On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Chris Linstid <clins...@gmail.com> wrote:
> One of the other options is to start with ubuntu server ( > http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server). It will give you a very clean > starting point and you can just install what you actually need. I don't use > Unity, so I never start with that. I tend to lean towards XFCE or i3 > I've used Lubuntu (LXDE) on older hardware; previously used Xubuntu (XFCE) but it got too heavy for one of the older netbooks; may be better again? If you add more than one desktop/window managers, the log-in screen lets you pick one. Re Unity - In May 2014 i took an upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS on my main laptop earlier than desired - i like to avoid Dot Uh Oh releases but had to run with it that time - to support a demo requiring latest kernel - fully expecting i'd hate Unity and would deal with replacing it (Mint/Cinamon/Lxde/xfce/...) when i got motivated to do so after the demo. After working through a couple lists of "must-do tweaks", i never did replace it. And I have just applied those same tweaks (including Local Integrated menus ) to 16.04 Xenial LTS with Unity on my new box. (With new 4k monitor - use DP not HDMI ! - i need the LIM.) (Hardest part was Google Earth on 64bit OS, which was even more trouble than 14.04. Am having one minor issue on Ubuntu 16.04 with re-selecting right audio sink on thaw/revive from suspend/hibernate/screenlock; related i presume to SystemD ignoring what i know and vice versa. Not bad all in all. NUC6i7kyk doesn't actually have speakers, so yes i would like audio to default to DP/HDMI unless headphones connected.) I'd suggest giving Unity a chance (with tweaks) and even if you do add a lightweight or traditional DWM, keep Unity as a log-in choice if only to be able to file bugs that say "fails in both Unity and Mint" . [*] Tweaks http://www.noobslab.com/2016/04/important-20-tweaksthings-to-do-after.html https://launchpad.net/unity-tweak-tool http://www.florian-diesch.de/software/indicator-privacy/ http://www.florian-diesch.de/software/classicmenu-indicator/ -- Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/n1vux
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