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| Peppermint 3 |
Will carry on updating and installing programs (Audacity, Play on Linux, LibreOffice come to mind) and report back soon!
I used to be a Peppermint Ice user, then came Peppermint 2,3,4,5,6 and now 8 (I skipped 7). Join me on my journey! I run Peppermint 8 on my Lenovo laptop with i3 CPU, 6 GB RAM and 1 TB HDD.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Peppermint 3!
So, Peppermint no longer has an ICE flavour. Tonight I installed Peppermint 3 and I am a happy camper!
A lot of the things I had to "fix" or rather set in previous versions is no longer a problem. The digital clock does not display seconds and backgrounds stay that way once you save them.
Will carry on updating and installing programs (Audacity, Play on Linux, LibreOffice come to mind) and report back soon!
Will carry on updating and installing programs (Audacity, Play on Linux, LibreOffice come to mind) and report back soon!
Friday, June 22, 2012
A long overdue update
Hi there, its been a while.
I finally had time to download and try out ubuntu 12.04, and I have some comments.
Before that though, at the moment I am dual booting a Lenovo netbook (Windows XP and Linux Mint 12 Lxde) and I used unetbootin to create a bootable flash drive so I could test out Ubuntu. I have Mint set up just the way I like it and I wanted to test Ubuntu before reinstalling or formatting my netbook.
I have heard a lot of people ranting about Unity and I have some comments of my own. I don't like it, having a bar at the top of the screen makes my interface look more like a mobile phone or tablet than a computer (I usually reconcile both toolbars into the bottom one when I use Ubuntu - similar to the gnome interface Mint uses).
I really don't like having the close, maximize and minimize buttons hidden in the top left corner either. I am a creature of habit, you can invent someone to blame for that later. I like my interface gnome, I like a bar at the bottom showing which programs are open, and I like having the time in the bottom right corner. Switching applications takes longer (for me at least).
Now, on to what I like about the new Ubuntu. It detects that I need proprietary drivers for my wifi adapter and installs it automatically (something Mint 12 Lxde did not do), which was nice. I like the folder icons and the wallpapers that are part and parcel of this release as well.
From what I have heard, lots of people are moving away from Ubuntu to Mint and I am not prepared to go back to Ubuntu myself either. Hooray for choice! (And for Linux Mint!)
Just a final thought, if you are into Linux news check out www.sixgun.org and their Linux Outlaws podcast (with Fab and Dan) which is worth listening to.
I finally had time to download and try out ubuntu 12.04, and I have some comments.
Before that though, at the moment I am dual booting a Lenovo netbook (Windows XP and Linux Mint 12 Lxde) and I used unetbootin to create a bootable flash drive so I could test out Ubuntu. I have Mint set up just the way I like it and I wanted to test Ubuntu before reinstalling or formatting my netbook.
I have heard a lot of people ranting about Unity and I have some comments of my own. I don't like it, having a bar at the top of the screen makes my interface look more like a mobile phone or tablet than a computer (I usually reconcile both toolbars into the bottom one when I use Ubuntu - similar to the gnome interface Mint uses).
I really don't like having the close, maximize and minimize buttons hidden in the top left corner either. I am a creature of habit, you can invent someone to blame for that later. I like my interface gnome, I like a bar at the bottom showing which programs are open, and I like having the time in the bottom right corner. Switching applications takes longer (for me at least).
Now, on to what I like about the new Ubuntu. It detects that I need proprietary drivers for my wifi adapter and installs it automatically (something Mint 12 Lxde did not do), which was nice. I like the folder icons and the wallpapers that are part and parcel of this release as well.
From what I have heard, lots of people are moving away from Ubuntu to Mint and I am not prepared to go back to Ubuntu myself either. Hooray for choice! (And for Linux Mint!)
Just a final thought, if you are into Linux news check out www.sixgun.org and their Linux Outlaws podcast (with Fab and Dan) which is worth listening to.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
My audience, time to let your voices be heard!
According to Blogger, most of my site's visitors use Linux & Chrome. I would love to hear from you! Send me a mail or post in the comments. What do you use Linux for? How long have been using it?
I'm still here and still using Peppermint 2
I've been scarce for a while, but I am still here and still using Peppermint 2.
Of all the distro's I have tested on my EEEPC 407 G, it is the best. Everything has drivers and everything works. And it's small enough to fit on the 4 GB SSD HDD, which is also a bonus.
Although I can't do everything in Linux (sync my ipod - not because of software, but because my ipod has a 120 GB HDD and the EEEPC only has 4 GB) and update my Tom Tom GPS (which needs Windows) and I can't run Office 2010 for various reasons; but I must say that I can do most things on Linux.
Why Peppermint 2?
Let's review the things that stand out for me about Peppermint 2 and why I recommend it:
It's:
So far I have broken Peppermint about 4 times and had to reinstall, but that was my fault and not the OS. Please be careful of using tips mentioned on this blog that pertain to Peppermint One or ICE when dealing with Two, they are different and it may harm your system.
Of all the distro's I have tested on my EEEPC 407 G, it is the best. Everything has drivers and everything works. And it's small enough to fit on the 4 GB SSD HDD, which is also a bonus.
Although I can't do everything in Linux (sync my ipod - not because of software, but because my ipod has a 120 GB HDD and the EEEPC only has 4 GB) and update my Tom Tom GPS (which needs Windows) and I can't run Office 2010 for various reasons; but I must say that I can do most things on Linux.
Why Peppermint 2?
Let's review the things that stand out for me about Peppermint 2 and why I recommend it:
It's:
- lightweight
- fast
- free
- you can install any applications that run on Ubuntu (and there are thousands of them)
- can play my movies, mp3's, podcasts and other media files
- is can be customized
- can network with Windows computers, connect to my router at home or at work
- did not have too steep a learning curve, as I still am not a Linux guru
So far I have broken Peppermint about 4 times and had to reinstall, but that was my fault and not the OS. Please be careful of using tips mentioned on this blog that pertain to Peppermint One or ICE when dealing with Two, they are different and it may harm your system.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Pet pieves
Well, no matter how good things are, there will always be little irritations.
10 October 2011
When browsing the Windows network, after copying a file to a folder I need to go back and then go into the folder again before the file I copied becomes visible. At least I can browse networks!
I can't right click on a shared folder and say Send To > Desktop, like I can in Windows or right click and select Send To > Mail Recipient.
This post will probably be updated from time to time.
10 October 2011
When browsing the Windows network, after copying a file to a folder I need to go back and then go into the folder again before the file I copied becomes visible. At least I can browse networks!
I can't right click on a shared folder and say Send To > Desktop, like I can in Windows or right click and select Send To > Mail Recipient.
This post will probably be updated from time to time.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Importing gmail contacts into claws mail
from the help files:
How can I convert my old mailbox / address book from (some mail client).
If you can export your old mailbox to MH or mbox format it can be imported directly into Claws Mail. If the mailbox is in MH format you can use /File/Add Mailbox/MH... If the mailbox is in mbox format, it can be imported with /File/Import mbox file/...
The Claws Mail address book supports direct import from Mutt, Pine, and LDIF and vCard formats, which are standard formats exported by most email clients.
In addition, several scripts are provided on the Claws Mail website to convert various mailbox and address book formats.
If your old addressbook only supports CSV export, and it is not supported by the csv2addressbook.plscript on the website, you can convert it to vCard format using this online tool. Another online toolcan convert from vCard to LDIF format.
In addition, several scripts are provided on the Claws Mail website to convert various mailbox and addressbook formats.
If your old addressbook only supports CSV export, and it is not supported by the csv2addressbook.plscript on the website, you can convert it to vCard format using this online tool. Another online toolcan convert from vCard to LDIF format.
Eject flash drives and USB HDD easier
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| Ejecter in action |
The long way round goes Start > System Tools > Disk Utility
Click on the drive, then click on Unmount, then click on Safely remove.
Get ejector:
sudo apt-get install ejecter
You need to run it (it might autorun after I reboot or something) I need to check how to run programs at startup again...
Now, I am going to research this further - but Ejecter only unmounts the drive. It does not power it down as well. I am not sure if both are absolutely necessary, but I have lost data before by just unplugging a flash drive - so I will investigate.
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