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Re: [PLUG] gnome surprise
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- From: Bob Schwier <schwepes2002@yahoo.com>
- To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
- Subject: Re: [PLUG] gnome surprise
- Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 07:15:55 -0700 (PDT)
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Will 10.10 repair the issues I am having with 10.04? To wit
the non-existent admin tools in the GUI and the monitor
setup's refusal to let me install my aged Vivitron.
bs
--- On Fri, 10/8/10, jeff <jeffv@op.net> wrote:
> From: jeff <jeffv@op.net>
> Subject: [PLUG] gnome surprise
> To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Date: Friday, October 8, 2010, 11:33 PM
> I updated my least favorite laptop to
> Xubuntu 10.10 tonight. The most favorite laptop was
> two weeks ago and it went without an issue.
>
> So aside from the freezing for no apparent reason and
> restarting, it seems ok. Fortunately Xubuntu tolerated
> it well.
>
> I like the XFCE desktop. I might be the only one who
> does, but that's ok. Unfortunately when I upgraded the
> OS, my wireless settings disappeared. Remembering from
> the depths of history, I installed the Gnome desktop.
> POOF - there was my wireless connection.
>
> Furthermore, all of the programs that I installed showed up
> in the menus. This is precisely the opposite of XFCE,
> which requires several doctorate-level degrees to alter the
> menus.
>
> Another handy helper was the touchpad settings. It
> automatically selected `turn off touchpad when typing',
> which is my largest complaint about the laptop.
> Unavailable (or not findable) in XFCE. Unfortunately
> the scroll isn't working, regardless of setting.
>
> Since Gnome is a bit more flexible than it used to be, I
> guess I might stick with it, although I still prefer XFCE.
>
> So all I need to do is stop the random freezing :)
> Btw, this MSI laptop sucks.
>
>
>
> -- ThermionicEmissions - the blog
> http://www.lockergnome.com/leftystrat
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