Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-14 Thread Dave Morley
On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 10:55 +, Sean Miller wrote: > This is a slight tangent, but I'd like to see this but don't fancy > upgrading this installation this early in the process... under WUBI > can I have two versions of Ubuntu? > > ie. when I boot can I have "Ubuntu 10.04" AND "11.04" (and obvio

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-14 Thread Sean Miller
This is a slight tangent, but I'd like to see this but don't fancy upgrading this installation this early in the process... under WUBI can I have two versions of Ubuntu? ie. when I boot can I have "Ubuntu 10.04" AND "11.04" (and obviously Windows) all as options? As it's stored in a subdirectory

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-14 Thread gazz
On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 01:45 +, John Stevenson wrote: > I am having a great time using Unity ever since alpha1 and I > absolutely love it, its the best thing thats happened to the Linux > desktop in a long time (well since docky... and moving the > maximise/minimise buttons to the right hand

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread John Stevenson
I am having a great time using Unity ever since alpha1 and I absolutely love it, its the best thing thats happened to the Linux desktop in a long time (well since docky... and moving the maximise/minimise buttons to the right hand side). I find Unity very fast and easy to use, although there is st

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread Alan Pope
On 13 January 2011 23:04, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: > I'm running 10.04 now, but will be moving to Mint as of natty. > You know Natty ships with both Unity _and_ the "classic" GNOME desktop that you are used to in 10.04? > I'm worried that Unity is one case of Ubuntu pushing design in the wrong > d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread Bruno Girin
On Thu, 2011-01-13 at 21:11 +, alan c wrote: > On 13/01/11 19:47, gazz wrote: > Ubuntu has got a lot going in the right direction and I can easily > give the benefit of the doubt to a somewhat radical direction. Fingers > crossed. Agreed. Incidentally I saw yesterday a Mac that had been con

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On Thu, 2011-01-13 at 22:26 +, Alan Pope wrote: > Eh? You've moved over to mint yourself but you're worried that other > people will too? I'm running 10.04 now, but will be moving to Mint as of natty. I'm worried that Unity is one case of Ubuntu pushing design in the wrong direction for the w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Thu, 2011-01-13 at 19:47 +, gazz wrote: > About to write something for a VCS ICT mag about Ubuntu so thought I'd > have a look at Natty - umm, not a big fan of Unity, ugly and > ridiculously limited - wot, can't add stuff to the panel - what's the > one at the top actually doing besides wast

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread John Levin
On 13/01/2011 21:11, alan c wrote: On 13/01/11 19:47, gazz wrote: About to write something for a VCS ICT mag about Ubuntu so thought I'd have a look at Natty - umm, not a big fan of Unity, ugly and ridiculously limited - wot, can't add stuff to the panel - what's the one at the top actually doin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread Alan Pope
On 13 January 2011 21:33, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: > Unfortunately, I'll be watching this space from a Mint desktop. It > worries me that so many people will be joining me (or already have). > Eh? You've moved over to mint yourself but you're worried that other people will too? There's plenty of r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On Thu, 2011-01-13 at 21:14 +, Alan Pope wrote: > > Ubuntu has got a lot going in the right direction and I can easily give the > > benefit of the doubt to a somewhat radical direction. Fingers crossed. > > > > Yeah, "watch this space" :) Unfortunately, I'll be watching this space from a Mint

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread Alan Pope
On 13 January 2011 21:11, alan c wrote: > The more I have thought about it, the more I come to believe that the people > who I help to take refuge away from Windows, would very much welcome running > a 'toaster', even though it would not be my own personal choice. I do not > use a Mac but isn't a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread alan c
On 13/01/11 19:47, gazz wrote: About to write something for a VCS ICT mag about Ubuntu so thought I'd have a look at Natty - umm, not a big fan of Unity, ugly and ridiculously limited - wot, can't add stuff to the panel - what's the one at the top actually doing besides wasting space and telling

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread Anton Piatek
On 13 January 2011 19:56, Andy Braben wrote: > > > On 13 January 2011 19:47, gazz wrote: >> >> About to write something for a VCS ICT mag about Ubuntu so thought I'd >> have a look at Natty - umm, not a big fan of Unity, ugly and ridiculously >> limited - wot, can't add stuff to the panel - what'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread Alan Bell
On 13/01/11 19:47, gazz wrote: About to write something for a VCS ICT mag about Ubuntu so thought I'd have a look at Natty - umm, not a big fan of Unity, ugly and ridiculously limited - wot, can't add stuff to the panel - what's the one at the top actually doing besides wasting space and tellin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread Andy Braben
On 13 January 2011 19:47, gazz wrote: > About to write something for a VCS ICT mag about Ubuntu so thought I'd > have a look at Natty - umm, not a big fan of Unity, ugly and ridiculously > limited - wot, can't add stuff to the panel - what's the one at the top > actually doing besides wasting sp

[ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread gazz
About to write something for a VCS ICT mag about Ubuntu so thought I'd have a look at Natty - umm, not a big fan of Unity, ugly and ridiculously limited - wot, can't add stuff to the panel - what's the one at the top actually doing besides wasting space and telling me the time and that' I'm network