Ubuntu Developers Realize Need For Non-3D Desktop

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  • phoronix
    Administrator
    • Jan 2007
    • 67376

    Ubuntu Developers Realize Need For Non-3D Desktop

    Phoronix: Ubuntu Developers Realize Need For Non-3D Desktop

    For Ubuntu 12.10 Canonical decided to abandon the Unity 2D desktop and just only support the standard Unity desktop with Compiz. When there isn't a proper OpenGL/3D driver available, LLVMpipe is used for running the GL commands on the CPU. This move caused lots of upset Ubuntu Linux users and the developers are now looking at what to do for a desktop that doesn't require 3D support...

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  • BoTuLoX
    Junior Member
    • Sep 2012
    • 32

    #2
    Twas about time Ubuntu embraced a real desktop.

    Good one!

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    • ElderSnake
      Senior Member
      • Apr 2012
      • 305

      #3
      So they had a perfectly fine 2D version of Unity... got rid of it...

      Now they need one again.

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      • Viper_Scull
        Phoronix Member
        • Dec 2009
        • 86

        #4
        4th uninteresting piece of news of the day related to Ubuntu. Enough already.

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        • uid313
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2011
          • 6922

          #5
          Retarted

          LXDE is a whole desktop environment.
          So they're going to use a whole different desktop environment as a fallback?
          Wow, that is just retarded!

          They should just use the GNOME Fallback session instead.

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          • Vadi
            Phoronix Test Suite Contributor
            • Dec 2007
            • 688

            #6
            They got rid of Unity2D because the Qt stuff they were using was getting depreciated in the future, afaik.

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            • Kano
              Kanotix Developer
              • Aug 2007
              • 7924

              #7
              Well they could just rename Kubuntu or Lubuntu to Ubuntu and call Ubuntu with Unity then Unibuntu

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              • grantek
                Senior Member
                • Jul 2008
                • 310

                #8
                Originally posted by Kano View Post
                Well they could just rename Kubuntu or Lubuntu to Ubuntu and call Ubuntu with Unity then Unibuntu
                Or they could argue themselves into obscurity and let someone else like Mint provide an easy-to-use snapshot of Debian Sid.

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                • balouba
                  Phoronix Member
                  • Sep 2011
                  • 116

                  #9
                  they didn't get this right. what should be been written is:

                  "Ubuntu Developers Realize No Need for 3D on Desktop"

                  And also, I'm using MATE (ie GNOME2). Works better and faster than GNOME3 or Unity. Not sure if their strategy made sense. "Quick MUST make new things or it looks like we're stagnating!" "DOESNT MATTER IF ITS CRAP!!"

                  I guess that's the Silicon valley's own achilles heel

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                  • ethana2
                    Senior Member
                    • Jun 2007
                    • 407

                    #10
                    My *phone* (HTC Incredible) has 3d acceleration. My phone before *that* (Motorola Droid) has 3d acceleration. My next phone is likely to be the Nexus 4. It has 3d acceleration. If you're looking to run Ubuntu on something less powerful than a 3-years old cell phone, maybe you should look at a command line interface.

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