install studio question

[Cory K.]

aYo Binitie wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 6:37 PM, Cory K. <coryisatm at ubuntu.com> wrote
>> Tom Poe wrote:
>>     
>>> aYo Binitie wrote:
>>>       
>>>> AFAIK all you do is to go to your Synaptic and select the UbuntuStudio
>>>> desktop package and do on and install.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Found it!  Thanks, much.
>>>
>>>       
>>
>>
>> Well, -desktop isn't the best thing to grab as it also grabs -settings.
>>
>> Grabbing everything *but* -desktop, -settings and -menu should be fine
>> for "normal" users. Using the rest over top of a Ubuntu install *will*
>> work but can cause issues if you remove later. They are best left to
>> advanced users.
>>     
>
> Perhaps but,UStudio desktop is way prettier as is the UStudio boot loader.
> Definitely worth the gamble.
>   

No. You don't get it. You can still have the "look" if you follow what I
said above. Using the -desktop metapackage pulls things that touch a
normal desktop users system that can be a bit odd to remove. I guess as
always, use at your own risk.


-Cory K.