How can I get the Unity interface to work on my netbook?

Question

I have 10.10 netbook installed, but the Unity interface that came with it does not seem to work. The top and side bar are missing and several graphical menus don't work. I have tried updating my graphics card but have had no luck. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

If you can't get unity to work on your netbook, try to install package "ubuntu-desktop" (sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop) and login to Ubuntu Desktop instead of Ubuntu Netbook. But If you really want a unity interface you have to wait for Ubuntu 11.04 to be released, because Unity in Ubuntu 10.10 use mutter which doesn't support a lot of graphic cards.

Answer 2

You can also select a different interface, at the login time. If your netbook automatically logs you in, simply log out from the main menu. Once on the login window, select a different interface from one of the buttons on the bottom. That's how I got back to the classic display using the ubuntu Netbook remix instead of the new interface. My main reason for this change, in my case, was a very sluggish display performance, where every click took about 5 seconds before seeing any actual feedback on the display. I know there was a fix for it, somewher, but I did not like the interface anyway.

Answer 3

thanks for the help. I was able to switch it to the desktop interface. I figured there would be some initial issues with how old my laptop is, but other than the unity interface not working it seems to run pretty well.