Workaround found: sudo apt-get install notify-osd fixed the problem for me. I have no idea why that package was not included in the upgrade, but there you go!
Charlie -- Notifications not updated to Jaunty-style https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/366915 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to notification-daemon in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs