[Ubuntu-SG] Using 10.04 Desktop on a netbook

[Ho Yi Hao Pipat]

Yes, possible.

If I dint remember the command wrongly, try

Sudo apt-get kubuntu-desktop

That should work and you should be able to choose you desktop after  
that.

With regards,
Yi Hao

On Jun 19, 2010, at 1:06 AM, "Mark" <mphilip27 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ah okay. Thanks.
> I thought I had to reinstall Ubuntu Desktop.
>
> I could not upgrade to 10.04 successfully using the Update Manager.  
> It would just stop after downloading the packages.
>
> So I thought I'd better do a fresh install. Now that I don't need  
> to, how to I get the Desktop look?
>
> Also, is it possible to use the XFCE Window manager in Desktop  
> instead of Gnome? I used to use Xubuntu years ago & liked it because  
> it was simple (some say ugly) and fast.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ho Yi Hao Pipat <yihao.ho at gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:01:49
> To: mphilip27 at gmail.com<mphilip27 at gmail.com>
> Cc: Ubuntu Lists<ubuntu-sg at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-SG] Using 10.04 Desktop on a netbook
>
> Hi mark and welcome to this mailing list.
>
> I've personally tried the desktop version on my Msi wind u100 before.
> To be honest, I prefer the desktop version more as I am more used to
> windows environment.
>
> At the end of the day, it is up to personal preferences. The nbr
> allows you to access your fave program easier on the small screen. But
> if you are not used to it, give the desktop version a try.
>
> I hope you do know that you do not need to reinstall ubuntu to get the
> desktop experience. Just installation of sone package will do.
>
> Let us know how else can we help!
>
> With regards,
> Yi Hao
>
> On Jun 19, 2010, at 12:50 AM, "Mark" <mphilip27 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi there. This is my first post to this list. I'm currently using
>> Ubuntu NBR 9.1 on a Lenovo S10 netbook & it works well. My only
>> gripe is the limited windowing options with the resizing of windows
>> etc. I'm considering installing the desktop version of 10.04 on the
>> netbook. Has anyone used the Desktop edition on a netbook? What is
>> the user experience like?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark in Singapore.
>>
>>
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