Re: What do I need to know to run Linux as my desktop?

2022-04-17 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Thanks!! I'll give it a look. On 2022-04-17 10:20, Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss wrote: It might be worth giving Kubuntu a second try.  It's much much faster, and much much leaner.  It also went though an almost complete rewrite since you last used it.  It's a completely different animal these

Re: What do I need to know to run Linux as my desktop?

2022-04-17 Thread Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss
It might be worth giving Kubuntu a second try.  It's much much faster, and much much leaner.  It also went though an almost complete rewrite since you last used it.  It's a completely different animal these days to what you used back them. Brian Cluff On 4/17/22 09:53, Keith Smith via PLUG-di

Re: What do I need to know to run Linux as my desktop?

2022-04-17 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
moving to Ubuntu desktop which is Gnome.  Please no flame wars. My question is what do I need to know to run Linux as my desktop.  I know I will need to understand and have working knowledge of CUPS, however what else?  I am hoping to be able to get my scanner working. What else? I am using

Re: What do I need to know to run Linux as my desktop?

2022-04-17 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
uss wrote: Had to move to Windows for business reasons about 5 or 6 years ago. I see no reason that I cannot return to Linux on my desktop. I use Ubuntu for servers so I am thinking of moving to Ubuntu desktop which is Gnome. Please no flame wars. My question is what do I need to know to run Linu

Re: What do I need to know to run Linux as my desktop?

2022-04-17 Thread Matthew Crews via PLUG-discuss
. My question is what do I need to know to run Linux as my desktop.  I know I will need to understand and have working knowledge of CUPS, however what else?  I am hoping to be able to get my scanner working. What else? I am using VirtualBox so I can do a trial run. The only three things that

Re: What do I need to know to run Linux as my desktop?

2022-04-17 Thread Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
. I > see no reason that I cannot return to Linux on my desktop. > > I use Ubuntu for servers so I am thinking of moving to Ubuntu desktop > which is Gnome. Please no flame wars. > > My question is what do I need to know to run Linux as my desktop. I > know I will need to u

What do I need to know to run Linux as my desktop?

2022-04-17 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Had to move to Windows for business reasons about 5 or 6 years ago. I see no reason that I cannot return to Linux on my desktop. I use Ubuntu for servers so I am thinking of moving to Ubuntu desktop which is Gnome. Please no flame wars. My question is what do I need to know to run Linux as