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Ask HN: What would you like to see in Ubuntu 11.10, Oneiric Ocelot?

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Re: Ask HN: What would you like to see in Ubuntu 11.10, Oneiric Ocelot?

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Post by clark-kent »

jasonkester wrote: post #54

Coming from the Windows world, I've had nothing but frustration trying to manage the one Ubuntu box that I have running on EC2. The OS and desktop seems workable, but the tools available to interact with it are simply not there. An example: I VNC into the box, pull up a file in the editor, head back to my Windows machine, copy some text, head back to the Ubuntu box, hit "paste". Nothing happens. [skip forward past 4…

using WinSCP to access your Ubuntu box via ssh from Windows should be an easier option.

Re: Ask HN: What would you like to see in Ubuntu 11.10, Oneiric Ocelot?

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Post by oconnore »

bootload wrote: post #53

"... I'm also quite interested in those who DON'T use Ubuntu and what their thoughts are on why they don't use it ..." Using Ubuntu 8.04 64AMD desktop, downgraded from 10.x. User since Ubuntu 4.x. I use the 8.04 install because a) got breach using default apache (maybe my fault/maybe not) b) because the changes in the sound system to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PulseAudio means audio trouble big time. As the distro…

Pulseaudio is so horribly broken for me (Toshiba nb305 and HP dv6000 laptops)

Re: Ask HN: What would you like to see in Ubuntu 11.10, Oneiric Ocelot?

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Post by JshWright »

mhansen wrote: post #18

Fix the 'Preferences'/'Administration' split in the gnome menu options. Most of the apps I find in there could be described as "Administrative Preferences", so I have no idea where to look for anything. Examples: Samba is in Administration, but Network Connections is in Preferences. Login screen is under Administration, and Startup Applications are under Preferences. The split between Administration and Preferences i…

I actually like the Preferences/Administration split.

For the most part, "preferences" describes stuff that is specific to my user (i.e. my personal preferences), whereas "administration" encompasses system-wide administrative tasks.

Obviously the split isn't perfect, as there are some things that fall into both categories, but in general I find that I look in the right place the first time, most of the time.

Re: Ask HN: What would you like to see in Ubuntu 11.10, Oneiric Ocelot?

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Post by numix »

jasonkester wrote: post #54

Coming from the Windows world, I've had nothing but frustration trying to manage the one Ubuntu box that I have running on EC2. The OS and desktop seems workable, but the tools available to interact with it are simply not there. An example: I VNC into the box, pull up a file in the editor, head back to my Windows machine, copy some text, head back to the Ubuntu box, hit "paste". Nothing happens. [skip forward past 4…

This isn't very helpful in your specific problem, but typically servers don't have graphical capabilities. So much so, that I was a little baffled when I read that you VNC'ed into one. Instead your local toolchain interacts with the remote.

If I wanted to paste something in a file remotely, I'd open it in my local editor (which can ssh into remote machines). If I needed to transfer files back and forth, I'd use an FTP client (Filezilla works cross-platform).

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