[ale] So what do we do when the PC goes away?
Scott Castaline
skotchman at gmail.com
Fri Nov 2 15:21:43 EDT 2012
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Hey Ron,
here's a link for their site; http://solusos.com/
As Rich has said it is Debian based just like Ubuntu so should be
familiar feeling in operating it and of course the workable gnome not
the new touchy feelly crap.
Scott C.
On 11/02/2012 01:46 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
> Hi Rich,
>
> Sounds interesting. I checked the LXF on the news stand last night
> at BN. I didn't see the article on this topic. Can you tell me
> the issue and page number. Also, if I switched away from Ubuntu, I
> would want something that I know will continue to get updates. Do
> they use the Debian repositories for updates? And, are they using
> APT as the package manager? Are you considering switching to this
> when they stop patching Ubuntu? Actually, I think they may already
> have stopped patching Ubuntu 11.04.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
> Rich Faulkner <rfaulkner at tux86.org> wrote:
>
>> Hey Ron...you may want to checkout SolusOS. It's featured in LXF
>> this current issue and is Debian and classic Gnome.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 2012-11-01 at 14:11 -0400, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>>
>>> 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 <jslozier at gmail.com> 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 <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com> 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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>> 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
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>>>>>
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>>>>> might
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>>>>>
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>>> Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard
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>>> 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.)
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>>> (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
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>>> very
>> quickly.)
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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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