[DC LoCo] Hmmm Peppermint

[Mackenzie Morgan]

On Thursday, September 30, 2010 03:49:14 pm Michael Haney wrote:
> There are two problems which I have yet to figure out.  There aren't
> deal breakers but I'd like to get them working.  On Ubuntu I used
> Wally or Desktop Drapes to change my wallpaper every so often.  I can
> load them in Peppermint One but they don't change the wallpaper.

Possibly Nautilus needs to be managing the root window for them to work?

> Also, I can't get Compiz Fusion desktop compositing to work, though
> I've been told it can be done with LXDE and I've seen Youtube videos
> demonstrating it.  Any suggestions?

You'd have to get rid of OpenBox.  Compiz Fusion and OpenBox both serve the 
same purpose, so you can only use one at a time.

> Other than those speed bumps I'd say Pappermint One has enormous
> potential.  They're managed to preserve the ease of use which Ubuntu
> is famous for, but they could do more in that department.  Hell, even
> Ubuntu could be better there.  I recommend this as a viable OS for old
> computers if you're looking an Ubuntu-like experience that's free of
> the hassles of trying to get media codecs installed and working.

Any idea how it differs from Lubuntu, which is also LXDE+OpenBox?

-- 
Mackenzie