[SLUG] Re: Kogan Agora Laptop Better with Classic Interface and Flash Disk

[gonzo01]

Had similar problems with new MSI Cx640 ( Intel i5 2nd Gen).

Went with Linux mint 11.04 which has classic Gnome 2.X desktop.

Still had(have) few problems - ie because of Unity,  prgs disappeared 
instead of minimising to taskbar. Fixed (sort of)  by installing applet 
- Touchpad is Syntellic instead of standard Synaptic. Is seen as USB 
mouse so have to use script to turn it on/off when using mouse as 
Function keys dont work (yet).


If Ubiquity becomes standard in Ubuntu and derivatives I'll switch to 
another distro.


Give the Mint Live DVD a try.

Bill

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Re: [SLUG] Re: Kogan Agora Laptop Better with Classic Interface and Flash Disk

[Simon Rumble]

On 22 June 2011 10:45, gonzo01 gonz...@fastmail.fm wrote:

 Still had(have) few problems - ie because of Unity,  prgs disappeared
 instead of minimising to taskbar. Fixed (sort of)  by installing applet -
 Touchpad is Syntellic instead of standard Synaptic. Is seen as USB mouse
 so have to use script to turn it on/off when using mouse as Function keys
 dont work (yet).

 If Ubiquity becomes standard in Ubuntu and derivatives I'll switch to
 another distro.


Yeah Ubiquity is a dog.  I've found Gnome3's shell achieves what Unity aims
for a bit better in the netbook environment. But on my desktops, I've
reverted to Gnome Classic.  I see an Ubuntu fork coming, and I'll be
taking the exit!

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