E16 is super dated at this point - I would highly recommend trying a current version of E17 (bodhi linux, sabayon, and pclinuxos all provide one in LiveCD form).
Your display/login manager controls which desktop log into. If you are using the default display manager in Ubuntu 10.04 then it is GDM. Simply log out and select the gnome session from the options at the bottom. ~Jeff Hoogland On Thu Jun 2 2011 03:01:50 PM CDT, Charles Warner <cwarner.cw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I recently decided to give Enlightenment a test drive, and dwonloaded e16 > from the Ubuntu Software Packages repository in a *.deb package, and > installed successfully on my Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit machine. Seems to be > functioning OK, although I have some specific issues that I need help > with: > > 1. I have spent quite a bit of time trying to navigate through all the > various links from your web site to try to find user documentation. > Apparently, the documentation may have been included in the original > installation on my machine, but I can not access it. From the command > line, "edox" yields the following: "Edoc_dir /usr/share/e16/E-docs does > not contain a MAIN file". I have essentially reached a dead end. Is > there an easy pointer you can provide me with that will take me to a > simple introductory guide that will tell me how to use the system, how > to access documentation, etc.? > > 2. I have a number of applications that rely on the Gtk+ platform, and > others that like Qt. There appears to be a compatibillity issue with > some of these applications. Specifically, LibreOffice Calc v.3.3 seems > to have trouble rendering plots- not something I noticed under Gnome. > When I try to switch to pur Gnome form the e-Gnome option by logging out > and changing preferences, the system ignores me completely and returns > me to Enlightenment (my original choice was e16-Gnome). Other than > uninstalling Enlightenment, is there any way to get back to my original > Gnome desktop? > > Charlie > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with > vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your > data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the > cheering's about. Get your free trial download today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-users mailing list > enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's about. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
