I booted up in Linux after a looooooonnnnnnng time. Everything was going nice, I logged in, and then … I waited …. and waited …. and waited some more. A blank desktop, with a nice chocolate colour wallpaper, but that was it. After some more waiting, things began showing up, but still at the same pace. By that time I had begun to suspect that something was wrong with Compiz, my desktop management software.
Ubuntu then told me that updates were available, and Compiz was among those listed. So I began downloading them and also thinking over what might have caused the problem. Even dragging a window was a big pain, and it took ages (Compiz has a wobbly effect, that causes window dragging to look cute).
After installing and rebooting, everything’s fine. I’m still puzzled about what might have caused that. I generally expect Linux to be stable and sensible (unlike Windows). Ankur told me that it wasn’t Linux, but because Compiz was actually in Beta stage, and it still contained bugs. But I don’t see why the same version I was using for a while should act up all of a sudden. Any comments?
October 7, 2007 at 6:07 pm
“…but because Compiz was actually in Beta stage…”
Read this line again, and you shall find your answer. Anyway, Ubuntu DOES warn you about it. See, stuff like Compiz is first written and tested on one distro, say SuSe for example, and then ported elsewhere. Stuff happens then, sometimes. That’s why you get updates.