[lubuntu-users] "Software" and Ubuntu One?

[Fritz Hudnut]

@Mark:

Top posting, without carats . . . because I'm in a hurry . . . .  The nice
thing about linux is that you can have multiple DE's added to one base
install . . . so you don't have to choose just one; you can log out of
Xu/xfce and log into lxde . . . or vice versa.  There are some DE's that
aren't entirely compatible with each other and/or offer overlaps . . . but
if space isn't entirely at a premium then xfce & lxde are pretty compatible
. . . enjoy.

F
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 12:00 PM, 
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> I switched to Xubuntu a few weeks ago. I thought I would force myself to
> use it until 16.10. (I wanted a little more eye candy. But, something about
> Xfce is frustrating to me. I'm glad to be back to Lxde). I encountered the
> "Software" software there. When I saw it again in Lubuntu 16.10 it felt
> like a step backwards.
>
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Re: [lubuntu-users] "Software" and Ubuntu One?

[Ian Bruntlett]

Hi,

On 22 October 2016 at 16:38, Mark F  wrote:

> I have used apt-get a lot. If I know what I need to install, I do it that
> way. But, when looking for things to install, I like a "software center"
> which narrows the choices. The Synaptic package manager is nice as a UI to
> the command line. But, it shows a lot of stuff you're not normally
> interested in. (Searching for GIMP produces a lot of output to wade through
> when all you want is GIMP.).
>

I might have a solution to that problem. Start Synaptic Package Manager
(SPM), click on "Search". On the resulting dialogue box (marked "Find"),
there should be an option labelled "Look in", probably with the value
"Description and Name". Click on it and select "Name". Doing that on my
system for GIMP generates 37 results instead of 122.

HTH,


Ian

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