Ubuntu 16.04 with Ubuntu Mate is it possible?

Milton milton at tomaatnet.nl
Fri May 6 07:07:01 UTC 2016


I cannot find any admin menu. So I let a sighted person help to connect 
with wifi.
Milton

Op 05-05-16 om 20:54 schreef Jude DaShiell:
> If you did that in a user account you won't have access.  This is a root
> operation.  You'll also have to have a graphical user interface up in
> root for that to work.  Another possibility as root in graphical user
> interface is to hit alt-f1 then downarrow to system then rightarrow into
> that menu.  There should be an admin menu in system so rightarrow into
> admin then downarrow onto no network is connected then hit enter. You'll
> get a list of networks Ubuntu found so downarrow to your network then
> rightarrow onto the add network button and hit enter.  You'll get
> prompted for a password so enter that, then rightarrow onto connect and
> hit enter.  If I remember all of the mapping of ubuntu I shared with you
> here in this message correctly you should get connected.
>
> On Thu, 5 May 2016, Milton wrote:
>
>> Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 13:40:45
>> From: Milton <milton at tomaatnet.nl>
>> To: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>,
>>     "ubuntu-accessibility at lists.ubuntu.com"
>>     <ubuntu-accessibility at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Subject: Re: Ubuntu 16.04 with Ubuntu Mate is it possible?
>>
>> I did but Orca says nothing while hitting left arrow. I use a laptop,
>> does it make any sense?
>> Milton
>>
>> Op 05-05-16 om 15:46 schreef Jude DaShiell:
>>> Try control-shift-tab then hit leftarrow a few times and see what
>>> happens.
>>>
>>> On Thu, 5 May 2016, Milton wrote:
>>>
>>>> Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 09:30:58
>>>> From: Milton <milton at tomaatnet.nl>
>>>> To: "ubuntu-accessibility at lists.ubuntu.com"
>>>>     <ubuntu-accessibility at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: Ubuntu 16.04 with Ubuntu Mate is it possible?
>>>>
>>>> I found an answer to my question. After I followed the instructions on:
>>>> https://websetnet.com/nl/install-mate-desktop-environment-ubuntu-1604-ubuntu-1510/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I did not notice any changes. So I did:
>>>> sudo apt-get install ubuntu-mate-core ubuntu-mate-desktop
>>>>
>>>> and then I found in the session menu Mate. I login with Mate and have
>>>> Orca running. I cannot access the applet menubar in the upper right
>>>> corner of the screen to connect with wifi.
>>>> I can get to the botom bar with Control+Alt_Escape.
>>>> Alt+F1 takes me to the upperleft with applications, Location and
>>>> System.
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> Milton
>>>>
>>>> Op 05-05-16 om 10:41 schreef Milton:
>>>>> Hi List,
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it possible to have Ubuntu Mate in Ubuntu 16.04 such as GNOME
>>>>> Metacity? If yes, how can I do this?
>>>>> I installed GNOME Metacity with:
>>>>> sudo apt-get install gnome-session-flashback
>>>>> and press the session button before login to choose for GNOME
>>>>> Metacity.
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> Milton
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>



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