- FLAVOR: Ubuntu Desktop
- HEADLINE: Clicking on buttons in Unity window overview mode
- DESCRIPTION: The ability to press buttons from window overview mode: https://i.imgur.com/3dG4VoL.mp4
- ROLE/AFFILIATION: end user
Thank you!
Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
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Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#602FLAVOR: Ubuntu Desktop HEADLINE: Turnkey virtual GPU dGPU virtualization of Linux and Windows DESCRIPTION: A turnkey (easy GUI setup) that uses virtual GPU support in driver to partition the GPU into multiple devices (or just two) where one can be shared with a Linux or Windows VM, on Windows this would allow dGPU (almost native DirectX 11 gaming) with only one graphics card (as well as on laptops). This would allow…
This one is going to take a little bit of time, maybe even a hardware generation. Intel is working on their solution (Intel GVT), AMD's new Vega is supposed to support SR-IOV (which will require fixing bugs in mainboards and BIOSes), and Nvidia is still fighting against virtualization of the Geforge line.
> and Nvidia is still fighting against virtualization of the Geforge line.
Fighting against it? That is the first I have ever heard of this. Do you have some links I can read about this?
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#603- FLAVOR: Ubuntu Server - HEADLINE: Built-in support for installing up-to-date packages - DESCRIPTION: Currently, `apt install [package]` on LTS Ubuntu will install a package that is up to 24 months out of date (or more if you're not on the latest LTS). Literally one month ago, using the latest version of Windows 10, I installed Ubuntu for Windows (which installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS), and `apt-get install nodejs` insta…
Things are supposed to be stable if you're running an LTS, you savage! If you want everything bleeding edge, then use Arch Linux, not an Ubuntu LTS. Good god man.
Also I love the incredible specificity of your "ROLE/AFFILIATION". Top 2000, eh? Heh.
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#604Tangentially related, has anyone thought of a Kickstarter or something similar for Adobe Creative Suite on Linux?
I'm curious how much would be needed to justify the investment
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#605Earlier quoted context omitted.
Fedora with Gnome shell on Wayland already handles both 1 and 2, although power managements is about the same as Ubuntu and Wayland comes with its own set of issues.
I couldn't figure out where I can change the different scaling for the external monitor on my fedora 25. My 1080p external monitor just looked huge comparing to my dell xps 13 hidpi display.
It requires Wayland features that are used by GNOME 3.24 (so F26).
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#606- FLAVOR: Ubuntu Desktop - HEADLINE: Please, please, please fix space issues with /boot. - DESCRIPTION: I'm constantly running out of space in /boot, due to kernel updates. It drives me so incredibly batty. If I had to guess, this is due to poor defaults in the installer for folks that opt to encrypt their whole disk. Even still, this system was setup back on 14.04 (don't think it started on 12.04), and I have no int…
It's user error on your part. The proper way to upgrade a Debian/Ubuntu system is: $ apt-get dist-upgrade $ apt-get autoremove dist-upgrade installs new kernels, and autoremove will automatically remove old kernels (and keep the last 2 most recent ones.)
autoremove followed by dist-upgrade to 16.04 for me somehow decided to build multiple kernel versions and ran out of space on /boot mid build. That was really annoying to fix.
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#607- FLAVOR: Ubuntu Server - HEADLINE: First boot post-install hook - DESCRIPTION: There is currently no clean way to have a script run only once post-install, first boot. There are hacks for making this work to a degree, including things like self-deleting init scripts. I would most prefer to see this hook officially supported in robust way. - ROLE/AFFILIATION: Systems Engineer
Do you mean like ConditionFirstBoot?
* http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/zesty/man5/systemd.unit....
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#608FLAVOR: Desktop HEADLINE: Pick an official laptop for the release. ROLE: End-user, Sysadmin, Developer I would love for Ubuntu to, with each release, pick a laptop vendor and a laptop and just Make It Work. All the components. Out of the box. As near perfect as one can get it. So when I'm in the market for a new laptop, I can just buy that one. And I'm not talking about a pro gear like the XPS. Just simple, cheap con…
I'm about ready to upgrade my 4 year-old laptop so this is relevant to my interest. I'm looking for an Ubuntu-friendly laptop and this always causes anxiety. My current laptop was some version of HP Pavilion. It mostly works but it was much more hassle than I wanted getting Ubuntu installed and there are still a few minor glitches that I never got figured out. Short of this, an official C(c)anonical web page listing…
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#609FLAVOR: Ubuntu Desktop HEADLINE: Dump Mir!!!!! DESCRIPTION: I know Canonical has put a lot of effort into Mir and at this stage it is probably "too big to fail". But for various reasons my bet is that it will fail. I think this is Canonical repeating Microsoft's Metro mistake. I have a $12K dollar desktop and I don't want an OS optimized for phones !!! I will be able to avoid it but I would rather your engineering ef…
Not OP just honestly curious, of the $12k how much is dedicated to Canonical (donation/others)?
I don't like the direction they're going and I'm certain giving them more money won't change it.
It's in the ~$100Ks. I usually pay people directly to build things I think the world needs and then have them give it away.
I'm not here to brag and I'd like to stay anonymous so I'm going retire this HN account now.
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#610FLAVOUR: Ubuntu Desktop HEADLINE: Bluetooh that works DESCRIPTION: I never managed to have my PC playing music through blutooth to a bluetooth loudspeaker. (I'm using Xbuntu, playing mp3s with mpv.) I think it could be because the audio system seems messy: should I have jackd enabled? What is it? So maybe the headline should be to cleanup audio system, specially its routes.
You have two options to try: 1. install the pulseaudio-bluetooth-module, if you didn't 2. follow the procedure below BT in Ubuntu is in an embarrassing state, and I'm not exaggerating. After they've upgraded bluez to version 5, the workflow for connecting BT audio peripherals is: - connect the peripheral (takes a few attempts...) - disable the profile (set to off) - disconnect the peripheral - re-connect the peripher…
I follow a nearly identical flow several times a day to connect bluetooth headphones to my laptop.
- Turn on headphones * Laptop connects immediately and uses the HSP/HFP mode (works!) * Trying to select A2DP appears to work, but no audio will play - Disconnect the headphones using the Bluetooth manager - Reconnect the headphones using the Bluetooth manager - Select A2DP, this now works.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/1438510
Separately, many web videos will stop playing and refuse to play when the Bluetooth audio device is selected.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1589008