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12-14-2012, 03:52 PM

..Tired of Unity and the lack of features/tweaks with Gnome. I've upgraded my machine and while I was at it, threw down LinuxMint w/ Cinnamon. Much cleaner interface and I like the feature set so much better. That's the beauty of Linux..You can pick your "flavor"

I've got a 480GB SSD for my primary drive so I'll also be installing OpenSUSE, Arch, and I may even give Gentoo another "go" since that was the OS that sold me on Linux many moons ago.

12-17-2012, 04:10 PM

And Seamaiden takes the "plunge" as well. **grin**

SetHeh · 01-21-2013, 07:22 PM

Did you switch just because of Unity? I'm asking because I usually install my Ubuntu via Minimal CD (~ 30 MB ISO image). The installer has an option that allows you to choose your preferred desktop environment and the rest of programs. The reason I do it this way is that I have an old PC so I install a bare bones Ubuntu with Openbox WM and apps that I need. The OS is very responsive and far from bloated. Here's a desktop screenshot:

kushie · 01-21-2013, 08:26 PM

For old systems, Xfce rocks and is lightweight.
Can run with mint as well as debian.
I like xubuntu. Clean and fast.

SetHeh · 01-21-2013, 09:08 PM

Yes, Xfce is a great and lightweisht DE, but Openbox is even lighter — much, much more.

01-22-2013, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SetHeh

Did you switch just because of Unity? I'm asking because I usually install my Ubuntu via Minimal CD (~ 30 MB ISO image). The installer has an option that allows you to choose your preferred desktop environment and the rest of programs. The reason I do it this way is that I have an old PC so I install a bare bones Ubuntu with Openbox WM and apps that I need. The OS is very responsive and far from bloated. Here's a desktop screenshot:

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Unity had a lot to do with *my* reason for switching, but Dave wasn't using Unity because he hated it so much. I am liking Mint a lot better than the Unity I was using, for sure. Still could use a couple of tweaks, especially with certain programs like GIMP, but still, much faster and user-intuitive, easier for me.

01-22-2013, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaMaiden

Unity had a lot to do with *my* reason for switching, but Dave wasn't using Unity because he hated it so much.

Correct. And yes, I've installed many different DEs over the years, and I have a server here in my office running xubuntu. I haven't as of yet, but I intend on installing a few "flavors" of linux on my machine and playing with them. LinuxMint is very nice though.

nepalnt21 · 01-25-2013, 02:28 AM

SetHeh, what music player is that on your screenshot? i tried deadbeef for awhile, but i wasnt digging the way it sounded... the eq didnt seem to help. do u like the one u have?

SetHeh · 01-25-2013, 09:27 AM

It's called Audacious. It works great and supports XMMS and Winamp skins, although its default GUI is GTK3. What I like the most is that it isn't system resource hungry. Another alternative would be Clementine, which looks and works like the old AmaroK 1.4.

https://audacious-media-player.org/

Hydro-Soil · 01-25-2013, 03:33 PM

Try VLC player... works awesome in both linux and winderz.

Been using that one for going on 7 years or so now.

sudo apt-get install vlc

The only ui changes I really made to ubuntu was to change the window manager (lwxd?) and reset those stupid default 'pop-up' window sliders... what a joke and a waste of time.

Things take longer to set up with linux... usually. The control is finer and the end result is much nicer... and, after all the set up time invested, it will work that way till the hardware grinds to dust. LOL

Stay Safe!

12-14-2012, 03:52 PM	#1
toughmudderdave Guest Posts: n/a	Bye Bye Ubuntu...Hello LinuxMint ..Tired of Unity and the lack of features/tweaks with Gnome. I've upgraded my machine and while I was at it, threw down LinuxMint w/ Cinnamon. Much cleaner interface and I like the feature set so much better. That's the beauty of Linux..You can pick your "flavor" I've got a 480GB SSD for my primary drive so I'll also be installing OpenSUSE, Arch, and I may even give Gentoo another "go" since that was the OS that sold me on Linux many moons ago.
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12-17-2012, 04:10 PM	#2
toughmudderdave Guest Posts: n/a	And Seamaiden takes the "plunge" as well. grin
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01-21-2013, 07:22 PM	#3
SetHeh Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: Here Posts: 429	Did you switch just because of Unity? I'm asking because I usually install my Ubuntu via Minimal CD (~ 30 MB ISO image). The installer has an option that allows you to choose your preferred desktop environment and the rest of programs. The reason I do it this way is that I have an old PC so I install a bare bones Ubuntu with Openbox WM and apps that I need. The OS is very responsive and far from bloated. Here's a desktop screenshot:
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01-21-2013, 08:26 PM	#4
kushie Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 45	For old systems, Xfce rocks and is lightweight. Can run with mint as well as debian. I like xubuntu. Clean and fast.
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01-21-2013, 09:08 PM	#5
SetHeh Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: Here Posts: 429	Yes, Xfce is a great and lightweisht DE, but Openbox is even lighter — much, much more.
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01-25-2013, 02:28 AM	#8
nepalnt21 FRRRRRResh! Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 759	SetHeh, what music player is that on your screenshot? i tried deadbeef for awhile, but i wasnt digging the way it sounded... the eq didnt seem to help. do u like the one u have?
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01-25-2013, 09:27 AM	#9
SetHeh Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: Here Posts: 429	It's called Audacious. It works great and supports XMMS and Winamp skins, although its default GUI is GTK3. What I like the most is that it isn't system resource hungry. Another alternative would be Clementine, which looks and works like the old AmaroK 1.4. https://audacious-media-player.org/
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01-25-2013, 03:33 PM	#10
Hydro-Soil Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 10K feet above sea level... awesome! Posts: 7,263	Try VLC player... works awesome in both linux and winderz. Been using that one for going on 7 years or so now. sudo apt-get install vlc The only ui changes I really made to ubuntu was to change the window manager (lwxd?) and reset those stupid default 'pop-up' window sliders... what a joke and a waste of time. Things take longer to set up with linux... usually. The control is finer and the end result is much nicer... and, after all the set up time invested, it will work that way till the hardware grinds to dust. LOL Stay Safe!
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