Dist upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04

[John Martin]

Word seems to be that 10.10 Netbook won't run in VMs, certainly not in
VirtualBox 3.2.10; I've tried.  -j


On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Clive DaSilva <cdasilva-q6EoVN9bke6w5LPnMra/2Q at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Well I upgraded one laptop and one desktop from 10.04 to 10.10 and I think
> its just great. Phenomenal boot up time, snappy screen reloads, etc
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> On 10-10-18 01:06 PM, Timothy Hildred wrote:
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> I'm doing it in a vm on a Ubuntu image i respun with remastersys, to see
> what ill happen. Only 7 hours to go!
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> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Evan Leibovitch <evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
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>> Hi all,
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>> I've upgraded my Ubuntu netbook to 10.10 and it's a massive step down.
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>> Canonical has made a strategic decision to chase not only Apple and
>> Microsoft, but also Google and RIM and Intel into the realm of touch and
>> tablets. Based on what I see on my little Asus this is a stunningly bad
>> decision. I only hope they don't burn too many bridges and force too many
>> others away in the process of alienating their core.
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>> In making the new Ubuntu Netbook distribution touch-friendly, they've made
>> desktop administration and customization a nightmare. There's pride in
>> eliminating the taskbar at the bottom, but it's been replaced with a bigger
>> apps/taskbar at the left. Documentation is sparse and they're no help icon.
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>> Microsoft found that you couldn't just simply adapt a desktop UI to a
>> tablet and expect it to work well. In 10.10, Ubuntu (or more probably
>> Canonical, seeing some revenue potential in embedded devices) has made the
>> opposite mistake in chosing to switch to a tablet-focused UI, and those of
>> us still with mice and touchpads and sticks can fend for ourselves. Even if
>> they make massive strides in this system they'll be far behind the others in
>> this field.
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>> They have no chance of succeeding to compete with iOS or Android or WebOS
>> or WinMo7, certainly with this tech. I only hope they don't completely screw
>> over their traditional laptop users in pursuit of tablet vendors. Meanwhile.
>> I'll have a serious look at the Kubuntu netbook edition and maybe -- if
>> desperate -- Meego.
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>> - Evan
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