| Steve Litt via plug on 8 Oct 2020 00:36:59 -0700 |
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| Re: [PLUG] sys76 pt II |
On Tue, 6 Oct 2020 19:08:56 -0400 jeff via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote: > Still enjoying the speed and weight of my laptop. > > However, I didn't know that a desktop environment made so much > difference in terms of hardware. It came with Gnome and all was good. > Installed XFCE, black screen. > Installed Xubuntu fresh, success. > > Now there are issues.... > Pwr mgmt isn't. Shut lid, stays on, regardless of setting. The most > annoying thing is the trackpad- syndaemon runs, but pad ignores it. > No shift or numlock indicators. > > Now I understand why they only support Gnome. > I have never had this problem in all my linux years - did I miss > something? System 76, not a fan. They're typically 40% to 100% more expensive than equivalent hardware on a Commodity Off The Shelf (COTS) machine, and the only thing you get is a guarantee to run on a specific distro. But you've already bought it, so that's water over the dam. I'd suggest you download Devuan Beowulf Live CD, which comes default with Xfce. If you like the way Devuan Beowulf Xfce live works, back up your current disk all the way to the metal, and install Devuan Beowulf. Another idea: If your computer currently uses Ubuntu, download and try System76's Pop!_OS . If it currently uses Pop!_OS, try Ubuntu. SteveT Steve Litt Autumn 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug