Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ubuntu-netbook
10.04 netbook edition runs extremely well on the EEE-701, and is well-
optimised for the resolution and processor.
10.10 live boot refuses to run the new unity interface because of
underspeced system, using the full desktop interface instead, which is
inappropriate for the resolution but otherwise runs ok.
Upgrading the 10.04 install to 10.10 results in the unity interface
being installed regardless, which is both wasteful of screen real
estate, and runs extremely slowly on this hardware.
In addition to permanently occupying valuable screen estate, the
shortcut bar contains a seemingly unnavigable mess of icons that jumps
all over the place with no clear way to get to any preferences panel to
disable or customise unity.
I expected there to be a clear way of disabling the unity interface, at
the very least to switch back to a full desktop style interface. Given
the underspeced machine, it would be desirable for the old interface to
be maintained across an upgrade. Overall, this has been an extremely
poor user experience.
In the meantime, I have restored the netbook to a pre-upgrade backup...
I will need to try again after the new interface is made more usable or
an appropriate upgrade path is created that maintains the old interface.
** Affects: netbook-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Netbook upgrade results in nearly unusable system on EEE
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