Desktop Freezing

[spinningheel]

Hello all,

I am a complete noob and decided to dive into the world of Linux with the Ubuntu distro.

I love the speed and design of it but I am having some major issues with it.

The issue is related to dragging someone on the desktop and the UI freezes. For instance, I have tried dragging a folder on the desktop and then the UI freezes; forcing a hard reboot. I have tried dragging a toolbar in Firefox and the UI freezes; forcing a hard reboot. I have tried moving files within a folder and the UI freezes; forcing a hard reboot.

Now, as I said, I would love to get Ubuntu working properly but if this keeps happening, I am going to be forced to use Windows again :(

I would love some input if anyone has an idea what is going on.


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[taurus]

What's the spec of your machine? Do you have compiz (that visual effect thing) running? Which release are you using?

[spinningheel]

What's the spec of your machine? Do you have compiz (that visual effect thing) running? Which release are you using?

I'll check that out when I get home.


Many thanks


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[spinningheel]

Checked at home

No, I have no visual effects enabled

I am running

Pentium 4 2.4g
1g ddr ram


Operating System Spec

Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy)
Kernal Linux 2.6.24-21-generic
Gnome 2.22.3


Hope this helps


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[spinningheel]

wow, thanks for the replys. Guess I'll uninstall and try a different distro or go back to windoows


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