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Hey Ron...you may want to checkout SolusOS. It's featured in LXF this current issue and is Debian and classic Gnome.<BR>
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On Thu, 2012-11-01 at 14:11 -0400, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
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Hi Jay,
Thanks for the tip. I've heard Cinnamon and Mate mentioned before, and am considering them. I haven't researched it yet since I'm putting off upgrading Ubuntu 11.04 until they stop patching it. Gnome 2 works just like I need it to and I've customized it the way I like it. I like their "panels". I have one on the top of the screen that holds a cpu frequency monitor and buttons for my running applications. I have one on the right that holds the Ubuntu "start" menu and cpu / memory / swap space monitor as well as notifications and recycle bin, volume control, etc. But, if I have to change, I'll be considering these. Is it possible to put Cinnamon or Mate on Ubuntu 12.10 instead of the Unity UI? If so, how would I go about that?
Hi Allen,
Thanks for the tip. I'm also going to be considering XFCE and maybe LXDE as well. Based on what I said above about what I like about Gnome 2, which environment do you think is the most adaptable and customizable? I especially like to add active application buttons, cpu monitors, temp monitors, and notifications, etc. around the edges of the screen. I also need a comprehensive hierarchical menu system where I can browse to every program on the system if I don't know what's there or what to search for.
Sincerely,
Ron
Jay Lozier <<A HREF="mailto:jslozier@gmail.com">jslozier@gmail.com</A>> wrote:
>On 10/31/2012 09:11 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>> I'm typing this from a tablet. However, for any serious work I use a
>PC. I'm not too worried they'll die out. May be fewer vendors.
>Getting a good OS to run may be a problem. Both Ubuntu and MS have
>abandoned good pc OS design. I'm upgrading most of my dual boot pc's
>to Windows 7 on the MS side. Not sure what I'll upgrade to from Ubuntu
>11.04 on the Linux side.
>>
>> Ron
>Try Mint with either Cinnamon or Mate
>>
>>
>> Jim Lynch <<A HREF="mailto:ale_nospam@fayettedigital.com">ale_nospam@fayettedigital.com</A>> wrote:
>>
>>> I keep reading that the pc is doomed and will die before long. They
>>> don't define long however. All these smart devices like tablets,
>>> phones
>>> and things yet to be invented will replace them. Now it's possible
>>> that
>>> 9th generation programming languages will take verbal instructions
>to
>>> generate apps, but somehow I doubt it. I shudder to think how I'd
>>> develop a complex C++ app on a tablet or a phone.
>>>
>>> A tablet can never replace my 22" screen. After all I'm pretty
>sure
>>> my vision will not improve in the future. Are we going to have
>eyeball
>>>
>>> implants that will send the screen directly to the brain? Maybe type
>by
>>>
>>> thinking? That seems dangerous given the way my mind wanders off at
>>> times. I'm thinking that a scantily clothed blond wouldn't do at
>all
>>> in
>>> the middle of my database update.
>>>
>>> To borrow from the NRA, "I'll give you my keyboard and mouse when
>you
>>> pry it from my cold, dead hands."
>>>
>>> Jim.
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>> Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9
>Mail.
>> Please excuse my potential brevity.
>>
>> (To whom it may concern. My email address has changed. Replying to
>former
>> messages prior to 03/31/12 with my personal address will go to the
>wrong
>> address. Please send all personal correspondence to the new
>address.)
>>
>> (PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want
>to
>> call on the phone. I get about 300 emails per day from alternate
>energy
>> mailing lists and such. I don't always see new email messages very
>quickly.)
>>
>> Ron Frazier
>> 770-205-9422 (O) Leave a message.
>> linuxdude AT techstarship.com
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Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9 Mail.
Please excuse my potential brevity.
(To whom it may concern. My email address has changed. Replying to former
messages prior to 03/31/12 with my personal address will go to the wrong
address. Please send all personal correspondence to the new address.)
(PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to
call on the phone. I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy
mailing lists and such. I don't always see new email messages very quickly.)
Ron Frazier
770-205-9422 (O) Leave a message.
linuxdude AT techstarship.com
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