Ubuntu 11.04 Released

[RealNC]

What are you talking about. Ubuntu 11.04 uses Gnome 2, not 3. Maybe you're confusing Unity with Gnome. Unity in 11.04 runs on Gnome 2.

[jcgeny]

i did not found how to "reinstall" the gnome2 menu that is so cool

[jcgeny]

just installed it and after few boots , i can not wait to install fedora15 .
first of all the gnome 3 is not so nice , i did not found how to reset the gnome2 menu and all the big icons are a mess .
the idea to deploy menu of application where was the gnome2 menu is weird too .

i also was unable to use the dual tuner of my hvr2200 , one vlc video was well running after trying to open a second , the vlc window is closing .
so now the ubuntu is not able to display video from it .
with fedora 14 , there was no prob with 2 vlc showing 2 tvs

[Melcar]

Annoying screen corruption with Kubuntu and the stock drivers, though even after switching to xorg-edgers the corruption remains. I was using KDE4.6.x on Maverick with no issues (same drivers too), so what gives? And ugh, they stuck gsteamer there .

[movieman]

Hell yes, both Gnome shell and Unity did the thing wrong - they're forcing users to use keyboard to navigate fast. Unity didn't cut the features off at least.

Particularly funny when they both seem to be trying to implement tablet/cellphone interfaces. So the desktop gets a clunky way to choose applications which doesn't even work in that market with no keyboard.

[kraftman]

Type? TYPE? Are you serious? I don't want to type. I want to click. With a mouse. On a menu, that neatly lists all available ways to go from there, like Gnome and KDE, and OS X, and Windows has been doing for ages and everyone knows about.

Are we going back to typing? I might just as well open a terminal. The freaking desktop looks like a freaking android phone that tries to look like a freaking MacBook....

Hell yes, both Gnome shell and Unity did the thing wrong - they're forcing users to use keyboard to navigate fast. Unity didn't cut the features off at least.

[devius]

There, that wasn't all that different than Gnome or KDE was it? In fact, the whole thing looks just like KDE's control panel on steroids.

You might wish to try before forming an opinion. Just saying.

Some people show more resistance to change and everything new and different than others, so aren't even willing to give it a fair unbiased chance. I would be the first to stay away from Ubuntu 11.04 if Unity didn't work, because I tried it back when 10.04 came out and it was the most horrible experience I had with a desktop environment. The fact that they finaly merged all the settings into a single place is a great move. I also prefer to type when searching for something instead of wasting precious seconds clicking through menus, but that isn't for everybody apparently.

[BlackStar]

Type? TYPE? Are you serious? I don't want to type. I want to click. With a mouse. On a menu, that neatly lists all available ways to go from there, like Gnome and KDE, and OS X, and Windows has been doing for ages and everyone knows about.

Click the Ubuntu icon. Select 'System' or 'Themes & Tweaks' with your mouse. Click the application you need.

There, that wasn't all that different than Gnome or KDE was it? In fact, the whole thing looks just like KDE's control panel on steroids.

Exactly. I haven't tried Unity yet. Maybe I don't want to.

Ubuntu/Canonical keeps getting more strange and diverting more from Debian.

If someone wants to type and use Terminal, there are basic DEs for that, right? Fluxbox?

You might wish to try before forming an opinion. Just saying.

[devius]

Type? TYPE? Are you serious? I don't want to type. I want to click. With a mouse.

Then just use the second option I mentioned and instead of typing "mouse" on the last step just scroll down until you see "mouse", OR click the ubuntu logo on the top left, on the installed applications section click on "see more applications" and then scroll down until you see "mouse". Yeah... it really is that hard.

[Panix]

Type? TYPE? Are you serious? I don't want to type. I want to click. With a mouse. On a menu, that neatly lists all available ways to go from there, like Gnome and KDE, and OS X, and Windows has been doing for ages and everyone knows about.

Are we going back to typing? I might just as well open a terminal. The freaking desktop looks like a freaking android phone that tries to look like a freaking MacBook....

Exactly. I haven't tried Unity yet. Maybe I don't want to.

Ubuntu/Canonical keeps getting more strange and diverting more from Debian.

If someone wants to type and use Terminal, there are basic DEs for that, right? Fluxbox?