[SOLVED] F15- Why?

jfaberna · 07-27-2011, 11:27 AM

As a rule I usually upgrade my 2 Linux development systems when a new release comes out. Fedora 15 recently came out and I updated it. I did the same with Ubuntu 11.04.

I should have looked at what was changing and stopped. Does anyone know why the human interface changed in both so drasticly? If you still use a keyboard and mouse, the new UIs require a lot more work to use. I use the O/S that is reqired to do the job a hand. Whether I was on Mac OS X, Linux, or Windows, I could quickly figure out how to get things done. But with F15 and Ubuntu 11.04, I'm lost most of the time. I don't think you can blame it on tablets because tablets all have new types of input devices like touchscreen or wheels and they usually have customer UIs, like the Android and iPad tablets do.

I'm hoping some sanity returns soon to the UI for normal Linux.

P.S. F15 has a lot of bugs just getting things to work, like adding printers, connecting to servers, etc. None of this was a problem with F14.

TobiSGD · 07-27-2011, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jfaberna

I'm hoping some sanity returns soon to the UI for normal Linux.

Sanity was never gone for the UI in Linux, only for Gnome and Unity. Try KDE, XFCE, LXDE or Enlightenment for a classical desktop feeling.

jfaberna · 07-27-2011, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TobiSGD

Sanity was never gone for the UI in Linux, only for Gnome and Unity. Try KDE, XFCE, LXDE or Enlightenment for a classical desktop feeling.

Good Point. It's just Gnome that's has lost it's mind.

ncsuapex · 07-29-2011, 08:21 AM

gnome in FC15 is the absolute worst designed desktop manager of all time. ALL TIME.

falcom · 07-29-2011, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ncsuapex

gnome in FC15 is the absolute worst designed desktop manager of all time. ALL TIME.

jeje change to KDE !

TigerLinux · 08-01-2011, 11:01 AM

I plan to install Fedora 15, any advice?

MTK358 · 08-01-2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerLinux

I plan to install Fedora 15, any advice?

What kind of advice?

repo · 08-01-2011, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerLinux

I plan to install Fedora 15, any advice?

Start your own thread?

Kind regards

TigerLinux · 08-01-2011, 11:04 AM

will it make me feel good?

like ubuntu?

repo · 08-01-2011, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerLinux

will it make me feel good?

like ubuntu?

Just try it.

Kind regards

TigerLinux · 08-02-2011, 11:40 AM

i burn the DVD of F15 64bit, during installation, after packages customization, it tells me there is a perl package cannot be read,
could it be my *.iso image got defect?
The installation fails.

TobiSGD · 08-02-2011, 12:09 PM

It can either be the ISO-image (you can test that with md5sum) or a bad burn.

TigerLinux · 08-02-2011, 01:01 PM

i burned with Ashampoo.
maybe the iso file is corrupted?
i will try amother download.

repo · 08-02-2011, 01:04 PM

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maybe the iso file is corrupted?

Did you do a md5 checksum?
Sometimes it helps to burn the iso at a lower speed.

Kind regards

TobiSGD · 08-02-2011, 01:04 PM

Why don't you test the ISO-image first with md5sum?
Also, the program used for burning has no impact on burning quality.