tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post5592168892935528312..comments2023-09-23T15:39:14.910+01:00Comments on Linux, BSD, and everything else...: Ubuntu Shootout - 10.04 LTS vs. 12.04 LTSalienlinuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04159789033238770244noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-62108248171845923682014-08-16T16:15:48.708+01:002014-08-16T16:15:48.708+01:00I still use Ubuntu 10.04 on my 1GHz netbook, becau...I still use Ubuntu 10.04 on my 1GHz netbook, because it's the fastest OS. I've tried Ubuntu 12.04, but it's slower, Unity is plain ugly and its launcher sticking to the left has a very bad UX.niu techhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007283093740358575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-61237637602790617712014-04-14T22:33:00.555+01:002014-04-14T22:33:00.555+01:00I used 10.04 on my Acer Extensa 5220, i then spent...I used 10.04 on my Acer Extensa 5220, i then spent 4 long years, faffing around with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Puppy, Bodhi, etc.<br /><br />Just before 14.04 is about to be released this week, i know Ubuntu 10.04 was and is still the fastest.<br /><br />In Ubuntu 12.04 my bluetooth works, but just not in Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Bodhi ...<br /><br />On returning to Ubuntu 10.04.4 I find its much faster, full bluetooth. You also get nautilus, which the Xubuntu/ Lubuntu just does not work as in as much detail. They are also not as stable programs.<br /><br />something deeply wrong happened after Ubuntu 10. On deeper reading I found that Ubuntu 12.04 and Unity decided to give Amazon your search details, with something similar to "cookies" but built into the OS. That is something that can be turned off.<br /><br />You have to wonder with all that loss of speed, what is going on "under the hood"? Also in Ubuntu 12.04. i just cannot feel happy without that program bar to switch between programs.<br /><br />Gnome 2 had a excellent file / program layout. For my work purposes i save considerable time over functionality in Gnome 2. Yes Gnome 2 has some bugs, where even restarting is required, but considering the fastest boot time i really don't care. I really hoped that Gnome 2 would continue to be developed as all the newer ones are much slower.<br /><br />I now have much more modern PC's than my Acer laptop (which all the shortcut buttons work). My hope is that i can install Ubuntu 10.04.4 on those new machines, as i like simple things like "bluetooth".<br /><br />I can say now that "Puppy" is so unstable, that on keeping that would not run longer than a week before i get rid of it.<br /><br />I crave the best speed, stability mix, Bodhi was really fast, but file manager is non existant, and the enlightenment Window Manager was not fully developed or stable. Many bugs to be fixed there.<br /><br />garvinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17227934937172144666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-69584418127411111292013-10-23T03:30:39.962+01:002013-10-23T03:30:39.962+01:00I was too happy with 10.04... I could put useful s...I was too happy with 10.04... I could put useful stuff on my panel like daily weather, one click desktop view, Force quit, better workspace user etc etc etc.....12.04 sucks too much...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02756817694191938595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-6896365612413766212013-01-15T23:37:30.507+00:002013-01-15T23:37:30.507+00:00I downgraded after about two months with 12.04 to ...I downgraded after about two months with 12.04 to 10.04 because of two (main) reasons:<br />1.) My processor sucks (AMD 2200XP)<br /><br />2.) Log-in<br /><br />I love the log-in features for 10.04 because you can send messages, and it kind of looks like a softer version of the Windows 7 Log-in, I think trying to be All-Unity is almost a disaster-plan for Linux-Ubuntu, but, that is a taste thing, and I like it being right in the middle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629772631781254953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-12749655751329940942012-12-09T17:56:24.138+00:002012-12-09T17:56:24.138+00:00I was actually amazed to find that Ubuntu 12.04.1 ...I was actually amazed to find that Ubuntu 12.04.1 32-bit, on my ThinkPad X220, uses around 225MB of RAM right after start-up, no apps running. This is only RAM actually used by programs, not counting buffers and cache (those are around 50MB and 350MB, respectively). laurlaurrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498933123269263337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-90328430599715752112012-10-11T06:41:19.731+01:002012-10-11T06:41:19.731+01:00For those who are genuinely concerned about memory...For those who are genuinely concerned about memory usage with either the 10.04 or the 12.04 implementations of Ubuntu, there are two alternatives within the family, one, Xubuntu, which provides slight relief in resource consumption, at the expense of modest loss of capabilities. Xubuntu uses the Xfce desktop environment in place of GNOME. I find an idle system with only a terminal emulator running consumes just over 100 MB of memory, so you can run it on systems with 512 MB without problems, as long as you don't run a large number of concurrent activities. If memory or CPU are more of a bottleneck, and you are unable to acquire newer hardware, then Lubuntu is a significantly lighter consumer of resources, at the expense of being very simplistic. It does offer a light file manager, lighter media tools, in short, less capable, but acceptable alternatives for most basic desktop functions, and in return, it delivers snappy performance, even on systems five to seven years old. You may even be able to get it to work on systems that are nearly a decade old with care and caution.Brian Masinickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328692313376102421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-16378126472861762862012-05-26T22:07:45.744+01:002012-05-26T22:07:45.744+01:00What can you say about Gnome Classic? In Lucid, I ...What can you say about Gnome Classic? In Lucid, I was able to manage getting transparent backgrounds for panel applets, but it seems that has been broken with the new use of CSS in the themes' directories, instead of using the gtkrc file from gtk-2.0 (Precise uses gtk-3.0).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-24712926954149115312012-05-18T11:42:00.240+01:002012-05-18T11:42:00.240+01:00Thx Barnaby, you're welcome.
Just to make it ...Thx Barnaby, you're welcome.<br /><br />Just to make it more Precise) waiting for "service pack" ISOs is not relevant if you're not installing across a network of computers. The end-user is presented the option to download (and install) the latest updates during the install since before Lucid I think.<br />Yet point releases (12.04.1 etc) are milestones in the development so it's generally a good idea to wait for one if you're more interested in the LTS aspect of a stable durable system than just looking around the newy novelties of the distro.<br /><br />As for me I'll wait to check Mint against Precise (with and without Unity).<br />Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-21971624598529919832012-05-17T14:18:16.347+01:002012-05-17T14:18:16.347+01:00As regards with the RAM usage, Barnaby precised he...As regards with the RAM usage, Barnaby precised he tested the 64bit versions (now the recommended one) so this basically uses more RAM.<br /><br />So basically the choice between the older or newer LTS is about:<br /><br /> - RAM: with 1GB or less (512MB is the minimum if you don't want it to be too sluggish) you should go for Lucid 32bit. Now if you are disciplined enough to never have more than 3 apps running (Firefox + Totem/Rhythmbox/Spotify + Skype/Pidgin/aMSN...) and closing them from time to time (esp. if you rarely if ever shutdown your computer) you can try Lucid 64bit or Precise 32bit.<br /><br /> - Hardware modernity: anything older than 4-5 years is doomed with Precise. Hardware support for such antique material is mediocre at best, and anyway standard clock-speeds from before 2008 are not optimal to work with a modern distro<br /><br />Bottom line: Lucid is fast, smooth and rock-solid (entering its 3rd and final year of intensive support), so unless you have a brand-new computer with Sandy or Ivy Bridge Core i3-5-7 and the now bare minimum of 2GB of RAM, you wouldn't want to go with Precise.<br />Especially if you have an computer nearing 4+ years old you can either wait for Precise 12.04.1 (July 17th) or 12.04.2 (Jan 31st 2013) to buy a new machine or stay with Lucid as long as your computer lives (anyway it's an old machine so you know it will be too limited for bleeding-edge modern uses such as html5 and javascript-heavy websites)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-28311876044182359472012-05-17T09:25:38.009+01:002012-05-17T09:25:38.009+01:00I don't know why there is error when i install...I don't know why there is error when i install letodms on ubuntu 12.04? thanks for helpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-8187011181600123502012-05-17T02:32:22.898+01:002012-05-17T02:32:22.898+01:00On Ubuntu 10.04, you have to install flash via syn...On Ubuntu 10.04, you have to install flash via synaptic or their installer script.<br /><br />Look up "flash" and select the non-free version, install and there you go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-82545626329977106472012-05-16T19:05:16.092+01:002012-05-16T19:05:16.092+01:00Why are you writing reviews on Linux distro's ...Why are you writing reviews on Linux distro's if you are a self proclaimed noob? lawlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-25745510384160699242012-05-15T21:53:08.402+01:002012-05-15T21:53:08.402+01:00Grub2 has been in use in Ubuntu since 9.10 (Karmic...Grub2 has been in use in Ubuntu since 9.10 (Karmic). If you think its a "con" for 12.04 then it should be a "con" for 10.04.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-49468164104862369392012-05-15T18:47:31.121+01:002012-05-15T18:47:31.121+01:00On my system 420Mb, with only Firefox four tabs op...On my system 420Mb, with only Firefox four tabs open...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-39756641692331914312012-05-15T14:03:47.802+01:002012-05-15T14:03:47.802+01:00"I wonder why Ubuntu 12.04 used so much RAM f..."I wonder why Ubuntu 12.04 used so much RAM for you."<br /><br />It uses 785Mb on my system with only Chromium open.wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064500087157533970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253115272113487284.post-21198066421675165992012-05-15T09:58:57.604+01:002012-05-15T09:58:57.604+01:00I wonder why Ubuntu 12.04 used so much RAM for you...I wonder why Ubuntu 12.04 used so much RAM for you. On most systems it uses about 225Mb of RAM for the 32bit version. On both my systems it is about that figure while idle.DylanChttp://www.photofiltre-lx.orgnoreply@blogger.com