[Cialug] Ubuntu 12,04 LTS

[Aaron]

"Ubuntu has completely dropped support for software 3D rendering in 
Unity, which means that any system without a supported 3D graphics card 
can not run Ubuntu 12.04 in graphical mode." --Matt (NOBOX)

This is correct. Unity made a shit pile for older hardware users. I 
suggest an install of something like the other *buntu distros or you 
could try Linux Mint 13 LTS with either Mate or Cinnamon as a desktop. 
They both work great with older hardware and no GPU.


On 11/18/2013 10:53 PM, Tom Sellers wrote:
> I assume that this is true in any versions greater than 12.04 as well then.  Is that correct?
>
> From: Matt Stanton <matt at itwannabe.com>
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 7:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Ubuntu 12,04 LTS
>
>
> The biggest -- or maybe "most common" -- issue that people upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04 are facing is that Ubuntu has completely dropped support for software 3D rendering in Unity, which means that any system without a supported 3D graphics card can not run Ubuntu 12.04 in graphical mode.  You can get a cheap, ancient graphics card that is supported, or you can choose a different GUI.  I've been using Xubuntu (XFCE) on my little ARM dev boards when I need to use an Ubuntu install since Unity doesn't properly support OpenGL ES2 as implemented on the dev boards I use.  You can also use Lubuntu (LXDE), and I'm pretty sure that KDE can still run using software rendering in Kubuntu.
>
> It could always be a completely different issue, but that is the most-complained-about problem with 12.04.
>
> -- Matt (N0BOX)
>
> Sent from my ASUS Transformer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com>
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
> Sent: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 5:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Ubuntu 12,04 LTS
>
> What was the error message?
>
> -dc
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Tom Sellers <tomsellers2001 at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> I have been running Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10 on a Dell Optiplex GX270 for
>> some time with no problems to speak of.  I wanted to get off that version
>> and on to one that would be supported for an extended period so I upgraded
>> to 12.04.  That did not go very well and after finally getting all the
>> updates finished I started getting pop up errors on the screen very
>> regularly.  I decided to install from scatch and downloaded the 12.04.3
>> version and burned it to a USB stick.  When I attempted to install the
>> 12.04.3 version on the previously mentioned machine it encountered an error
>> during the installation.  I tried reinstalling and encountered the error
>> again.  I used the same USB stick and installed this 12.04.3 version on a
>> different system.  It ran flawlessly during the install and seems to be
>> working fine other than some video issues which seem to indicate I need to
>> install an additional program.
>>
>> I have looked on line but have not located any web page that specifically
>> identifies the Dell GX270 as not being compatible with this version.  Does
>> anyone know if there is a problem with this computer running the newer
>> version?  Can someone point me to a site that might shed some light on this
>> issue for me?
>>
>> The Optiplex GX270 has a 3.0 Ghz Pentium IV processor and 2 GB or ram
>>
>> Thanks!
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