The bootsplash has not been changed, it only depends on the graphic driver you use, and the absence of logo is a bug already reported : https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/526892

Don't worry, it is not less nice than it was before !

Is it really necessary to have those watermarks on the screenshots?

The minimize, maximize and close window buttons are also on the left side now. What gives?

The window buttons can be adjusted back to the right again.

This was done as the main window controls are on the left so in theory it increases overall productivity

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Mike,

They have dont the hardwork and its fair enough to make it difficult to copy across and use them.

Lao,

Check this link. Ubuntu Tweak has a solution for that.
http://blog.ubuntu-tweak.com/2010/03/14/ubuntu-tweak-0-5-3-released.html

If you prefer the hardway then this linke
http://www.webupd8.org/2010/03/almost-official-ubuntu-1004-lucid-will.html

So, Ubuntu is releasing a Linux Terminal Server version? Awesome. Don't they teach you to expand your acronyms the first time you use them in an article in Journalism 101? I was taught to do it in 8th grade.

remove those watermarks .

ubuntu rock !!!!!!!!

Nice, it is going better than ever, i like the left side cotrols... more because this os shuld look like osx, its UNIX !!!, and i think that they gonna place from right side menu (File, Edit,...) but we will see. I don't like new violet icons.., that violet colour is not like the violet used in background, is so violent - gaudy... they should use more harmonic colous... for that icons... And i dont like the buttons colours... they should be light... or with some glass style like in osx...

AND SOFTPEDIA I ALSO HATE WHEN YOU ADD WATERMARKS... WE CANT SEE DETAILS ... IF YOU LIKE YOU CAN ADD ON EVERY IMAGE A FRAME WITH SOFTPEDIA... NOT WATERMARKS THAT BLURE IMPORTANT THINGS...

The buttons on the left side is a change and remnant of Mac software.. :D

Shoudnt mess gui with every release. Its hard for olders to get used to.

:-DDD i was looking some comments about MOL (Mac applications on Linux) and i am feeling so funny that people that make-use OSX think that LINUX is crap....(and they are payed of course with imac's to whrite comments against linux) hahahahahha i have iMac too, but i find a way to remove OSX (this is os that looks good but is stupid like bolnde girls :-DDD) i use every popular app, like Adobe all apps, iLife, iWork,... and i fell that is so painful to work on mac, it is so hard... the GUI is beautiful but is stupid... (applications are good becouse they have excelent tools), (i find this on GIMP too i like to see GIMP tools in one window), NOW I KNOW THAT SOON UBUNTU WILL BE BETTER THAN OSX IN GUI !!! AND I WISH IN APPS... BUT ALL WITH TIME :-D LINUX RULES !!!

R u Hating Linux Or What? in ur comment 1st u hating other application in Linux then suddenly u like LINUX if u wish be better in gui....

I think that linux should have more proffesional apps, but linux like os is better in many ways than osx ... that is what i say :-DDDD

Are u guys sure the left buttons are not a bug? When I opened "Apperance" it shows all the themes buttons on the right side.

I have tested the Beta 1, and my opinion is that the Luicd Lynx is much more stable than Karmic.

Yeah its true there are still some bugs an missing funktions in some packages like smb, but its an Beta version.

If the bugs and missing things got fixed, I will switch to Linux, remove Windows.


I like the Changes witch were made, and colors i dont like i could change thats the good of Linux in general.



Happy looking forward to the 29th of April

Better wait longer than April 29-past releases haven't come out in particularly good shape and in my experience it's been better to wait a while (preferably a month but certainly a week) before installing new Ubuntu releases.