[Cialug] Ubuntu 12,04 LTS

Tue Nov 19 13:56:57 CST 2013

You can also install Xubuntu, Kubuntu, etc.

I'm running Ubuntu 13.x on my desktop at home, but use KDE 99% of the time.
I use Ubuntu because I wanted to try the Steam client and Ubuntu was the
only officially supported platform.

If I want to use Unity, I just log out and choose my WM at the login
screen. I much prefer the KDE experience - it's much more responsive, and I
like that I can have it remember what apps I had open and where they were
placed - i.e. I usually have at least Chrome and a terminal window open.

-dc

On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:

> No, this is incorrect. 12.04 did support 2d rendering if you use the Unity
> 2d window manager instead of "unity. It was the last version to include
> Unity 2D, which is a bit disappointing, though newer versions do have
> better support for low-end video cards.
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Aaron <ampilgrim85 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "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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