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Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)

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Re: Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)

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Post by thenduks »

elithrar wrote: post #55
scrrr wrote: post #32

This is exactly the right direction for Ubuntu. I'm installing this remotely on my dad's computer as I type this. The shortcut keys (using the Windows-button) are very useful and the dock-like launcher is a good replacement for the old task-bar. It might take a couple more years but somehow I have the feeling that Ubuntu might be heading for the mainstream. Rightfully so.

I'll always wonder when keyboard manufacturers will replace the 'Windows button' with something more universal. Pressing Windows + key in a non-Windows operating system always seems so counter-intuitive to the everyday user.

Amen! I use either an Apple aluminum keyboard (these days it's just 'command' and doesn't have an apple on it) or something completely blank.

Re: Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)

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Post by JonnieCache »

beaumartinez wrote: post #76
JonnieCache wrote: post #25

I'd like to point out that this is a good time to really test your connection. I've never downloaded anything faster than a torrent of a fresh ubuntu release.

BitTorrent download speed has a lot less to do with bandwidth than with how many peers you can connect to, and downloading these things fresh there is often a lack of them. I BitTorrented the 64-bit Desktop edition it as soon as OMGUbuntu broke the news on Twitter and it took me around half an hour (for 700 MiB).

Maybe not when its that fresh. By the time its top of HN and /. then there are gonna be a LOT of high bandwidth peers.

Re: Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)

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Post by hollerith »

2mur wrote: post #59

I'm not going back to linux on the desktop until it can sleep my laptop reliably. OSX is so nice for that. Just close the lid and go... I can't imagine working any other way now.

Sleep doesnt work reliably on my first-gen MacBook (running Snow Leopard)

Re: Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)

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Post by malkia »

Heh, just installed ubuntu-10.10-dekstop-amd64 on my EverRunNote notebook.

Now this came out :)

Btw, there is no ubuntu-10.10-notebook-amd64 - probably because there are not many 64-bit notebooks?

Re: Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)

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Post by crocowhile »

lwhi wrote: post #6

As I use my Ubuntu desktop to actually get work done, I'm quite terrified about installing this release. I'm not sure I'll upgrade for a while yet, I want to find out what the general consensus is first.

That's why I moved to ARCH a few years ago. Only once did an an arch upgrade caused problems; with ubuntu it was a pain almost everytime.

Re: Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)

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Post by Symmetry »

davidw wrote: post #50
mjs wrote: post #43

I find the description of which image to choose confusing. You need the a 64-bit image to handle processes over 4GB, right? Why is the x86 version recommended for "most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows." (That's from the server description, too.)

32 bit "wastes less memory": http://journal.dedasys.com/2008/11/24/slicehost-vs-linode At least for some things, in my experience.

For almost every processor architecture going to 64 bits slows things down due to increased memory usage since very few programs need 64 bit integer addition. However, in x86 the transition to 64 bit doubled the number of architectural registers to 16, and so actually resulted in a speedup.

Re: Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)

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Post by enterneo »

I am wondering, if Unity isn't supported due to lack of hardware acceleration, does it fallback to Gnome2? (does it mean it still bundles Gnome along with Unity?). This is essential to make a choice between Xubuntu and Ubuntu when running in a VM

Re: Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)

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Post by nrbafna »

fingerprinter wrote: post #16

I've had it installed on my main machine since late December. There were some rough patches as things were landing during the beta period, but right now this is easily the best desktop I've ever used. My workflow adapted to some of the additions in Unity so quickly that it was absurd. At this point I could never go back to something without Super+#, Super+w, Super+s and the other keybindings found here: http://askubu…

Don't forget the Grid plugin (similar to Aero Snap) implemented by default. Drag the title bar to any edge of the screen to resize...
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