Blogging Ottinger (tim)Gutsy XFCE4
I did the upgrade today from Fiesty to Gutsy (Ubuntu release 7.10). I made a backup first, because there are sometimes troubles, but it came out okay. I found a few good changes.
There is a nicer setup for networking now. I set up my home network information, and that’s been working nicely.
I have transparency that works now. It doesn’t mess up the XFCE4-terminal (xterm) program like it did before. I am using opacity to indicate focus now. It’s a very obvious visual hint. I am not crazy about transparency for my panel (top and bottom of screen), so I’ve turned it off there. I suppose this is a reason for my CPU utilization to be higher than before, but the machine is snappy enough that it doesn’t bother me.
I’ve noticed that GAIM is now Pidgin (which I knew, but didn’t bother acting on). I lost a few icons and had to find replacements. I reduced the default desktop font. Other minor changes aren’t bothering me at all. It’s overall a good upgrade.
I suppose I could recommend it now. When I unpack my new Dell laptop (Ubuntu pre-installed!) I’ll probably upgrade it as well. First I have to get my flat screen LCD back, though. My old glass CRT monstrosities don’t fit on my tiny new desk.
