The classic GNOME desktop will reportedly no longer be included on the default Ubuntu CD, while Qt-based for lower-end PCs will switch to using Compiz rather than Metacity, The H reports. Meanwhile, Webupd8 that Ubuntu 11.10 will include the also-controversial .

3. Evolution -- or Thunderbird?

For email, Ubuntu 11.0 is still on track to include Evolution, the Ubuntu standard. There's a chance, however, that may be adopted instead, as noted in .

4. No LibreOffice?

Space restrictions on the Ubuntu CD have reportedly become a pressing consideration, with the result that attempts are being made to find a way to free up more room. One idea proposed so far is to drop from the default CD, multiple reports suggest, while another is to package the operating system on two CDs or one DVD instead.