To fix the ugly Plymouth resolution problem on Ubuntu 10.04, I did the following: echo FRAMEBUFFER=y > /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash update-initramfs -u It might very slightly slow down the boot. Also, I changed the boot resolution using Start Up Manager from the repository.
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Ubuntu 10.04
Well, this week was a bit of vacation for me, so I had fun with the LTS Lucid release on my new machine. After customizing the desktop, I came up with a gnome + copiz + emerald theme that certainly runs circles around the win 7 desktop that came preinstalled.* One thing I'd like to point out is that with full compiz desktop magic working + chrome running, the ram meter in the upper right hand corner is reading 20%. What's amazing to me about this is that this machine has only 2 GB of ram -- pretty low spec by current standards. On win 7, on a simple desktop with no apps running ( except, of course, anti-virus ) the ram usage is ~50%. I can hardly figure out how linux can run so much lighter while still doing so much ( more )! Pretty awesome. I've also finally got linux working again on my old Toshiba P4000, Xubuntu 10.04. There was a problem for a few kernels that made the fan not spin up enough and the machine would overheat and freeze (oops). After lots of frustrat...