[TriLUG] Onerous Ocelot

Igor Partola igor at igorpartola.com
Fri Oct 14 08:59:53 EDT 2011


I have been using Xubuntu for years. It is very flexible, neat and stays out
pf the way. Also, its panel does not take over 100MB RAM to run.

Igor
On Oct 14, 2011 8:41 AM, "Chris Knowles" <cknowles2112 at gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, I installed 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot yesterday.
>
> And I get why unity is the way it is.  Tablets and touch screen devices are
> cool.  Looks like if I were navigating with a touch interface this would be
> OK.
>
> <RANT opt=ignoreifyoulike>
> However, I have 2 big monitors, a nice ergo keyboard and a good trackball
> attached to my relatively well powered system.
>
> I like running many apps at once.  I like having an applet with the list of
> everything I'm running for ease.
>
> I also like the left and right sides of my screen clear... I prefer system
> bars at the top and bottom.
>
> Most of all, one of the things I enjoy about Linux is that many things are
> configurable.  Perhaps it's my crotchety old man status, but it seems that
> Ubuntu has been steadily removing those choices.
>
> </RANT>
> <REQUEST-FOR-HELP>
>
> So, since they've removed the "gnome classic" option from this distro...
> what options can I see... can anyone recommend how to make this work more
> like a desktop?  Or, barring that, what distro I should try?  (I like apt,
> but am not fond of debian pure.)
>
> Or is there a tutorial out there on using the onerous ocelot on a desktop
> without scratching my eyes out?
>
> </REQUEST-FOR-HELP>
>
> Thanks,
> CJK
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