On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:44:02 -0800 Victor Soich <vso...@gmail.com> dijo:
>Dear Plug clinic, > >I don't like my Ubuntu 12.something. I can't figure out what programs >are on my machine. There is no menu. I want to go back to 10.04. Or >I want to put on Mint or Debian on my desktop computer. I really >don't relish hauling my desktop computer down to the clinic, with my >monitor, printer, et. al. Can I get help backing up my files, blowing >away Ubuntu 12.something, and putting Debian on my machine, and make >sure I can surf the internet, and be able to print, all in the span of >4 hours. I've had issues with all these things in the past, and each >time it took an inordinate amount of time. > >On second thought, I may be getting a laptop, and putting Linux from >Scratch, or Debian on it, or whatever more sophisticated people than I >suggest. Once I get that working to my satisfaction, I'll blow away >my Ubuntu 12.something. Unless there some quick trick to go back to >10.04, I'll leave well enough alone. Is there a mechanism to roll >back the operating system, so to speak? I hear you about Ubuntu 12.something. I suspect your complaint is more about Gnome 3 than Ubuntu, at least, that's my complaint. Some love the new look, and others hate it. As for rolling back the OS, that is not generally possible. But, as I just said, I think your problem is more with the desktop than the version of the OS. I might suggest Xubuntu instead of Ubuntu. Xubuntu has the Xfce desktop instead of Gnome 3, and it looks and acts a lot more like Gnome 2. I also suggest you explore other distros such as Fedora and OpenSuse. I have live CDs of all the above except Debian. Debian is designed to be installed over the net, so there is just a very small bootable CD. Installing over the net is not a good idea at the Clinic due to limited bandwidth. Bring whatever you want to the Clinic and we'll burn CDs and play around so you can see alternatives. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
