[sclug] Upgrading to Ubuntu Gutsy (v7.10)

Mayuresh Kadu mskadu at gmail.com
Tue Oct 16 17:09:02 UTC 2007


Any idea if it's ON in xubuntu by default? And if so, how does one turn it
off without getting i through the GUI?

- Mayuresh

On 10/16/07, Luke <lukehinds at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I agree running compiz as default out of the box is daft. It assumes
> target machines will have adequate resources.
>
> I am sure its not that hard to turn off and remove though (about 2
> minutes work)?
>
>
> Ed Davies wrote:
> > One contrary opinion:
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2007/09/17/ubuntu-gutsy-is-about-to-mess-up/
> >
> >
> > As a commenter says, that may just be relevant to the beta
> > version.  I hope so.
> >
> > In general, I have to say I worry about this Windows/OS X
> > envy.  Those systems are OK as far as they go but it would
> > be better, I think, if Linux went its own way to give an
> > actual choice.  That's difficult, though, in a community
> > development - it really needs a dictator with a bit of
> > imagination.  Where Linux does have the advantage, though,
> > is that it is sufficiently modular that it doesn't have
> > to be a dictator of everything; if, for example, one
> > desktop or filesystem screws up badly it doesn't really
> > matter as there are plenty more where it came from.
> >
> > Ed.
> >
> >
> >
>
>


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