[TriLUG] Anyone else able to get to cdimage.debian.org?

[David Both]

Hear hear! I agree that a new desktop is what is in order rather than a new 
distro. I have 5 desktops installed, including Sugar, the one for kids.

And this is the beauty of Linux in general. I much prefer KDE because it works 
the way I want it to and I have a great deal of control over it. And aside from 
packaging, all distro's work pretty much the same when using the same desktop, 
regardless of what is underneath because it is mostly the same anyways.

I have tried a number of desktops and distros in the past and will undoubtedly 
try even more. But I really like the fact that I *CAN* try them and that I am 
not limited to a single desktop (or any other bit of software) that someone else 
thinks is good for me.

Just my $.02.


On 01/12/2013 01:35 PM, Alan Porter wrote:
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>> Due to the nightmare that being a sysadmin and running unity has become...
>> (e.g. Want to run multiple terminal sessions on multiple desktops? Don't
>> left click that button.)
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> Like Jeff said...
> You don't need a new distro. You need a new desktop.
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> "apt-get install xubuntu-desktop" is your friend.
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> Keep all of the stuff you installed, keep all of your configurations, and 
> don't fret over downloading a new distro. Just install another window manager. 
> If you want to purge unity, then just "apt-get remove --purge unity".
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> Simple, huh? You can thank Debian for the simplicity. You can thank Canonical 
> (and Apple) for the Unity headache.
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