[sf-lug] alternatives to ubuntu?

[Michael Shiloh]

it was trivial:

	apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

took about 10 minutes and now i'm happy

the trick is to pay attention after rebooting to the very small options 
at the bottom of the screen, when you can select (among others) xfce or 
xubuntu.

what remains to be seen is whether any of my applications are tied too 
closely to gnome



On 11/14/2011 12:17 PM, Ehud Kaldor wrote:
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> On 11/14/2011 03:00 PM, Larry Cafiero wrote:
>>  In fact, you may not have to reinstall, as I know you can change the
>>  desktop environment, but I don't know how exactly to do that on
>>  Ubuntu/Debian-based distros.
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> in Ubuntu, you can just use Synaptic or apt-get and install the desktop
> environment (for example, kde should be 'sudo apt-get install
> kde-desktop' [or kde]'. Synaptic would probably provide easier selection
> searching for KDE, lxde or xfce). then, when you come to log in using
> GDM, after you select your user (and before the password) there should
> be a selection box for the desktop to log into. change it, and it will
> remember for next time. hint - currently, for Unity, the selected will
> be 'Ubuntu'.
>
>
> Thank you, Ehud
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> Thank you, Ehud
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> On 11/14/2011 03:00 PM, Larry Cafiero wrote:
>>  If you really like Ubuntu, but don't like Unity -- and, believe me,
>>  you have to get in line (but I'll let you cut in front of me) -- there
>>  are other 'buntus you can use, like Kubuntu (Ubuntu with the KDE
>>  desktop), Xubuntu (one of my favorite distros, utilizing the Xfce
>>  desktop) and Lubuntu (LXDE desktop).
>>
>>  In fact, you may not have to reinstall, as I know you can change the
>>  desktop environment, but I don't know how exactly to do that on
>>  Ubuntu/Debian-based distros. I know it's in the Ubuntu forums at
>>  ubuntuforums.org (forgive me, but while I use Xubuntu, I'm really a
>>  Fedora guy). Anyone else know where the instructions/tutorial is to
>>  change the desktop environment on Ubuntu?
>>
>>  There are a lot of distros out there -- about 320-something active,
>>  according to DistroWatch -- so take your pick.
>>
>>  Larry Cafiero
>>
>>  On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Michael Shiloh
>>  <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> <mailto:michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > long as it doesn't use unity
>> >
>> > On 11/14/2011 11:35 AM, Dan Murphy wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I like Linux Mint..... Though it's ubuntu based...
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Michael Shiloh
>> >> <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com <mailto:michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>
> <mailto:michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> i'm really hating unity, and i'm exploring alternatives to ubuntu.
>> >>
>> >> the main reason i chose ubuntu was that i use it as a platform for
>> >> teaching various foss tools, and i need a distro that for the most
>> >> part just works for my students.
>> >>
>> >> any recommendations?
>> >> --
>> >> Michael Shiloh
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Michael Shiloh
Artist, designer, teacher, tinkerer, geek
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