[LoCo-US-AL] Arch users question
Tim Cuthbertson
ratcheer at gmail.com
Thu Mar 8 15:27:09 UTC 2012
Yes, I run both Arch and Ubuntu. I like Arch, but Ubuntu is still my main
distro.
Tim
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> 1. Re: KDE users on this list? (David Tigue)
> 2. Re: KDE users on this list? (Jason Sandlin)
> 3. Re: KDE users on this list? (Krasnow, Joshua)
> 4. Re: KDE users on this list? (David Tigue)
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> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:33:59 -0600 (CST)
> From: David Tigue <dtigue at internetpro.net>
> To: Alabama LoCo Team <ubuntu-us-al at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [LoCo-US-AL] KDE users on this list?
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> Kubuntu users are a dying breed my friend. I personally am starting to
> like Unity, at least the new version in 12.04. If you install MyUnity it
> makes it even better because all the customization tweaks are built in to
> it and are easier to access and understand. My question is are there any
> Slackware, Arch, or Gentoo users out there? I have always loved those
> distros and still use them daily (Ubuntu as well). BUT, I never meet any
> one local that uses those other distros besides myself. I do hear a lot of
> people whine about them being to hard though.
>
> Dave
>
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> On Wed, 7 Mar 2012, heathmatlock wrote:
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> > Within the entire project, that is called Ubuntu, are there any
> > Kubuntu users on this list?
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> > Heath Matlock
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> David A. Tigue
> dtigue at internetpro.net
> 256-547-6817
> 226 South 5th St.
> Gadsden, AL 35901
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> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:00:38 -0600
> From: Jason Sandlin <crane.aswp at gmail.com>
> To: Alabama LoCo Team <ubuntu-us-al at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [LoCo-US-AL] KDE users on this list?
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> Slackware and Gentoo are not really the best thing for the casual user. I
> never did like KDE. I will check on MYUnity. That sounds cool.
>
>
> Jason Sandlin
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 9:33 AM, David Tigue <dtigue at internetpro.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Kubuntu users are a dying breed my friend. I personally am starting to
> > like Unity, at least the new version in 12.04. If you install MyUnity it
> > makes it even better because all the customization tweaks are built in to
> > it and are easier to access and understand. My question is are there any
> > Slackware, Arch, or Gentoo users out there? I have always loved those
> > distros and still use them daily (Ubuntu as well). BUT, I never meet any
> > one local that uses those other distros besides myself. I do hear a lot
> of
> > people whine about them being to hard though.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 7 Mar 2012, heathmatlock wrote:
> >
> > Within the entire project, that is called Ubuntu, are there any
> >> Kubuntu users on this list?
> >>
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> >> +1 256 274 4225
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> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:51:29 -0600
> From: "Krasnow, Joshua" <allparadigm at gmail.com>
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> I used kubuntu for the 11.04 release, but it was buggy. I have been hopping
> around since unity, and currently run xubuntu on one box and fedora on
> another. I am liking gnome-shell on fedora, but have been thinking of
> trying kde again on opensuse.
> I ran Arch for 3 or 4 months or so a few years back, but the updates
> required too much attention. I really liked the design and the AUR is
> awesome, and there's no better documented distribution in my opinion.
> On Mar 7, 2012 10:00 AM, "Jason Sandlin" <crane.aswp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Slackware and Gentoo are not really the best thing for the casual user. I
> > never did like KDE. I will check on MYUnity. That sounds cool.
> >
> >
> > Jason Sandlin
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 9:33 AM, David Tigue <dtigue at internetpro.net
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Kubuntu users are a dying breed my friend. I personally am starting to
> >> like Unity, at least the new version in 12.04. If you install MyUnity it
> >> makes it even better because all the customization tweaks are built in
> to
> >> it and are easier to access and understand. My question is are there any
> >> Slackware, Arch, or Gentoo users out there? I have always loved those
> >> distros and still use them daily (Ubuntu as well). BUT, I never meet any
> >> one local that uses those other distros besides myself. I do hear a lot
> of
> >> people whine about them being to hard though.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, 7 Mar 2012, heathmatlock wrote:
> >>
> >> Within the entire project, that is called Ubuntu, are there any
> >>> Kubuntu users on this list?
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Heath Matlock
> >>> +1 256 274 4225
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> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:59:31 -0600 (CST)
> From: David Tigue <dtigue at internetpro.net>
> To: allparadigm at gmail.com, Alabama LoCo Team
> <ubuntu-us-al at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [LoCo-US-AL] KDE users on this list?
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> For me Gnome-Shell is not as complete as Unity in 12.04. As far as Fedora
> goes, I've never been a big fan of RPM based distros. I'd rather install
> from source than use an RPM style installer. OpenSuse? Even Linus Torvalds
> hates that distro. OpenSuse hasn't been an option for me since Novell
> signed their first license agreement with Microsoft and now Attachmate
> owns it and has continued with those license agreements. AUR is awesome
> though, and the Arch documentation is great. As far as the updates you can
> always write a script and a cron job and get the updates automatically
> without a user present. Good luck with OpenSuse!
>
> On Wed, 7 Mar 2012, Krasnow, Joshua wrote:
>
> >
> > I used kubuntu for the 11.04 release, but it was buggy. I have been
> hopping around since unity, and currently run xubuntu
> > on one box and fedora on another. I am liking gnome-shell on fedora, but
> have been thinking of trying kde again on
> > opensuse.
> > I ran Arch for 3 or 4 months or so a few years back, but the updates
> required too much attention. I really liked the
> > design and the AUR is awesome, and there's no better documented
> distribution in my opinion.
> >
> > On Mar 7, 2012 10:00 AM, "Jason Sandlin" <crane.aswp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Slackware and Gentoo are not really the best thing for the casual
> user. I never did like KDE. I will check on
> > MYUnity. That sounds cool.
> >
> > Jason Sandlin
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 9:33 AM, David Tigue <dtigue at internetpro.net>
> wrote:
> > Kubuntu users are a dying breed my friend. I personally am
> starting to like Unity, at least the new
> > version in 12.04. If you install MyUnity it makes it even better
> because all the customization tweaks
> > are built in to it and are easier to access and understand. My
> question is are there any Slackware,
> > Arch, or Gentoo users out there? I have always loved those distros
> and still use them daily (Ubuntu as
> > well). BUT, I never meet any one local that uses those other
> distros besides myself. I do hear a lot of
> > people whine about them being to hard though.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 7 Mar 2012, heathmatlock wrote:
> >
> > Within the entire project, that is called Ubuntu, are there
> any
> > Kubuntu users on this list?
> >
> > --
> > Heath Matlock
> > +1 256 274 4225
> >
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