Tag Archives: Linux

Blubuntu

Before my Beryl experiments, I briefly toyed with creating a new theme. I actually came up with something that I liked a lot. But upon returning to metacity I discovered that Edgy Eft has a theme that, while not perfect, … Continue reading

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Theme desires

Here’s what I’m looking for in a theme: Largely off-white. I’ve seen some cool stuff done with dark backgrounds, but it just isn’t for me. The cream you see behind this post is about as off-white as I’d get, and … Continue reading

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Edgy Eft improvements

A few things I noticed: My ATI drivers are now working. I thought they were before, but the frame rate is so much better now that they must not have been. Also, my screen is now entirely on my monitor. … Continue reading

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Kubuntu for the win

Tried to upgrade to Ubuntu machine to 6.10 last night by doing the source list change thing. I guess I messed up somewhere, because today my Linux machine shows a Kubuntu boot screen for a few seconds before crashing. I’m … Continue reading

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Things I miss on the Ubuntu desktop

Been a while since I last updated, so here are a few random things I miss on the Ubuntu/GNOME desktop: Top menu bar. C’mon, the jury is not out on the best location for the menu bar anymore. It’s been … Continue reading

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Ubuntu 6.06 revisted

With the help of a coworker, I’ve tried again and had much greater success. The major problems I’ve had is lack of both general and specific documentation, rather than any technical problems. I haven’t yet found a good overview guide. … Continue reading

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Still not ready

I decided to try to install Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Linux again this weekend. It looked like it might have been ready. I’m sad to report it isn’t. Not even remotely. What worked well: Ubuntu has a partition resize feature that … Continue reading

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