XFCE is amazing! I used to dislike it but I found it is more configurable
than LXDE. It is similar to MATE in its default configuration. So if you like
MATE but resent GNOME's bloat then pick XFCE over MATE.
but..did you try xfce? :)
Yes, but the newer versions of gnome terminal are now capable of fairly good
quality transparency.
> My computer handles gnome 3 shell perfectly even tho I think gnome 3 came
out after it was made.
Whether or not a program works well on your hardware has nothing to do with
how old or new the program is. New software is perfectly capable of being
lightweight, and old software is
network-manager-gnome and also make sure that it starts automatically when
you boot, you'll find it in the settings, application autostart or something,
see that network-manager is checked.
Check you have network-manager-gnome or wicd installed (the former is by
default in the regular Trisquel ISO and the latter in Trisquel Mini). Then go
to MATE settings and look for an item called networks (or similar). You can
probably add an applet to the panel as well.
The same icons and gtk themes will also work with mate. The window manager
theme (mostly the window title bar) is what is different, as far as I know.
Regarding menu entries you can modify the corresponding .desktop files to be
shown or hidden in specific desktop environments using
Install mate-desktop-environment with the --no-install-recommends option to
get the bare minimum. It will install a duplicate terminal (mate-terminal)
and File Manager (Caja), and they show up in GNOME Shell. However in MATE
itself gnome-terminal does not show up and you can just use the
Sorry, I thought you had enabled the PPA already.
>How can I get mate specific apps to not be listed in gnome menu?
To edit the menu try libremenu
sudo apt install menulibre
How much RAM are you using without suspend tabs? Open a typical
multi-tab IceCat/Abrowser setup and have a look at System Monitor. If
the slowness is *really* bad, this may be because you have gone into
swap.
I have more than enough ram. 8 gigabytes. Suspend tabs seems to do wonders no
slowness so far. I changed the settings a little cause sometimes I open too
many tabs in a short amount of time. I figured my problem was
firefox(abrowser/icecat) and it seems I was right.
On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 22:49:52 +0100 (CET) freewor...@gmail.com wrote:
> I haven't tried xfce in several years. Has it gotten better since
> then? Gnome shell is very fast on my computer so no need for a
> lighter DE.
Xfce is much better these days- it is practically as good as GNOME
2 now, and
I haven't tried xfce in several years. Has it gotten better since then? Gnome
shell is very fast on my computer so no need for a lighter DE. The only thing
that slows down gnome shell is having abrowser or icecat with many tabs open.
Currently I am trying suspend tab to see if unloading tabs
I decided I really like gnome shell better than fallback or mate. Here is a
guide below on how to remove all of mate.
I really loved the faenza mate icons so I did download that before removing
the mate repo. Command is here. "aptitude download mate-icon-theme-faenza"
enter that into
Why would the option still be there then?
Well I am not sure which I like better. I think I am liking gnome shell
better now. Maybe cause the network icon works. My computer handles gnome 3
shell perfectly even tho I think gnome 3 came out after it was made. 2.10 ghz
dual core 8 gb of ram. :)
I am having issues there is no network applet... can't find it in the repo
either. :(
I decided to just install not only the complete mate but the extras. Only a
few mate programs made it into the menu. So I am happy. It was just three
apps from mate in the menu I had to uncheck. :)
sudo apt-get install mate-desktop-environment --no-install-recommends
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package mate-desktop-environment
Ubuntu MATE 16.04 beta 1 is a preview of the upcoming release in April, so
check out http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/xenial/beta-1/
If I decide to stay with mate how do I get rid of gnome and gnome specific
apps?
can logging out and switching to text login and logging in there to install
mate via the console. Will that make it so it doesn't generate gnome menu
entries?
Can I use the same themes and icons that work with gnome with mate?
How can I get mate specific apps to not be listed in gnome menu?
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