[ubuntu-za] Moving windows between desktops

[Peter Nel]

Unity is the new default desktop environment used from Ubuntu Natty (11.04)
onward - first seen in Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Release
http://unity.ubuntu.com/

In 11.04 Unity is based on Gnome 2, in 11.10 it will be based on Gnome 3
(from http://www.wikivs.com/wiki/Gnome_Shell_vs_Unity)

Compiz is required for Unity in Natty - unless you install Unity 2D (based
on Qt)

What you're probably using now in 10.10 is Gnome 2.x, (called Gnome classic
in 11.04)

Gnome itself has also undergone a complete user interface redesign (Gnome
3), called "Gnome Shell", which looks and works very much like Unity.

Kubuntu, on the other hand uses the KDE desktop environment
Xubuntu uses XFCE
There are others too. For more info see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_X_Window_System_desktop_environments
-- They are all built on top of the X Window system (what is that you ask?
ask google ;-) ) --

Unlike windows, the desktop environment is not integrated with the core OS,
which is why you don't have to re-install the whole system if you break your
graphical front end, and why the whole system won't crash when a gui
application misbehaves.


On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Jan Greeff <jan at verslank.net> wrote:

> **
> What is Unity and Gnome classic?
>
>
> On 12/07/2011 17:44, Peter Nel wrote:
>
> Jan,
>
>  Just an idea: would you consider upgrading to 11.04?
>
>  I'm using it and I find Unity marvelous ( flame bait: don't listen to the
> 'menu miners', they just fear change ;-) )
> If you don't like unity - (it does have some remaining issues with compiz,
> but I don't use those features) - you can login with Gnome classic.
> It will reset many settings to default, and shouldn't break your mails or
> anything.
>
>
>  Regarding your graphics card, try this:
> (from
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/39857/is-my-graphics-card-supported-by-gnome-3
> )
> ---------------
> ...
> first, install ccsm then go to Opengl -> untick Sync To VBlank option
>  ---------------
>
>  try
> http://www.google.co.za/search?sourceid=chrome&client=ubuntu&channel=cs&ie=UTF-8&q=82G33%2FG31+Express+ubuntu+compiz
>
> --
> Péter Nel
>
> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Jan Greeff <jan at verslank.net> wrote:
>
>> Peter, graphics feedback:  00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel
>> Corporation 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 10)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>


-- 
Péter Nel
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