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Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

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Post by afhdshufdufdo » Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 11:42 PM UTC

talklittle wrote: post #83

afhdshufdufdo wrote: post #38

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I would recommend against this for anyone on an older computer. I had been on Lubuntu 12.04, then went through phases where I had various versions Xubuntu and Mint XCFE and ended up back at Lubuntu 12.04 because it is still the fastest drop-in recent distro.

Ok, but what about Lubuntu 14.04 compared to Lubuntu 12.04? Your comment is only comparing LXDE with other desktop managers, instead of comparing different versions of Lubuntu. EDIT: It occurs to me you may have mistaken "LTS" for the desktop manager name (LXDE) when you replied. LTS means "Long Term Support".

Sorry late on the reply. I didn't mix it up. I was commenting that in my past recent experience, upgrading resulted in a slower system. I was just warning others not to do that. I'm not upgrading to 14.04 because I don't want a longer boot.

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

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Post by afhdshufdufdo » Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 11:44 PM UTC

vanderZwan wrote: post #147

afhdshufdufdo wrote: post #38

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I would recommend against this for anyone on an older computer. I had been on Lubuntu 12.04, then went through phases where I had various versions Xubuntu and Mint XCFE and ended up back at Lubuntu 12.04 because it is still the fastest drop-in recent distro.

LXLE? Disclaimer: haven't tried this one out myself, just had a look at it and think of trying to revive an old laptop of mine with it: http://lxle.net/

Might try that out thanks

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

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Post by taeric » Mon, Apr 21, 2014, 2:13 PM UTC

manish_gill wrote: post #160

taeric wrote: post #101

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Meh, after using linux for years , I have yet to see all of the trouble that many folks keep referring to in getting it to work. Different strokes...

Just take a look at the top post in this thread. You haven't seen any of those problems, good for you. But the fact is that a lot of people do see them, which is the reason people give out for Linux being hard to use. I mean, Ubuntu is supposed to represent Linux for the average user, and look at the state of Unity, Gnome2/3 divide, Pulseaudio or Alsa? So on and so fourth... I used to be one of those guys who made fa…

I ended with "different strokes" to mean that I am explicitly not discrediting those that have issues. Just saying that there is also a population that doesn't have them. I don't know how large we are, but I do like seeing us represented a bit more. Especially when the other viewpoints are a lot more polarized.

For the problems, it sounds like I've been ok by avoiding nVidia for these years. I did the upgrade over the weekend and it went smoothly. I'm even finding a few things to like about it. (For the most part, I wouldn't even notice I have upgraded.)

Contrast that with my trying to use the work issued Macbook. I pretty much hate it. Has a nice screen, though. I could probably get to like the touchpad.

My wife's Windows computer is similar in my not liking it. Even she has complained about some of the UI choices, lately. Though, she can get what she wants done and doesn't necessarily see a reason to change.

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

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Post by cies » Wed, Apr 30, 2014, 4:09 PM UTC

afhdshufdufdo wrote: post #39

cies wrote: post #34

It seems may use this opportunity to recommend an Ubuntu derivative. I'm very happy with Netrunner-OS[1]. It come with KDE and gets "sane defaults" right. AdBlocker, YT-downloaders, codecs, etc. -- all pre-installed. And they also gave it some thought to make sure it looks good out of the box. All Unity-refuge-seeking, but otherwise Ubuntu (Debian++) lovers should have a look at it. :) 1: http://www.netrunner-os.com/

#57 today on: http://distrowatch.com/ and stable/not moving up in popularity. Plenty of good other distros to try? If you like KDE, maybe Kubuntu 14.04? The problem with random distros is that unless you are the maintainer, they may not stay up-to-date. How many people are maintaining it and how up-to-speed are they in the overall community to stay atop security?

Coming from Kubuntu; and waaaaay better then that. Differences:

* most sane defaults ever found on a distro * installs load of extra privacy/ convenience plugins in Firefox by default * got all codecs build in from installation

This distro just feels a lot more solid then Kubu ever did to me.