I wanted to share this with both lists im on! Christopher
---------------------------------------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Now this I disagree with > Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:39:35 -0500 > > Hello Folks, > > So I was recently reading: > https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/fatalmistakes > > And it states: > > Don't mix desktop environments: choose Ubuntu (Gnome/Unity), Xubuntu (Xfce) > or Kubuntu (KDE) > 6. An Ubuntu in which both the full Unity/Gnome and the full KDE desktop > environments has been installed, turns your system into a hopelessly > polluted mess. This pollution will decrease performance and may cause > instability and malfunctions. > > > > If you want to ensure that your operating system continues to work well, > then you'll install either Ubuntu (Gnome/Unity) or Kubuntu (KDE). And > then you won't install any KDE applications in Ubuntu, that upon > installation pull in half of the KDE desktop as dependent files (like > for example DVD burner K3B does)... > > > > Tip: when you install applications by means of Synaptic Package Manager, then > you can check beforehand what a particular application needs as dependent > files. > > > > Desktop environments that share a lot "under the hood", you may install > alongside each other, if you wish. Xfce (the desktop environment of > Xubuntu) fits pretty nicely alongside the Gnome/Unity of Ubuntu. But > even then some pollution is inevitable... > > > > Have you made this mistake and do you wish to undo it? Then the best approach > is unfortunately a clean re-installation. > > ========================================================================= > > Ok, well I was using LUBUNTU 14.04 and just decided to give up on it for now > till they get some bugs that bother me that I have been talking with the mail > group about via email, since I am on limited bandwith, I just REINSTALLED a > FRESH copy of LUBUNTU 14.04 and then went to terminal and installed XUBUNTU > on top of that. > > HOLY COW XU IS BEAUTIFUL!!! > > I then went to synaptic and removed all items starting with LU or LXDE and > everythings fine its been up and running for over an hour and 34 min. > > So whats wrong with what I did? I safely removed all lxde apps? > > Christopher > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
