12.04 is almost here, any takers?

[invisible]

I'll just be ticked if Precise doesn't work with Nero Linux 4. 10.04.4 broke it so I stuck with 10.04.3. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

[invisible]

If anyone wants gnome classic, according to this thread, you can get it by

sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback

It is not just a watered down version of gnome 2, but is pretty much an exact clone of gnome 2, (using it right now) and will be available in regular, and 2D mode. I have attached a screenshot.

Before, there was Applications, Places, and System menus. Now there are only 2, Applications and Places, with System integrated into the Applications menu. And to add applets (Add to Panel) to the bottom panel, you need to do: Super key-Alt-right click. You can also drag menu items onto the panel for shortcuts.

So next time someone complains about unity, tell them to wait for 12.04 to get classic gnome back. Plus, people will not need to run old versions of ubuntu to have a gnome 2 like experience. Happy now?

Edit: I've had a chance to try it out for a bit. TBH, I still hate unity. Most of the shortcuts are gone, you have to type into search what you want to find, which kind of negates the whole point to having a tablet IMHO (you'd have to use an external keyboard, or onscreen keyboard just to find things). I reverted to gnome session fallback, I like it, but not everything is there.
The mouse gets wonky in fallback mode. Moving the mouse around normally, it just jerks and moves maybe an inch or two on screen, but if I move the mouse very slowly it tracks across the screen fine. Changing mouse acceleration options has no effect. Logging out and back in corrects the problem... for about a minute, then it starts up again. I tried gnome classic, and gnome classic (no effects), it made no difference.
The interface is much cleaner however. Nice fonts and graphics, easy on the eyes. But all in all, not a great first impression.

[naticus]

Been using it most of the day testing Unity and the shortcuts, Hud, Lenses,etc., and I come to the conclusion that Unity is stll a "toy" desktop environment. It is in no way near as productive and as efficient as classic GNOME/Xfce/Lxde/KDE and even gnome-shell.

At this point, for the future of my Linux needs I will be testing Pantheon shell and Mint's cinnamon DE.

[boukyaku]

I still find it funny how the 32-bit version is still recommended . Other OS have long since migrated to 64-bit altogether.

[invisible]

I may go ahead and make a custom iso today and try it out some more, but I'll be keeping 10.04 handy just in case. I just don't see how unity is at all productive compared to classic gnome.

[boukyaku]

I just tried 12.04 liveUSB on my old laptop and nothing worked. Apparently there's some serious regression in the current kernel used for 12.04 which breaks USB support on certain hardware, HA! Worked OK on my newer laptop though.

[sanjie]

I have11.10 and want to do a fresh install of 12.04. Is there a faster way to do it other than cleaning the partition of 11.10 then installing 12.04 again?

[ALLurGroceries]

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/upgrade

[EasyCruz]

Did a Ubuntu upgrade from V11.10 to V12.05. Followed recommended install
procedure (installed via V11.10 software updates). Total install went smooth.
24 hours since the upgrade, everything looks clean & green.

Acer Aspire AS8951G-9630 LX.RJ202.153 Notebook PC
Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.2GHz, 8GB DDR3, 750GB HDD, Blu-Ray Player,
2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M, 18.4" Display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Black

[boukyaku]

Actually, I take that back. I burned it on a CD and tried installing from there, same thing, freezes when loading the installer or liveOS. Freezes at the exact same spot for LiveUSB as well regardless of which boot parameters I choose.

People with similar hardware have been reporting the same issue. Hardware this happens on is the Acer laptop found in my sig.