It sounds like you have either hardware issues (bad RAM, overheating CPU, unsupported/poorly supported hardware etc.) or there was a corruption in the installation media.
On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 8:54 AM, RS <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Courtenay, > > Like you I am a Ubuntu user who just could not get used to the Unity > desktop. I heard a lot of buzz about Linux Mint so installed it two > months ago. I find it crashes a lot particularly when there is Flash > but it also locked up my computer when using Simple Scan or > Thunderbird. This frustrates me to no end because when your locked > out of your keyboard what can you do except hit the power button? (I > thought Linux on the desktop was supposed to be getting better.) > > Unless Unity is drastically improved at next release I may be > installing Lubuntu which uses LXDE or maybe Pinguy Linux which I have > had good luck with in the past. > > Happy installing! > Robert > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Courtenay Watson <[email protected]> wrote: >> I've been using Ubuntu for several years with Gnome. I just got a new >> laptop and went to 11.10.. I can't stand Unity, and Gnome 3 is much >> the same. I've been using XFCE but it has a few things it just can't >> seem to do (arrange desktop icons by name??). >> Any XFCE users that would be willing to offer me support.. or other >> alternatives for desktop? I'd even consider switching distros if >> someone has a good solution.. I liked Gnome quite fine. >> Thanks! >> -- >> Courtenay Watson, RAHT with Archie, CRNCL & CRNT >> http://www.cpetrescue.blogspot.com >> Kamloops BC >> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
