Followup:<br><br>I've installed the Kubuntu Netbook configuration on the netbook (pretty simple to do) and it's pretty impressive. Generally, it's standard KDE (which has minor tweak updates in 10.10) with just a few (useful) added tools to help folks with smaller screens.<br>
<br>So I'm very happy with it. But that "Unity" UI in Ubuntu Netbook Edition just bites.<br><br>- Evan<br><br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 19 October 2010 01:32, Evan Leibovitch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org">evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><br>As described in another TLUG email thread, the major UI change in the Netbook version of Ubuntu is a horrible step in the wrong direction unless you have a touchscreen system. After installing it Friday on my EeePC I am quickly looking to either revert to 10.04, or try the Kubuntu netbook system which appears to be more conventional. In this case immaturity may be an asset!<br>
<br>The attempt by Canonical to get into tablet space at the expense of its existing netbook users is IMO a serious mistake and cannot succeed, Even Meego -- itself a cartoonish-looking also-ran in a crowded field of handheld and tablet OSs -- looks better at this point. Usually the Ubuntu team has had its strategy right but the 10.10 netbook is IMO one massive fail.<br>
<br>OTOH, I've upgraded my Kubuntu desktops to 10.10 and the improvements, while incremental and often subtle, are noticeable and all positive. A serious video-card stability problem with one of my systems _appears_ to have been corrected by the update and for that I am grateful.<br>
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