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[Dave Woyciesjes]

Ric --
	Did anyone ever send you a copy of thier sources.list file yet?

dw49 at dw49-ubuntu64:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release amd64 (20110427.1)]/ 
natty main restricted

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-backports main 
restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-backports main 
restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty-security multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu natty partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu natty partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty main
deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian natty contrib


Ric Moore wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-09-17 at 06:23 -0700, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Cybe R. Wizard <cyber_wizard at mindspring.com
>>> wrote:
>>>  [snippage]
>>> Remember, I dumped Natty and 'regressed' to Lucid which continues to
>>> amaze me at how fast it is compared to both Maverick and Natty.
>>>
>> Is there a thread where you describe how you did that?
> 
> No, I went through a LOT of gyrations in a short period of time. It went
> something on the order of installing Ubuntu Standard, which blew off
> some Mint packages. I went through the list of Mint specific packages,
> figured out which respective Ubuntu Natty packages had been displaced,
> and marked them for install, also noting that more Mint packages were
> scheduled for deletion. It was pretty much hit and miss, and pressing a
> few red buttons, too. 
> 
> What really seemed to clinch the reverse install was running Computer
> Janitor. It marked even more Mint packages for deletion and I hit that
> red button too... all the time holding my breath. So far nothing has
> blown up. My repos are still in a semi-hosed state, so if someone would
> privately send me a copy of their's I'd appreciate it. 
> 
> 
> 
>> I've got an old desktop that I just switched from gentoo to natty.  I'd been
>> worrying that even though it's
>> a 1.6G dual duo xeon, it seems so slow.  It hadn't registered on me that the
>> distro might be what's slowing
>> it down.  Our two laptops are still on Lucid, and I'd be happy to "regress"
>> this one too.
> 
> Lucid is pretty solid in my humble estimation. I just took Mint-11 to
> Ubuntu Natty (both Natty based) so there was no "regression" like going
> back to a previous version. In your case, I would strongly suggest
> bitting the bullet and doing a clean install, just to get rid of a LOT
> configuration cruft, going back two levels. I do think you'd get a speed
> gain, as Cyberwhiz noted. To me, Natty IS slower as a Wonderland server,
> even with my new AMD 6 cores and 16 gigs of ram. That's plain sad. 
> 
> But, I didn't install the server version either, so the "client" desktop
> version of Natty is probably loaded down with a bunch of cloud sh..
> stuff and desktop sh.. stuff, for the dull-normals. There's a rumor
> floating around that Ocelot will come with a free pair of adult-sized
> Depends, complete with a Tux logo on the rear flap and a USB moisture
> detector app for your tool bar. Someone had better patent that quick,
> before Apple says they own it, and get stinkin' rich. :) Ric
> 
> 


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