I have been using 9.10 almost form day 1 as my main PC. I had no problems installing it and it has run almost faultlessly since - apart from 15 mins ago when the GUI crashed!! Well there is a first time for everything.
* Like Richard I do not really like the login screen * Its boot time is not significantly faster in my opinion than 9.04 * I am having trouble with Nautilus displaying thumbnails of pictures from a network store. If the folder has . In fact when he needs to goa large number - 280 odd (!) it gets to about 100 then jams up using all CPU and almost all memory! I cannot remember if that was the same in 9.04 so criticism may be unfair My son also uses it on a Dell Laptop - dual boot almost exclusively. He has had no trouble at all, EXCEPT the other day when it refused to boot at all saying that a file was missing. As getting his A level essay written was more important than fixing Ubuntu, he switched to Vista and his problems began! The wireless connection which is rock-solid in Ubuntu is very intermittent in Vista! Any way he will try to fix on Saturday All in all it seems a good upgrade as far as I can see. Ed -----Original Message----- From: Richard Forth <richard.fo...@gmail.com> Reply-to: Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts <peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk> To: Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts <Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk> Subject: [Peterboro] Initial thoughts on Ubuntu 9.10 Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:38:22 +0000 This months LXF mag had Ubuntu 9.10 on the coverdisc so i thought i's try it out on my laptop. I havent used it extensively as I had to resort back to the version of Ubuntu 9.04 from the coverdisc a few months back that runs xfce, that, in part may not be directly caused by the new version rather my old laptop only seems to run at any decent speed with xfce rather than gnome. Anyway intitial thoughts: I like the new boot sequence graphics, looked kind of cool The login screen sucks compared to 9.04, mainyl because theres no option to get rid of the username selection. -- ***** Richard Forth For great natural health, nutrition, animal care and beauty products, visit my online store: http://www.aloevera-crowland.co.uk To change your life and circumstances: http://www.soaringteam.com/users/invite/MyVideoPage.php?Passcode=2118&src=38&v=3 Text OPPORTUNITY and your name to: 07870 89 77 55 _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
