Re: [PLUG] Upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04

[Matt Murphy <mattyhead@gmail.com>]

I agree that the new Unity is a significant improvement.

I've been on 64-bit for a while. Going from 32-bit to 64-bit (processor upgrade followed by OS upgrade) was sticky, but this last upgrade was fairly clean. Not perfect - BS xorg config issues... I had to launch gdm by hand and watch ubuntu-one stutter and die several times (as if I care - disabled) - not a problem for anyone on this list, but it would stop your average computer user cold.

Matt Murphy

On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 1:07 AM, JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org> wrote:

Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:43:36 -0400
From: "Eric at Lucii.org"<eric@lucii.org>

I'm considering upgrading my workstation from 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS.
I am not a fan of the early versions of Unity but I'm willing to try
the latest incarnation.

I didn't like the old versions at all. ÂI *really* like the 12.04 version of Unity on a small screen. ÂI've had 10.04 on my Mini9 for a bit over a month now and it's been great. ÂI'm still not sure about it on a big screen, but I haven't really tried it. ÂIt's been OK on the mid-size laptop screen I tried it on.

The discoverability of things needs work. ÂI'm thinking about creating a bug report that the default wallpaper should be a quick Unity HOWTO, including how to display the overlay cheat sheet (hold down the Super key). ÂOnce you find some keystrokes that work for it, it's a *lot* faster.

I have a whole long thing in my draft folder about the Mini9 upgrade, but I never find time to clean it up and send it out.

Another hesitation I have is choosing the architecture. ÂI have an
Athlon64 X2 processor and could use the 64 bit image. ÂOne advantage
is that I could easily use all 4 GB of RAM without rebuilding my kernel.

When I tried this in 2008 or 2009 it was an extraordinary hassle because
programs like Firefox only had add-ons for 32 bit versions. ÂI lasted
about 3 weeks before I wiped it out and went back to 32 bit. ÂI need
those add-ons!

Is this still the case or have they come up with a better way to have the
32 bit applications co-exist on a 64 bit OS.

Any other experiences with 64 bit Ubuntu?

I've been using 64-bit on several machines since Ubuntu 10.04 and it Just Worked. ÂI understand the FF issues, I share them, but the only problems I've had have been because plugin devs can't keep up with FF, nothing to do with 64-bit. ÂFlash has been fine, though I generally loath it, youtube and stuff work. ÂNote I'm not a gamer or into super video or anything like that. ÂMy computers are mostly computers.

Got 64-bit and stop worrying about the 2038 bug!!! Â:-)

Later,
JP
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