For the guys who are complaining about Unity, you can give a try to gnome-panel
sudo apt-get install gnome-panel
Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin
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Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin
#42As 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.
> ATI graphics drivers to work properly. You can't exactly say you haven't been warned.
the ATI card wasn't up to me and it is really the proxy support that is the most disappointing. There are bug reports dating several years back that still haven't been addressed
Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin
#43I really can't stand Unity. Does this work OK with Cinnamon, for example?
It has really come a long way, you may try it now. I was also in the league of people couldn't stand for Unity when it launched, but now I'm using it for couple of weeks now, its been very pleasant.
Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin
#44I installed beta 2 and run into issues with disk power management. By default it had a very small timeout to spin down. Fixed manually with hdparm -S, but I didn't see any updates that correct it. If you notice your drive clicking all the time, there's your fix...
Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin
#45For the guys who are complaining about Unity, you can give a try to gnome-panel sudo apt-get install gnome-panel
Yes, and there is a full set of instructions on how to get it looking just like gnome2.x http://askubuntu.com/q/58172/6005
Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin
#46I'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.
did you try Gnome-shell ? I dont have multi monitors myself, but I have read reports that it is better.
Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin
#47I really can't stand Unity. Does this work OK with Cinnamon, for example?
From what I can tell, it does work ok with Cinnamon. You can also revert to a gnome2.x-style panel - full instructions here - http://askubuntu.com/q/58172/6005
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
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
I run with Unity in one window and Windows xp in vmware in another 24" without problems. Gnome works too.
All you need to ensure is you have decent video card/drivers
Re: Ubuntu Releases 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin
#49I'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 Nvidia TwinView? This should let you operate the monitors with some 3D support.
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#50If you have any issues (in addition to the ones already mentioned by others here), please let me know.
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