Not really. Just means features come when ready instead of meeting deadlines.
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Not really. Just means features come when ready instead of meeting deadlines.
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qizah
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I'll have a look at that. Thanks.
Eww, desktop icons.
Just remember to use those workspaces, that's what makes Gnome satisfying to me. Don't minimise programs, move them. Find comfortable layouts for your most used software and navigate to them quickly using the keyboard shortcuts. Right now I usually keep a "terminal/work view" a work space above my browser and my email and music one or two below depending on my mood. Switching work spaces is quick enough that one or two extra taps barely adds anything if I'm unsure of where I put it down below, as long as I have my direction clear.
I agree! I only noticed because I took that screen shot and saved it on the desktop, only to find nothing there lol.
I usually try to divide it up by programs I'm using. I almost always have my music app dedicated on it's own desktop and have LibreOffice on it's own as well, while Chrome has it's own workspace.
ThatObviousUser
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I think Gnome Shell saves screenshots to the Pictures folder.
pants
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I cant get my HDMI out audio to work with Linux Mint 32 (cinnamon). I have it selected as the output device but no go
Haha, I just had to choose another one of the four identical hardware profiles :/
Is that the middle-click-on-Title-Bar "command"? That's what I always do when I want to get rid of a window but don't want to move it or close it. But it would be nice with an actual button for it.
And because canonical has a proven record of introducing features with no bugs we should be happy.
Also, rolling release means more bugs. Just try arch. It's inevitable that those things happen in a rr distribution. Plus add the Ubuntu patches on top and that's more bugs.
I don't care, I rather have a rr distribution but I feel that is gonna backfire with more casual users which have not the knowledge nor the patience to fix thing up when they go wrong. 6 months was a really good release schedule.
terminal-emulator maybe?
Maybe they haven't changed the name of it yet so it shoudl be gnome-terminal in that case.
It's really strange that it doesnt come out with a terminal.
well it has "a" terminal, but not one for x11 stuff...
Ah no, it's the actual minimise command. Since the dash isn't visible from the main desktop view it's equivalent of "hiding" the window, which pops up in the Overview again.
I'd love to know if there's a shortcut for the send-to-bottom command though
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qizah
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Is there any way to change the look of LibreOffice? In Word I usually use the black colour theme, I was hoping there's one similar to LibreOffice.
ThatObviousUser
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Select the Adwaita Dark theme from Gnome Tweak Tool, see if it gets applied.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
I know close to nothing about anything Linux related, but I was wondering how difficult it would be to either install it on a partition of my iMac's hd, or on my external?
In the distant future when I build a computer, I am not looking forward to using Windows. I will google this of course, but can anyone give me a run down on what I would gain or lose by using Ubuntu primarily?
Thanks.
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I just went through the websites tour. I can't contain my drool, it feels so much like osx. Hopefully this becomes a positive experience, and I don't have to give Microsoft any more money.
In the distant future when I build a computer, I am not looking forward to using Windows. I will google this of course, but can anyone give me a run down on what I would gain or lose by using Ubuntu primarily?
Thanks.
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I just went through the websites tour. I can't contain my drool, it feels so much like osx. Hopefully this becomes a positive experience, and I don't have to give Microsoft any more money.
Re: Imac, I'm not sure how good Ubuntu's installer is at setting up UEFI configurations, it all seems a bit shaky at the moment (other people in this thread have had problems getting it properly recognised on Windows machines, and Apple uses a modified version which rules out a few tools). If someone else in this thread hasn't tried it I'd suggest googling your model year and Ubuntu to see if there are known problems with it.
As for pros and cons... cons are that some things might be shaky. My experiences with Ubuntu (though out-of-date) are generally pretty good, but compared to running Windows 7 I seem to have run into more minor annoyances (do note that I've spent a lot more time running Linux overall since 2006 so running into more problems, especially in more self-service distributions, should be normal, and it's all purely anecdotal of course). Also consider that Linux has low priority for most services, so you may need to use substitutes or workarounds for things like Netflix and whatnot.
On the pro side you might prefer the desktop environments to what Apple and Microsoft offers. Or free upgrades to new releases. Some of the great available software. The freedom to replace the standard configuration or appearance to something more suited to your needs.
Edit: You could try setting up a virtual machine and install Ubuntu in that to take a look around, or put things on a USB stick and boot that without installing - though that obviously won't save anything you do
http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/27/install-run-ubuntu-linux-virtualbox/
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qizah
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Don't see a Dark Theme for Adwaita anywhere, but I did select enable dark theme for all applications.
In any case, I still like the layout of Adwaita anyway.
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Managed to download the dark theme but it doesn't change all apps that I use (Chromium, Skype, LibreOffice, etc)
.Horse Detective
Why the long case?
Thanks for the help,
I am in Ubuntu in a Virtual Box right now. So far, the only complaint I have is that the resolution in full screen is way too small, and everything seems to move very very slowly. Not in launch speed, but in general there is a delay with mouse speed, and moving windows around.
Any help is appreciated. Enjoying this so far.
I am in Ubuntu in a Virtual Box right now. So far, the only complaint I have is that the resolution in full screen is way too small, and everything seems to move very very slowly. Not in launch speed, but in general there is a delay with mouse speed, and moving windows around.
Any help is appreciated. Enjoying this so far.
Don't see a Dark Theme for Adwaita anywhere, but I did select enable dark theme for all applications.
In any case, I still like the layout of Adwaita anyway.
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Managed to download the dark theme but it doesn't change all apps that I use (Chromium, Skype, LibreOffice, etc)
That's because the dark theme only applies to modern (gtk3) apps. Chromium and Libreoffice are still using gtk2.
There are dark themes available for Chromium on Google's web store. Not sure about Libreoffice.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
Eh, getting sick of running this in virtual box. I need to try this out on an actual partition. This low res thing is killing me.
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qizah
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Tried running CS1.6 on Ubuntu (natively). Works pretty well, I would hope so considering how old the game is. Haven't played CS in forever, feel so lost.
Do it. Ask questions if you have any.
Try enabling any visualization optimizations your CPU may have (typically Intel).
I've run VMs before, and I've never been bothered by the resolution. Did you install the VB Additions?
ThatObviousUser
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I fired up Half Life 1 last night and at 1080p it doesn't look too bad. Animations are slightly off but much better than what I was used to from other FPS's of the era.
Plays really solid too, considering it's a beta.
This is ignoring the point. The point is that Ubuntu's bug problem stems from trying to rush features to hit a 'release' because otherwise they have to wait six months.
Ubuntu's rolling release might end up being buggy, but it also might be the only way to fix their current bug problem. Personally, I think the 6 month schedule wastes a lot of time. I remember looking at their release roadmap and being shocked that they ever got anything done, what with two months of real development time followed by four months of various phases of freezing.
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qizah
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Yeah I was pretty happy with the result. Hopefully the future of Steam and Linux will continue to grow
.By the way, is there any dock that people would recommend? Should I even bother considering Gnome has one already (although, not on the main desktop)?
ThatObviousUser
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I think I heard Linus recommend Docky(?) but TBH there isn't much use for it in Gnome IMO.
I'm not sure if that's Netflix having a philosophical objection to Linux, or if they're bound by a business deal, but it's clearly not a technical problem. They've released clients on several Linux-based platforms already.
Silverlight is the most apparent issue.
Trying to create a partition on my win7 pc to install Linux (tired of vm and live cds) but there's an immovable file preventing me from using the empty 200 gigs. Tried several suggestions I found online but nothings worked. I'm assuming I can't be running windows in order to move the files. Can this be done through a live cd? I have puppy but could get whatever is needed
Live CD, run gparted.
Except there's a client for Boxee, which is a Linux machine.
Looking at the increasing hardware restrictions Boxee has been implementing, I suspect that it's really the media companies that are behind it.
Does Netflix Desktop not work on Mint?
No, it requires Silverlight DRM, which is a Microsoft proprietary technology.
There's a hack to get it working on Ubuntu, which probably will work with mint too. A Google search will turn up the details.
Right. I was asking because I have it running on Ubuntu. Just search for Netflix Desktop Ubuntu and it should be the first result.
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qizah
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Tried it out, no point as I thought. Still neat!
Elfforkusu
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XFCE + Docky is pretty okay.
Docky crashes often (like every dock... apparently unit testing is hard? I don't know), but it's unobtrusive and you can just restart it.
Oh, my mistake. I misunderstood what you were referring to.
Someone says they've tested it under Mint 14. The installation steps:
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sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install netflix-desktopHorse Detective
Why the long case?
I read about this.
I was planning on it, but at this point, I would much rather just boot into it than use Virtual Box.
ThatObviousUser
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I've noticed a lot of tearing lately too... YouTube vids, Half Life... and I have a System 76 so I dunno.
ThatObviousUser
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According to the System 76 website, "Intel HD Graphics 4000." How do I find the driver?
ComputerMKII
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Could anyone sum up the pros and cons of Linux Mint compared to Ubuntu?
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Intel only provides the source for the drivers and expects distros to provide binaries. You'd have to wait until Ubuntu updates the driver which I assume would be in the next release in April.