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I have a Dell XPS M1330 and I'm getting sick of how slow Windows 7 seems to run. It's only an intel core 2 duo with 1gb of ram but even opening a pdf or something takes a frustratingly long time. Is it worth switching to Ubuntu if speed is my priority? I've used it before which is why I'm drawn to it, but maybe I should try a different distribution if ubuntu is not significantly faster than windows?
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May 7, 2012 14:56
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Thanks guys. I think I'll try regular 12.04 and if it's slow I'll switch to Lubuntu. Just made the mistake of using the "windows installer" to install Lubuntu without realising I wouldn't have any options to set up partitions etc.
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May 7, 2012 18:46
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Are there any good web development IDEs for ubuntu (lubuntu in my case if that makes a difference)? Or even just a nice text editor with HTML and CSS highlighting?
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May 19, 2012 14:35
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How come empathy has a mail icon even though it doesn't seem to have anything to do with email?  Can I get it to check gmail and popup with new emails? I can't even find a settings menu anywhere. (I also can't find the settings for the sidebar thing) e: also I can't set empathy to 'invisible'? It switches straight back to 'busy'. Sorry, annoying questions. fuf fucked around with this message at 09:57 on Jul 28, 2013 |
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Jul 28, 2013 09:45
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I gave Unity a good run - stuck with it for a good 3 or 4 months hoping it would click. Today I decided to try Gnome Shell, and it's crazy how much I prefer it. Switching windows / workspaces just works so well. I love it. I have extra mouse buttons that I'd like to bind to "switch workspace up" and "switch workspace down", but I can't bind them in the keyboard shortcuts menu. How do I find out what these buttons are called, and which file do I need to edit to get them working as shortcuts? Also, is there a way to get an app (terminator) to open fullscreen on a certain workspace at startup? I have some other questions about hiding the status bar and so on, which I think would be solved with extensions, except https://extensions.gnome.org/ seems to be down.  Any other cool tips or methods for making my desktop usage more efficient?
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Oct 21, 2013 16:50
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It's usually fairly straightforward. You can try it "live" before installing to check if it recognises all your hardware. If you lived in the UK I would send you a DVD.
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Oct 22, 2013 12:57
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Ubuntu doesn't remember my monitor positions so I have to run this command every boot:code:I tried .gnomerc but it didn't work (I guess because it runs too early in the boot process or something) I can't put it in .bashrc because then it'll run whenever I ssh in or open a new terminal (right?) I know there's the "Startup Applications" gui but I'd rather do it manually. I know there's something called "upstart", and I know I can use @reboot in Cron. Not sure which option would be best or if I should be doing it some other way.
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May 6, 2014 18:21
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