Comments for Gnuman.com http://gnuman.com Linux in the home Thu, 17 May 2012 15:43:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on LUbuntu 12.04 Review by rickster http://gnuman.com/lubuntu-12-04-review/#comment-4066 rickster Thu, 17 May 2012 15:43:27 +0000 http://gnuman.com/?p=282#comment-4066 ... Lubuntu (just like Xubuntu, or most any other "light" DE's) start out light :) But once you start adding eye-candy,... to LXDE, XFCE,... things start slowing down noticeably. The same can also be proven, that if you take out some of the eye-candy,.. in Kubuntu you'll have an extremely fast and light system too. Try Chakra(KDE) distro and you'll quickly see what I mean, it'll beat the pants off of Lubuntu. as far as LTS goes ?, Canaonical just doesn't have the manpower to offer 5-year LTS for every single Bumtu version that pops up. Canonical made their choices, and picked Ubuntu/Unity. Unfortunately for them, and I might even add, that horrible Gnome3 here: 1./ Unity (as well as Gnome Shell) just happened to be the "wrong" choice. 2./ Kubuntu should have had the same LTS support as offered by Canonical -for Unity. They "royally" screwed that up by NOT giving their users that choice. Mark Shittleworths' "ego" cannot multitask, and he just proved it. So, just go to MINT for now, and be done with all this malarky. But, I actually do like Lubuntu right now too, and where it's trying to go. :) … Lubuntu (just like Xubuntu, or most any other “light” DE’s) start out light :)
But once you start adding eye-candy,… to LXDE, XFCE,… things start slowing down noticeably.
The same can also be proven, that if you take out some of the eye-candy,.. in Kubuntu you’ll have an extremely fast and light system too.
Try Chakra(KDE) distro and you’ll quickly see what I mean, it’ll beat the pants off of Lubuntu.

as far as LTS goes ?,
Canaonical just doesn’t have the manpower to offer 5-year LTS for every single Bumtu version that pops up.
Canonical made their choices, and picked Ubuntu/Unity. Unfortunately for them, and I might even add, that horrible Gnome3 here:
1./ Unity (as well as Gnome Shell) just happened to be the “wrong” choice.
2./ Kubuntu should have had the same LTS support as offered by Canonical -for Unity. They “royally” screwed that up by NOT giving their users that choice. Mark Shittleworths’ “ego” cannot multitask, and he just proved it.

So, just go to MINT for now, and be done with all this malarky.
But, I actually do like Lubuntu right now too, and where it’s trying to go.
:)

]]> Comment on Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Review by Tim http://gnuman.com/xubuntu-12-04-lts-review/#comment-4056 Tim Wed, 16 May 2012 15:07:15 +0000 http://gnuman.com/?p=289#comment-4056 RE panels etc... In XFCE, you can do what you like. Put your panels wherever you want, as big or small, horizontal, vertical and put whatever you like in them. Right click panel > panel properties > add items. launchers are really useful RE panels etc…

In XFCE, you can do what you like. Put your panels wherever you want, as big or small, horizontal, vertical and put whatever you like in them. Right click panel > panel properties > add items.

launchers are really useful

]]> Comment on IOGear GWU625 Wireless USB Stick Review by PaulBrannum http://gnuman.com/iogear-gwu625-wireless-usb-stick-review/#comment-4044 PaulBrannum Wed, 16 May 2012 03:48:13 +0000 http://gnuman.com/?p=37#comment-4044 I do not understand why the GWU625 adapter is regularly disconnected from my computer running Windows 7 64 bit Professional. When it is working, it one of the best adapters that I have used. I would like to solve this problem. I do not understand why the GWU625 adapter is regularly disconnected from my computer running Windows 7 64 bit Professional. When it is working, it one of the best adapters that I have used. I would like to solve this problem.

]]> Comment on Fuduntu 2012.2 Review by Links 13/5/2012: Xfce 4.10, KDE 4.8.3, GNOME 3.5.1, GIMP 2.8 | Techrights http://gnuman.com/fuduntu-2012-2-review/#comment-4020 Links 13/5/2012: Xfce 4.10, KDE 4.8.3, GNOME 3.5.1, GIMP 2.8 | Techrights Sun, 13 May 2012 16:34:08 +0000 http://gnuman.com/?p=263#comment-4020 [...] Fuduntu 2012.2 Review Fuduntu is somewhat of a unique distribution, it has the feeling of Ubuntu but it is really a fork from Fedora. It is a distribution that releases quarterly updates with incremental changes which its goal is to keep on providing a better user experience. [...] [...] Fuduntu 2012.2 Review Fuduntu is somewhat of a unique distribution, it has the feeling of Ubuntu but it is really a fork from Fedora. It is a distribution that releases quarterly updates with incremental changes which its goal is to keep on providing a better user experience. [...]

]]> Comment on Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Review by Mike L http://gnuman.com/xubuntu-12-04-lts-review/#comment-4016 Mike L Sat, 12 May 2012 18:47:43 +0000 http://gnuman.com/?p=289#comment-4016 To remove that panel you can go into Settings > Panel and then select Panel 2 from the drop down and delete panel 2. To remove that panel you can go into Settings > Panel and then select Panel 2 from the drop down and delete panel 2.

]]> Comment on Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Review by Links 11/5/2012: Quetzal Logo, Feodra 18 Named | Techrights http://gnuman.com/xubuntu-12-04-lts-review/#comment-4004 Links 11/5/2012: Quetzal Logo, Feodra 18 Named | Techrights Fri, 11 May 2012 14:31:30 +0000 http://gnuman.com/?p=289#comment-4004 [...] Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Review Xubuntu 12.04 is the only lighter weight distribution that is getting Long Term Support (LTS) from Canonical. Support for Xubuntu LTS will be for 3 years compared to the life-cycle of 18 months and shorter than the 5 years given to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. [...] [...] Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Review Xubuntu 12.04 is the only lighter weight distribution that is getting Long Term Support (LTS) from Canonical. Support for Xubuntu LTS will be for 3 years compared to the life-cycle of 18 months and shorter than the 5 years given to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. [...]

]]> Comment on Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Review by masontx http://gnuman.com/xubuntu-12-04-lts-review/#comment-3985 masontx Thu, 10 May 2012 06:45:30 +0000 http://gnuman.com/?p=289#comment-3985 I prefer to create icons on my desktop and group them according to my needs. Is there a way to do that, or am I stuck with the launcher at the bottom? I prefer to create icons on my desktop and group them according to my needs. Is there a way to do that, or am I stuck with the launcher at the bottom?

]]> Comment on Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Review by [hostinglhospedajellinuxldominio] http://gnuman.com/xubuntu-12-04-lts-review/#comment-3973 [hostinglhospedajellinuxldominio] Wed, 09 May 2012 10:14:37 +0000 http://gnuman.com/?p=289#comment-3973 It's actually a nice and useful piece of info. I'm happy that you simply shared this useful info with us. Please stay us informed like this. Thanks for sharing. It’s actually a nice and useful piece of info. I’m happy that you simply shared this useful info with us. Please stay us informed like this. Thanks for sharing.

]]> Comment on Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Review by Mike L http://gnuman.com/xubuntu-12-04-lts-review/#comment-3937 Mike L Mon, 07 May 2012 12:45:47 +0000 http://gnuman.com/?p=289#comment-3937 Linux Mint 12 is my main distro of use now but I still like Xubuntu, hence why I gave it a review because all the other sites seem to focus on Ubuntu. One good thing I like is the fact that Canonical kept the same feel between the Buntus but the only difference is the desktop environment. I think Linux saved a lot of PCs going to the landfill with quite a few specializing in extremely light weight versions like Puppy, Peppermint. Linux Mint 12 is my main distro of use now but I still like Xubuntu, hence why I gave it a review because all the other sites seem to focus on Ubuntu. One good thing I like is the fact that Canonical kept the same feel between the Buntus but the only difference is the desktop environment. I think Linux saved a lot of PCs going to the landfill with quite a few specializing in extremely light weight versions like Puppy, Peppermint.

]]> Comment on LUbuntu 12.04 Review by Mike L http://gnuman.com/lubuntu-12-04-review/#comment-3936 Mike L Mon, 07 May 2012 12:40:19 +0000 http://gnuman.com/?p=282#comment-3936 When I tested LUbuntu, I as well, had 400mb of usage. It's a pretty good distro for older hardware. While most people prefer Firefox over Chromium I have to agree that it is a much lighter browser. Not everyone is a fan of the eye-candy and flash being offered in Ubuntu's unity desktop and it has been heavier on desktop these days. 1.5GB is quite a bit if you say the avg system has 4GB of RAM. When I tested LUbuntu, I as well, had 400mb of usage. It’s a pretty good distro for older hardware. While most people prefer Firefox over Chromium I have to agree that it is a much lighter browser.

Not everyone is a fan of the eye-candy and flash being offered in Ubuntu’s unity desktop and it has been heavier on desktop these days. 1.5GB is quite a bit if you say the avg system has 4GB of RAM.

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