Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu with mate/gnome2 and deb, but not snap

2022-08-07 Thread Chuck Hast
I have been using Ubuntu-Mate now for several years because Compiz is quite easy to install with it. Indeed it was one of the available desktops, but with 20.04 they made it available as a download option. By the way, the word Mate carries the accent on the first syllable not the last. It should b

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu with mate/gnome2 and deb, but not snap

2022-08-07 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sun, 7 Aug 2022 00:57:21 -0700 Seth Alford dijo: >Fedora has a MATE-Compiz spin that I have been using for a while. > >See https://spins.fedoraproject.org/mate-compiz/download/index.html > >You can download a live image that you can test run without writing it >to a hard drive. For several ye

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu with mate/gnome2 and deb, but not snap

2022-08-07 Thread Jeff Kirsher
On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 18:45 Keith Lofstrom wrote: > Can I rely on Ubuntu/MATE and apt/deb into the future? > > Many on the plug list use Ubuntu or derivatives like Mint. > > I am moving to MATE Ubuntu LTS from 20+ years of Red Hat > Enterprise Linux derivatives because Red Hat has moved to > "s

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu with mate/gnome2 and deb, but not snap

2022-08-07 Thread Seth Alford
Fedora has a MATE-Compiz spin that I have been using for a while. See https://spins.fedoraproject.org/mate-compiz/download/index.html You can download a live image that you can test run without writing it to a hard drive. On Sat, Aug 6, 2022, 6:45 PM Keith Lofstrom wrote: > Can I rely on Ubunt

[PLUG] Ubuntu with mate/gnome2 and deb, but not snap

2022-08-06 Thread Keith Lofstrom
Can I rely on Ubuntu/MATE and apt/deb into the future? Many on the plug list use Ubuntu or derivatives like Mint. I am moving to MATE Ubuntu LTS from 20+ years of Red Hat Enterprise Linux derivatives because Red Hat has moved to "stream" distros and Gnome3. Keeping my own cheezy coding hacks wo