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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) Final Beta released

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Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) Final Beta released

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Post by Dewie »

chrismonsanto wrote: post #17
pizza234 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've found the Ubuntu [Desktop] stability to be in constant decline over the time, even experiencing bugs in the installers in the latest versions. A few notes: - the "stability" I refer to is always minor errors - I remove lots of packages every time I install it, although I've experienced system error notifications even when I didn't uninstall anything All in all, I'd say that there is a lack of polishing, at the l…

> I've found the Ubuntu [Desktop] stability to be in constant decline over the time I wish I never upgraded to 13.10. Sometimes drag-maximizing my window can crash my entire system. And compiz leaks memory like a sieve, sometimes I will wake up to find compiz using ~5.5gb of memory and the system will be unusable. Gotta restart! When I first upgraded, I thought "oh, it's always like this at the start, they'll fix it.…

13.10 has absolutely not been worth it for me, neither. Right now I can't even start (or restart) Unity at boot up. This might not be because of Ubuntu, but Windows 8 doesn't have any problems with starting (dual boot).

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) Final Beta released

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Post by tormeh »

JanezStupar wrote: post #9

I would use this magnificent milestone to raise my hand and ask... Nvidia, where are my native Linux Optimus drivers?

apt-get install nvidia-319-updates

That's where they are. The drivers crash on suspend/resume, so you need the ctrl-alt-backspace combo to kill X but otherwise it's OK. Newer versions are better, but they're not included in the official repo yet.

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) Final Beta released

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Post by listic »

What improvements in touch device and HiDPI support have made it to 14.04?

I'm going to use Ubuntu on Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because even though full convergence for Ubuntu is delayed, I think of all Linux distros it is in the best position to run on such devices. Some enthusiasts have made 13.10 work on Surface Pro 2, surely it can only get better from there? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2183946

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) Final Beta released

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Post by JanezStupar »

tormeh wrote: post #42
JanezStupar wrote: post #9

I would use this magnificent milestone to raise my hand and ask... Nvidia, where are my native Linux Optimus drivers?

apt-get install nvidia-319-updates That's where they are. The drivers crash on suspend/resume, so you need the ctrl-alt-backspace combo to kill X but otherwise it's OK. Newer versions are better, but they're not included in the official repo yet.

Awesome, after almost two years of owning my computer the newest feature is that it still crashses on suspend/resume.

Use Linux they said, your computer will stop crashing they said...

I'm not touching any Nvidia driver until shit starts working. But thanks for update! Appreciated a lot.

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) Final Beta released

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Post by cturner »

daivd wrote: post #38
adwf wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At the risk of starting a flamewar, is Gnome 3/Shell really any better? I've never felt quite so unproductive as when I use Gnome nowadays.

I have never quite understood all these desktop emotions. I run Kubuntu, but almost never interact with any desktop features. What is it in your workflow that requires you to interact with Gnome/Unity? (just curious)

alt+tab. Used to work perfectly. Now broken. I've returned to debian stable, which comes with a gnome-2 legacy option that works out of the box just as well as it did a decade ago.

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) Final Beta released

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Post by arrc »

adwf wrote: post #33
username42 wrote: post #29

I am very happy that Ubuntu GNOME is present. This means no unity for the next 3 years ;-)

At the risk of starting a flamewar, is Gnome 3/Shell really any better? I've never felt quite so unproductive as when I use Gnome nowadays.

For me Gnome (2 especially) always felt more natural and productive to use than Unity. Besides, you could easily customize your Gnome to look and behave exactly like Unity but you can't replicate the same with Unity.

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) Final Beta released

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Post by egeozcan »

scanr wrote: post #46

I'm using 12.04 LTS quite extensively. For folk in a similar situation, how long are you thinking of waiting before switching to 14.04 LTS?

For all personal/hobby projects, I can see myself switching within few weeks. For the "serious" bunch, I may be waiting until the middle of 2016, then I'll start migrating.

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) Final Beta released

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Post by hrjet »

cturner wrote: post #45
daivd wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have never quite understood all these desktop emotions. I run Kubuntu, but almost never interact with any desktop features. What is it in your workflow that requires you to interact with Gnome/Unity? (just curious)

alt+tab. Used to work perfectly. Now broken. I've returned to debian stable, which comes with a gnome-2 legacy option that works out of the box just as well as it did a decade ago.

Have you tried the "Simple App Switcher"? It's the good old alt+tab from yester years. You can enable it through Compiz Settings Manager.
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