Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 Released - and GNOME 3

Apparently GNOME 3 runs pretty well in the latest beta versions of 11.10 which GNOME 3 comes with by default, I believe.  Not sure how this is playing out as I thought Unity was the go to for Ubuntu.  The next release is pretty close which is Oct. 13th for 11.10.

I just hope the damn quad monitor is resolved soon for Unity!!  I like Unity better over the rest.  KDE Plasma Kubuntu 11.04 is ok, but it ran really slow for quads.  Xubuntu's XFCE was working pretty well until recently.  I can only get mirrored duals now.  Lubuntu works, but the frigging icons at the top look horrible and I don't have time to mess around.  So I am using GNOME Classic with no effects.  This is fine since it is the closet to Unity/GNOME as it gets, but it doesn't default with the window snapping which can be done, I believe, but I don't have time to mess with it either.

Ah, I found

Unity is based atop of the latest unstable release of GNOME 3.

Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 Released, Reviewed - September 22, 2011 - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/?p=20709

The synaptic package manager is now dead in 11.10.

Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 is Here : They Have Killed Synaptic Package Manager! by PUBUDU KODIKARA on SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 - http://techhamlet.com/2011/09/ubuntu-oneiric-ocelot-beta2/ 

A few more links:

Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 (Oneiric Ocelot) Released - September 23, 2011 - http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ubuntu-11-10-beta-2-oneiric-ocelot-released.html

Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Beta 1 Review And Screenshots Tour By Damien | September 5, 2011 - http://maketecheasier.com/ubuntu-11-10-oneiric-beta-1-review-and-screenshots-tour/2011/09/05

UBUNTU 11.10 ONEIRIC OCELOT BETA 1 HAS BEEN RELEASED [VIDEO, SCREENSHOTS] - 01 SEP 2011 WRITTEN BY ANDREW - http://www.webupd8.org/2011/09/ubuntu-1110-beta-1-has-been-released.html

  Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 1 Has GNOME 3, Firefox 5, Linux Kernel 2.6.39 - June 2nd, 2011, 19:00 GMT · By Marius Nestor - http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-11-10-Alpha-1-Has-GNOME-3-Firefox-5-Linux-Kernel-2-6-39-203976.shtml

Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 : An Early Tour of Oneiric Ocelot by PUBUDU KODIKARA on SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 - http://techhamlet.com/2011/09/ubuntu-11-10-beta-1/