Updating to 15.04

[Richard Barmann]

On 04/07/2015 04:43 PM, Bruce Marshall wrote:
> On 04/07/2015 03:21 PM, Richard Barmann wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 04/07/2015 11:22 AM, Bruce Marshall wrote:
>>> On 04/07/2015 11:06 AM, accessys at smart.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have used XFCE for many years and find it a very nice desktop, 
>>>> powerful without being overwhelming.  I would use it more if it 
>>>> were able to do all of the things that Plasma does natively. 
>>>> (updates are a PITA)
>>>>
>>>> Bob 
>>>
>>> What is missing for you in XFCE?    I just came back to it after a 5 
>>> year use of KDE.   I had to quit XFCE when Kmail wouldn't run on 
>>> it....   but then Kmail became problematic so I switched to T-bird. 
>>> Now I am back on XFCE and find it very useable.
>>> Dick Barmann Wrote:
>>> I am sending this from Thunderbird in the XFEC and it is working at 
>>> this time.I want to thank everyone for thier time and knowledge 
>>> helping me this past week. I would be lost without all of you. Is 
>>> xefc just another version of Ubuntu? I know I was a pain because of 
>>> my limited knowledge but when I was turned on to Linux I never 
>>> wanted to go back to Windows. Thanks again and Bless you all.
>> Dick Barmann
>>
>>
>>
>
> Glad it's working for you!!! XFCE  (you spelled it wrong) is a 
> light-weight "window manager" without the glitz of KDE but it runs all 
> the applications that KDE provides.
>
> Takes a lot less horsepower than KDE, especially with Plasma, and 
> should do a good job for you.
>
> -- 
> "Friends help you move.  Real friends help you move bodies."
>
> I had sent an Email at the same time that you did. What sound program 
> do you suggest? The Kmix that comes up will not launch and when I go 
> to "usr/share/applications/kde4/kmix.desktop" I find NO kde4. It also 
> comes up with Audio Mixer-VIA 8237 (Alsa mixer). I cane download from 
> Muon or Synaptic.
Dick Barmann


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