I ran Ubuntu 11.04 on a netbook and performance was terrible. Switching to Unity 2D helped a bit but it was still struggling. Any indication 11.10 will work better?
Of course I'm gonna give this a try regardless but I'd like to hear from netbook owners if they've noticed better performance.
I'm getting great performance on a netbook with 11.04 and sawfish as the window manager. I log in in classic mode, so I get the gnome panels, and then switch over.
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I ran Ubuntu 11.04 on a netbook and performance was terrible. Switching to Unity 2D helped a bit but it was still struggling. Any indication 11.10 will work better?
Of course I'm gonna give this a try regardless but I'd like to hear from netbook owners if they've noticed better performance.
I'm getting great performance on a netbook with 11.04 and sawfish as the window manager. I log in in classic mode, so I get the gnome panels, and then switch over.
Have you considered using a window manager that's not so fancy?
Yes, I've used alternative window managers. But the menu bar integration with unity is something I enjoy and would like to continue enjoying.
A tiling window manager is a great option for a netbook. I would recommend Xmonad.