new to Ubuntu

[Tony Pursell]

On Sun, 2010-10-17 at 11:00 +0200, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
> Den 2010-10-17 04:56:51 skrev chiaowl <chiaowl at owly.net>:
> 
> >>  -------Original Message-------
> >>  From: Dennis Reeder <dreeder2 at columbus.rr.com>
> >>
> >>  Sherry:
> >>
> >>  I have installed the netbook version.  I just assumed it was maximized  
> >> for a netbook.  It is on a MSI Wind U100 (which I bought to turn into a  
> >> Hackintosh) with a 250GB hard drive and 2 gigs of memory.  I am totally  
> >> new to this so I have absolutely no knowledge regarding the difference  
> >> between the "netbook" version and the "full" version.   Partitioned the  
> >> hd and may still install Snow Leopard down the road...but I gotta tell  
> >> ya I am liking Meerkat more and more.  Also I solved the mp3  
> >> issue....drag and drop does work.  I guess I wasn't doing it right or  
> >> was not patient.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm glad you resolved your mp3 issue!
> >
> > I don't have much experience with the netbook version (I have an Acer,  
> > also 250GB/2GB), I tried installing it last spring when I first started  
> > using Ubuntu and had several problems although now I don't recall what  
> > they were. But my husband had been using the regular version on his  
> > laptop, so I just installed that and haven't had a problem with it so I  
> > guess it's a moot point anyway :).
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > Sherry
> 
> I never understood the point by installing the netbook remix. I have an  
> old Eee PC 900 and I installed the standard Ubuntu on it and it works just  
> fine and I can use it exactly the same way as I use Ubuntu on my ”big”  
> laptop. I don't even think that the Netbook remix is lighter than the  
> standard version. I installed the Netbook remix a couple of years ago, and  
> maybe things happened since then, but as I remember it I was very annoyed  
> by the GUI so the first thing I did was to uninstall all the Neetbook  
> remix stuff, making it look like the standard Ubuntu.
> 
> -- 
> Kind regards
> 
> Johnny Rosenberg
> 

Just a little tip for anyone who has installed the Netbook Remix who
wants to see what the standard Gnome looks like on their Netbook...

At the login, after you have chosen your login, or entered your login
name, a series of menus appear at the bottom of the screen.  In the
SESSION menu, you will see the option for standard GNOME, which will
give you the standard GNOME desktop.

Tony