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Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin

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Post by andyl » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 11:41 AM UTC

rufugee wrote: post #14

I'm one of those weird folk who run three monitors, and even though 12.04 promised better 2+ monitor support through Unity 2D, I still find it lacking. Perhaps it's the way I have it configured, but I use two nvidia cards with xinerama, which means I'm forced to use Unity 2D (no compositing support). Unity 2D just isn't as stable or usable. I really, really hope they put more effort to fixing this in 12.10.

Have you tried Gnome? I also use 2 monitors, and hope that Gnome on 12.04 supports multi-monitors well.

Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin

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Post by stevoo » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 11:41 AM UTC

stevoo wrote: post #16

krat0sprakhar wrote: post #13

Whats the easiest way to upgrade to 12.04 LTS from 11.10? Thanks a lot!

sudo do-release-upgrade The fastest way to do it from the shell

or ...

press the super key type : update-manager and it will tell you there is an upgrade on top. Hit the upgrade button....

Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin

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Post by nimeshneema » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 11:43 AM UTC

akulbe wrote: post #18

I'm only seeing beta2 available for download. I've tried several alternative links, like mirrors.kernel.org... and all I can find anywhere is beta2, as the latest version available. #impatient :)

Go to this link. http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/ This is the final release

Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin

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Post by duck » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 11:43 AM UTC

BrainScraps wrote: post #10

Been using this for the past month or so - performs well, stable, and I'm still getting used to the HUD. Once I become a master of the HUD, I'll be all set. I did have to do some tweaking to the default workspace management keybindings to be truly happy with the install, however. But if someone is coming in without any preexisting biases, the defaults may suit them just fine. (Hit the Super or "Windows" key for a gui…

Just to be clear, you have to hold the Super key to see the keyboard shortcuts. Also, here is a good overview of the Unity shortcuts: http://askubuntu.com/questions/28086/what-are-unitys-keyboar...

Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin

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Post by FelixH » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 11:45 AM UTC

As much as Ubuntu has matured over the years, I am pretty disappointed how many things are broken out of the box still. Being behind a proxy is a major pain as ever, as well as getting ATI graphics drivers to work properly.

Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin

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Post by akulbe » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 11:46 AM UTC

nimeshneema wrote: post #23

akulbe wrote: post #18

I'm only seeing beta2 available for download. I've tried several alternative links, like mirrors.kernel.org... and all I can find anywhere is beta2, as the latest version available. #impatient :)

Go to this link. http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/ This is the final release

Excellent. Thanks, man. :)

Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin

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Post by wiradikusuma » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 11:48 AM UTC

i'm thinking of triple-booting my 2009 MBP with Ubuntu (already Bootcamped with Win7). anyone has experience with Ubuntu on MBPs? any problem with hardware? i need a lightweight-but-nice-looking OS for day-to-day Java development (i use IntelliJ), Lion is taxing too much.

Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin

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Post by mdesantis » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 11:50 AM UTC

I'm using it from the beta1, and I must say that it is awesome; apart from those notifications zero-interaction zero-configuration, I hate them!!!

Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin

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Post by rbanffy » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 11:51 AM UTC

morsch wrote: post #11

I usually praise the rich ecosystem of custom packages and (PPA) repositories available for Ubuntu. It means you get the stability and security of a distribution-maintained main repository as well as the up-to-date or even cutting edge nature of developer-maintained repositories. Unfortunately, it's a huge pain in the ass when updating. Packages in PPAs are built with a specific distribution in mind, and distribution…

Isn't this handled automatically? I remember the upgrade disabling things like Google and Virtualbox repos.

Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin

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Post by mdesantis » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 11:52 AM UTC

andyl wrote: post #21

rufugee wrote: post #14

I'm one of those weird folk who run three monitors, and even though 12.04 promised better 2+ monitor support through Unity 2D, I still find it lacking. Perhaps it's the way I have it configured, but I use two nvidia cards with xinerama, which means I'm forced to use Unity 2D (no compositing support). Unity 2D just isn't as stable or usable. I really, really hope they put more effort to fixing this in 12.10.

Have you tried Gnome? I also use 2 monitors, and hope that Gnome on 12.04 supports multi-monitors well.

I use Unity with 2 monitors and it is pretty good; but I didn't try Gnome