There is quite some discussion on intel performance in Ubuntu 8.10, for instance in this bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252094
I'll open this thread in the hope of bringing the discussion here since it doesn't really all belong in a bug report.
Using Jaunty (Ubuntu 9.04 to-be), if you're into experimental stuff, you can install updated Xorg packages from the xorg-edgers repository https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive
The packages can also be tried out on a live CD (see the link on the repository homepage) for those who do not want to mess up their systems. Unfortunately, no official alpha live CD of Jaunty is released yet, but it is expected before Christmas. The daily-live builds work (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/), but as of today they still have the old 2.6.27 kernel. Anyway I recommend everyone that can to already install Jaunty to a separate partition.
The Jaunty 2.6.28 kernel (deb packages) can be found at https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux (click on the latest version and eventually you'll find the deb for your architecture). The Jaunty kernel also installs without problems in Intrepid. Some people have successfully installed the Jaunty kernel and the Jaunty xorg-edgers packages in their Intrepid system, but don't count on that to work at any time.
I'll open this thread in the hope of bringing the discussion here since it doesn't really all belong in a bug report.
Using Jaunty (Ubuntu 9.04 to-be), if you're into experimental stuff, you can install updated Xorg packages from the xorg-edgers repository https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive
The packages can also be tried out on a live CD (see the link on the repository homepage) for those who do not want to mess up their systems. Unfortunately, no official alpha live CD of Jaunty is released yet, but it is expected before Christmas. The daily-live builds work (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/), but as of today they still have the old 2.6.27 kernel. Anyway I recommend everyone that can to already install Jaunty to a separate partition.
The Jaunty 2.6.28 kernel (deb packages) can be found at https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux (click on the latest version and eventually you'll find the deb for your architecture). The Jaunty kernel also installs without problems in Intrepid. Some people have successfully installed the Jaunty kernel and the Jaunty xorg-edgers packages in their Intrepid system, but don't count on that to work at any time.
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