Ubuntu feels like it is falling apart!

Posted Wed, 2013-01-30 17:30 by sfarber53

Since the introduction of Unity I've had nothing but trouble. Unity is awful but replacing it with Gnome is not easy or a sure bet; apport keeps crashing but only occasionally causes a lockup; GRUB is a mess; Samba doesn't work most of the time. What the heck is going on?

I've been using Ubuntu since ~ V.4.x and have always loved it, but now it doesn't seem to want to live up to its own high standards. Something is very wrong and I'd appreciate it if someone would explain what is going on.

I'm using 12.04 on this laptop but Gnome is a mess. I've switched to LinuxMint for my new desktop because Ubuntu is too unstable. How a derivative distro can be more stable than its parent is a mystery to me, but it is. Of course Mint isn't very good with wireless so I can't switch my laptop.

OK. Enough ranting. Just please tell me what is going on?

Comments

choice is yours - congratulations

by poltiser - 2013-02-03 09:05

Change to XFCE. LXDE is fantastic but just few features are missing. XFCE goes as far as old good Gnome 2 and beyond... Tweaked and decustomised gives you comfort and freedom you are missing. All versions of U12.10 have something to offer. I choose XFCE as it is very stable, easy to understand how to tweak system...
I like a lot panel - using 4 of them - visible on the top, vanishing on each side (top- monitoring, left- essential programs and manipulation of the system, right- folders, bottom- programs). Mind you - from panel using directory applet you will be able to open each single document ! ;-) Weather applet - best around. Compositing out of the box. What most important it works with few corrections.
Best regards

U12.10AMD64XFCE4.10/4.12RAM8GBIntelCore2Duo3HDsiP1700Scanjet3670USBheadPhones + W7HP64

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