[olug] xubuntu 10.10 - anyone tried it yet?

Jordan Fox vmifox at gmail.com
Fri Oct 15 12:36:22 UTC 2010


Just curious, if you're installing it and not using Xfce, why not
install the server version of Ubuntu?

I know what you mean on the upgrades.  I usually run the upgrade to
see what happens, then end up installing fresh after a short while.

Jordan

On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 5:27 AM, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:
> i dont use the gui in xubuntu, so it wont be an issue for me. i've got a 9.4
> and 10.4 install. 9.4 is my apache box and 10.4 is my vpn. ive been very
> happy with both, but i only like to put LTS distros in service, so i may
> wait for 11.04. sorry to hear about your upgrade issues. i had that problem
> with ubuntu, and experience has told me to start clean when moving to the
> new version. as long as you backup your configurations, fresh installs can
> be a lot easier than the upgrade process.
> On Oct 12, 2010 7:25 PM, "Jordan Fox" <vmifox at gmail.com> wrote:
>> yeah, been an Xubuntu user for a few years now. Upgraded last night,
>> so I can't compare the install process to 10.04. I usually upgrade
>> first to see how it goes. If things are a bit off, then I'll install
>> from scratch (only do that for one upgrade cycle though, that's as far
>> as I've been able to go without feeling the need to reinstall). I
>> haven't "played" with the new install though. I did, however, post
>> last night about my upgrade problem - still haven't had time to look
>> into it more. After updating my fstab with UUIDs everything works
>> fine now and the rest of the upgrade went off without a hitch. It was
>> one of the better Ubuntu upgrades I've done. Except when you reboot
>> and your heart stops for a second as you read... "unable to find
>> /home" ?! @#$#@% it was there a minute ago... I can usually fix the
>> problem as I did last night, but I have the same "oh crap!" reaction
>> everytime!
>>
>> Don't know about resource usage compared to other distros/versions,
>> right now I'm using 425MB RAM... but I have a few programs running,
>> including firefox with about 10 tabs - that's a RAM hog there. I want
>> to look into Lubuntu for low resource usage. Icons look really nice,
>> but icons are never what's sold me on a DE. It seems like a clean
>> interface as usual for Xfce. It does, however, seem like more GUI
>> configuration options disappear with every Xubuntu upgrade. I don't
>> know if that's Xfce or Ubuntu causing that - I'd guess Ubuntu. If you
>> have any questions, feel free.
>>
>> Jordan
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 6:54 PM, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> just taking a survey....wont have time to do it myself until next week.
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"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the
peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your
hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."  Phil 4:6-7

"The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the
distance between your knees and the floor."  Anonymous



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