Re: Debian default desktop environment

2014-04-04 Thread Undefined User
to show it). 2014-04-04 6:40 GMT-03:00 Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz: On Fri, Apr 04, 2014 at 08:18:41AM +1100, Dmitry Smirnov wrote: On Thu, 3 Apr 2014 14:16:15 Undefined User wrote: The problem is that right now Debian project is changing its default desktop environment

Re: Debian default desktop environment

2014-04-04 Thread Undefined User
Perfect solution. Debian installer should provide you information about desktop environments and let the user choose it. 2014-04-04 10:52 GMT-03:00 Jonathan Dowland j...@debian.org: We go over the same ground over and over. I'm increasingly in favour of *no* default. You must pick one from

Re: Debian default desktop environment

2014-04-04 Thread Undefined User
Sorry for not deleting the reply text over my last e-mail.

Re: Debian default desktop environment

2014-04-04 Thread Undefined User
2014-04-04 11:42 GMT-03:00 Stefano Zacchiroli z...@debian.org: And can I pass my granddad's phone call on to you when he is stuck choosing among names that are absolutely obscure to him like GNOME, Xfce, and KDE? Not giving the user a taste of the options, well... Yes, I agree, it's pretty

Re: Debian default desktop environment

2014-04-04 Thread Undefined User
2014-04-04 11:04 GMT-03:00 The Wanderer wande...@fastmail.fm: Actually, for all that top-posting is a sin, failing to quote at all when replying is AFAIK generally considered even worse... (Depending on context, of course; in a Web forum where the message being replied to is probably still

Re: Debian default desktop environment

2014-04-04 Thread Undefined User
2014-04-04 14:46 GMT-03:00 Amy Rice pill.dic...@aol.co.uk: Is it a bad idea in the end not to include a desktop at all, and the user can install one at their own discretion? The Debian Installer lets you choose if you want to install a desktop environment or not. By default it comes checked

Re: Debian default desktop environment

2014-04-04 Thread Undefined User
2014-04-04 19:52 GMT-03:00 Philip Hands p...@hands.com: pointless discussion First of all, great attitude, my friend. It seems like you are a very reasonable person. Second, pointless discussion? So all these people here are just wasting time? Well... What can I say? That's your point of view

Re: Debian default desktop environment

2014-04-04 Thread Undefined User
2014-04-04 20:36 GMT-03:00 Philip Hands p...@hands.com: As for my grumpy tone, I apologise for that -- it probably comes from the several voluminous threads on debian-devel recently spouting drivel about systemd which I may have unfairly associated with this thread. Philip, I would like to

Debian default desktop environment

2014-04-03 Thread Undefined User
Hello, I'm a Debian user for almost 8 years now and I've always supported the OS on the internet, trying to bring more people to it. The problem is that right now Debian project is changing its default desktop environment, and I think that this is not a good move. Of course, it all depends on

Bug#703946: general: OS freezes, but mouse and ping keeps working

2013-03-26 Thread Undefined User
Good morning. I'm really sorry for not providing enough information, but I'll do my best to reproduce the error and see what happens when using Chromium or Firefox at the same procedure. I didn't test the SSH either, and that's a good idea. I will enable the service and try to access it. Could