Problems with Ubuntu Netbook 10.10 on a laptop?

Question

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I decided to try the version for netbooks on my laptop. In general, the impressions are very good (fast, convenient), but there are a few questions.
1. After installing the driver for the NVidia GF8600M GS video card, gdm stopped starting. Now there is a graphic boot screen, then a console appears with a suggestion to enter a username and password, then you have to type startx or sudo gdm start. How to fix it.
2. I can't customize the sidebar. I removed firefox from it, but I don’t understand how to add opera there. When hapuska it appears there, and disappears when exiting. On the right button, there is only one item - close.
3. I can not enter the system settings - there is a shortcut in the panel, but it is not pressed.
4. It is not clear how to open multiple windows.

Answer 1

To get the "Pin" option back, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure libunity0

Answer 2

As for how to add a new icon to the panel (question #2):
<blockquoteYou can add icons as follows:
1. Open the desired application (the icon appears in the sidebar)
2. Right-click on the icon in the sidebar and select "Pin"
Voila ...
As for several windows, they can be opened by launching some new application and then shuffled or switched using special options in the upper right corner of the panel, in short, here are all the functions (the Maximus option is of interest):

Ubuntu Netbook Interface (Unity)
Main article: Unity
Launch Manager
Displays application launcher icons on the desktop, categorized. Replaces the standard GNOME menu (Applications/Places/System), supports by default the category "Favorites" compiled by the user.
Global Menu
Displays the title and menu bar of the application not in the main window, but in the top bar.
When a window is maximized to full screen, the title bar, menus, and control buttons are displayed on the panel. Other open windows are shown as icons (on the left).
Home button
Opens a menu with sections of applications and files.
Dash
Shows a more detailed list of applications, with the ability to sort by category, also includes a simple file manager.
Maximus
Maximizes all windows to full screen and removes their titles. Saves screen space with virtually no impact on usability.

Answer 3

1. You can try to run gdm (apt-get install gdm, if not necessary)
Then choose the default gui.

Answer 4

Write /etc/init.d/gdm start to /etc/rc.local

Answer 5

Another problem is that in the menu, which we enter by the button in the upper left corner, and go to applications, there are no icons at all. How to put them? And how to open the file manager?

Answer 6

To make the icons appear, try changing the screen resolution and then returning it back.
To open the file manager, try, for example, open the "Trash" and then "pin" it.

Answer 7

It turned out that gdm still starts, but after 15 minutes after the system was started.

Answer 8

Here's another embarrassing moment. Sometimes the screen flickers when switching keyboard layouts.

Answer 9

And the mouse is behaving strangely. During the selection of text, it can open Google and paste the text there and start the search. It is very infuriating when you select a huge piece, and at that time a random action occurs.
In KDE, disabling multitouch helped, but here I don’t see where to disable it.

Answer 10

probably reinstall the system. And in general, I would not recommend Unity yet, it is very crude. For me, better Docky or Cairo-Dock on the left + auto-hide standard gnome panel at the bottom.