michael]

If you or whoever does a AMD open-source driver performance test under this new Ubuntu 15.10 (since FGLRX fails on Kernel 4.2+ and can't be used), COULD YOU or whoever please do some tests with real-world performance titles such as WarThunder (there is fix for green screen if you get it), and maybe a few other popular cross platform titles.

I find synthetic tests to be extremely misleading. Under Kernel 3.19 for example, OSS gave me 17fps under Warthunder while the FGLRX produces well over 60fps (however large dips in performance do occur in certain scenes). Obviously vsync is off for these tests (as it kills fps like nothing you have ever seen before).

Just my 2 cents, please don't hate me!

It all depends upon what tests offer automated benchmark capabilities... AFAIK, War Thunder doesn't.

[theriddick]

War Thunder has replay functions and I think there are some benchmark replays. You probably didn't bother checking.

Here is some people in this thread showing off some benchmark results: So yeah, your wrong.
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.p...hmark-results/

[d2kx]

War Thunder has replay functions and I think there are some benchmark replays. You probably didn't bother checking.

Here is some people in this thread showing off some benchmark results: So yeah, your wrong.
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.p...hmark-results/

This has absolutely nothing to do with what Michael is talking about. What we need is a mechanism for PTS automation.

[theriddick]

Fair enough, shame but at least you have metro as a option.

[Veske]

Didn't they say this release will have the snappy option? Anyone have some info about it?

[uid313]

# Enable the firewall
sudo ufw enable
sudo ufw logging off

# Get some codecs to play media
sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-libav

# Add third-party PPA repositories
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa

# Get some software I like
sudo apt-get install synaptic gnome-session-flashback blender chromium-browser hexchat pepperflashplugin-nonfree gimp lm-sensors p7zip redshift stjerm vlc wine1.7

# Pepper Flash for Chromium
sudo /usr/sbin/update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree --install

# Get rid of annoying suggestions to buy music from the store
sudo apt-get remove unity-scope-musicstores

# Setup web server
sudo apt-get install lighttpd php5-cgi php5-sqlite
sudo lighty-enable-mod fastcgi
sudo lighty-enable-mod fastcgi-php
sudo php5enmod pdo_sqlite pdo_mysql

# Fetch some stuff
wget https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.540/install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz
wget https://github.com/shimmerproject/Greybird/tarball/master -O greybird.tar.gz
wget https://github.com/shimmerproject/Numix/tarball/master -O numix.tar.gz
wget https://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/332/3/b/derp_by_lassekongo83-d4hklmr.7z
wget https://github.com/lassekongo83/zuki-themes/tarball/master -O zuki-themes.tar.gz

# Configure themes (in /usr/share/themes/ or ~/.themes/)
gsettings set org.gnome.metacity theme Greybird

# Hide the keyboard layout indicator applet
gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.keyboard visible false
# Hide name from me-menu, hide input menu from context menu
gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel false
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface show-input-method-menu false
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface show-unicode-menu false

# Hide text labels from toolbar
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface toolbar-style 'icons'

# Dont show apps in the repository when searching in Unity dash
gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.ApplicationsLens display-available-apps false
# Disable remote searches (Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, BBC, etc) from Unity dash
gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Lenses remote-content-search 'none'
# Disable Unity spam scopes
gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Lenses disabled-scopes "['more_suggestions-amazon.scope', 'more_suggestions-u1ms.scope', 'more_suggestions-populartracks.scope', 'music-musicstore.scope', 'more_suggestions-ebay.scope', 'more_suggestions-ubuntushop.scope', 'more_suggestions-skimlinks.scope']"

# 10 minutes instead of 5 minutes
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 600

# I need Alt+click for apps and games, so lets use WinKey instead
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier '<Super>'

# Use WinKey instead of Alt for the window management hotkeys (Metacity)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings begin-move "['<Super>F7']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings begin-resize "['<Super>F8']"

# Use WinKey instead of Alt for the window management hotkeys (Compiz)
gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/compiz-1/plugins/move/screen0/options/initiate_key '<Super>F7'
gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/compiz-1/plugins/resize/screen0/options/initiate_key '<Super>F8'

# Other Compiz settings
gconftool-2 --set --type bool /apps/compiz-1/plugins/cube/screen0/options/skydome true
gconftool-2 --set --type bool /apps/compiz-1/plugins/cube/screen0/options/skydome_animated true

# I want my window management buttons on the right side
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'menu:minimize,maximize,close'

# Get minimize and maximize button back on the gnome-shell titlebar
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides button-layout 'menu:minimize,maximize,close'

# Settings for the civilized world
gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/panel3-applets/clock/format '24-hour'
gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/panel3-applets/clock/speed_unit 'm/s'
gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/panel3-applets/clock/temperature_unit 'C'
gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime time-format '24-hour'
gsettings set org.gnome.GWeather distance-unit 'km'
gsettings set org.gnome.GWeather speed-unit 'ms'
gsettings set org.gnome.GWeather temperature-unit 'centigrade'
#gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface clock-format '24h'

# I want good old fashioned classic scrollbars
echo export LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0 >> ~/.xprofile

# Turn gedit into programming mode
gsettings set org.gnome.gedit.preferences.editor auto-indent true
gsettings set org.gnome.gedit.preferences.editor bracket-matching true
gsettings set org.gnome.gedit.preferences.editor display-line-numbers true
gsettings set org.gnome.gedit.preferences.editor display-right-margin true
gsettings set org.gnome.gedit.preferences.editor highlight-current-line true
gsettings set org.gnome.gedit.preferences.editor scheme 'oblivion'

# File templates
echo '#!/usr/bin/env python' > "$(xdg-user-dir TEMPLATES)/Python.py"
echo '#!/usr/bin/env perl -w' > "$(xdg-user-dir TEMPLATES)/Perl.pl"
echo '<?php' > "$(xdg-user-dir TEMPLATES)/PHP.php"
echo '#!/usr/bin/env ruby' > "$(xdg-user-dir TEMPLATES)/Ruby.rb"
echo '<!DOCTYPE html>' > "$(xdg-user-dir TEMPLATES)/HTML.html"

# Configure Git
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"

# Disable third-party non-free software repositories
sudo add-apt-repository -r multiverse
sudo add-apt-repository -r restricted

[Karmux]

I noticed very weird thing with Ubuntu Wily on USB. Basically USB installer can be used only ONCE.

After I used USB stick to install one PC it started to give something like "kernel panic unable to mount root fs" on every PC I tried to boot with it. Then I formatted USB and made a new startup disk and it started to boot fine on all PCs. Installed another laptop and USB startup disk went broken again. Seems like it breaks itself during the install. Never had something like this before.

[squirrl]

Pulse audio doesn't see my onboard Realtek audio chipset. Maybe it's Alsa. Trash as far as I'm concerned. Open sourced nvidia still locks with a 440gt.

Meh