Comment on Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) releasedparentComments−thetwentyone14yYes, you can. At least in 11.04, I haven't upgraded to 11.10 yet, but I would assume it would be the same/enhanced.−Iv14yhow do you run unity in non-accelerated mode ? It has always refused to run for me unless I had graphical acceleration installed.−sciurus14yIn 11.10, it should automatically start in 2D mode if 3D acceleration isn't available. Alternately, you can choose it from the login screen. Here is how Unity and Unity 2D are configured on my system. $ cat /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/ubuntu.session [GNOME Session] Name=Ubuntu Name[eo]=Ubuntuo RequiredComponents=gnome-settings-daemon; RequiredProviders=windowmanager;panel; DefaultProvider-windowmanager=compiz DefaultProvider-panel=compiz IsRunnableHelper=/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test FallbackSession=ubuntu-2d DesktopName=Unity $ cat /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/ubuntu-2d.session [GNOME Session] Name=Ubuntu 2D RequiredComponents=gnome-settings-daemon; RequiredProviders=windowmanager;panel;launcher; DefaultProvider-windowmanager=metacity DefaultProvider-panel=unity-2d-panel DefaultProvider-launcher=unity-2d-launcher DesktopName=Unity−Iv14yOk, in 11.04, without acceleration, I have to switch back to "classical" mode which I assume to be Gnome.−decode14y> sudo apt-get install unity-2dYou may have to add this PPA first: http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/unity_2d?dist=oneiricThen choose Unity 2D in the window manager options from the login manager.−sciurus14yThis isn't necessary in Oneiric. Unity 2D is included and is the default fallback if 3D isn't supported.
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Yes, you can. At least in 11.04, I haven't upgraded to 11.10 yet, but I would assume it would be the same/enhanced.
how do you run unity in non-accelerated mode ? It has always refused to run for me unless I had graphical acceleration installed.
In 11.10, it should automatically start in 2D mode if 3D acceleration isn't available. Alternately, you can choose it from the login screen. Here is how Unity and Unity 2D are configured on my system.
Ok, in 11.04, without acceleration, I have to switch back to "classical" mode which I assume to be Gnome.
> sudo apt-get install unity-2d
You may have to add this PPA first: http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/unity_2d?dist=oneiric
Then choose Unity 2D in the window manager options from the login manager.
This isn't necessary in Oneiric. Unity 2D is included and is the default fallback if 3D isn't supported.