Comments on: 8.04 reasons why Ubuntu and Kubuntu users should consider using Xubuntu http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/ user help, free and open source Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:08:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jim http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-65 jim Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:44:56 +0000 http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/#comment-65 @Tom Thanks for taking a look at the wiki! It needs some work at this point. If you haven't already seen these pages, take a look at the wiki guide [1] and the wiki cleanup information page [2]. I'm j1mc on irc, so feel free to msg me there if you see me online. Jim [1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WikiGuide [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/WikiCleanup @Tom

Thanks for taking a look at the wiki! It needs some work at this point.

If you haven’t already seen these pages, take a look at the wiki guide [1] and the wiki cleanup information page [2]. I’m j1mc on irc, so feel free to msg me there if you see me online.

Jim
[1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WikiGuide
[2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/WikiCleanup

]]> By: Tom http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Tom Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:19:46 +0000 http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/#comment-64 I've just installed Xubuntu 8.04 on an older PIII that I rescued from the trash bin at work. I'm truly pleased with it. I love the small footprint and the ability to get as much performance as possible out of older, but still perfectly functioning PCs. I don't need to watch movies or play MMORPGs (that's what the TV and Xbox are for) -- I just need a good system on which to do good work. Once I get a little more familiar with it, I'd like to be able to help with documentation of some sort. In fact, I'm going to take a look at the wiki now :) Thanks for the great article. I’ve just installed Xubuntu 8.04 on an older PIII that I rescued from the trash bin at work. I’m truly pleased with it. I love the small footprint and the ability to get as much performance as possible out of older, but still perfectly functioning PCs.

I don’t need to watch movies or play MMORPGs (that’s what the TV and Xbox are for) — I just need a good system on which to do good work.

Once I get a little more familiar with it, I’d like to be able to help with documentation of some sort. In fact, I’m going to take a look at the wiki now :)

Thanks for the great article.

]]> By: Chris Fordham http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Chris Fordham Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:40:32 +0000 http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/#comment-54 An interesting read, but no real reasons besides the obvious. Most of the benefits mentioned are in KDE and Gnome, so its kind of pointless. Some of the points don't really relate to the useability. Its always a case of more features require more code which requires more resources. It's the old trade-off argument and we deal with this discretion on a daily basis in our lives (I could write an article 4x the size on what you don't get with Xubuntu - and its more than not being able to mount shares). I mean if you need a lighter desktop environment then sure Xfce or Fluxbox will be suitable, no real need to write a verbose article (trying to find other arguments) on it :) An interesting read, but no real reasons besides the obvious.
Most of the benefits mentioned are in KDE and Gnome, so its kind of pointless. Some of the points don’t really relate to the useability.

Its always a case of more features require more code which requires more resources. It’s the old trade-off argument and we deal with this discretion on a daily basis in our lives (I could write an article 4x the size on what you don’t get with Xubuntu – and its more than not being able to mount shares).

I mean if you need a lighter desktop environment then sure Xfce or Fluxbox will be suitable, no real need to write a verbose article (trying to find other arguments) on it :)

]]> By: Daragh http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Daragh Tue, 20 May 2008 03:57:01 +0000 http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/#comment-53 Nice write-up Jim: appropriately humble and non-assuming. Well, here I sit, after Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Mandrake, Debian, Redhat (yes, even the Oracle version), Kubuntu, Gentoo, Ubuntu with ALL the wms (remember CDE? will enlightenment ever see the light of v1.0?) and here on my 6 year old Vaio, I am adept'ing xubuntu-desktop package! This will become my wife's computer, and I am so happy to get another few years out of it! Now, where did I put that xubuntu on vmware image? Nice write-up Jim: appropriately humble and non-assuming. Well, here I sit, after Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Mandrake, Debian, Redhat (yes, even the Oracle version), Kubuntu, Gentoo, Ubuntu with ALL the wms (remember CDE? will enlightenment ever see the light of v1.0?) and here on my 6 year old Vaio, I am adept’ing xubuntu-desktop package! This will become my wife’s computer, and I am so happy to get another few years out of it! Now, where did I put that xubuntu on vmware image?

]]> By: feri http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-40 feri Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:07:11 +0000 http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/#comment-40 I really want to try xubuntu 8.04 beta...I downloaded iso, make CD's...and I'm stuck! really stuck!...for about a couples of hours...xubuntu ask me for USERNAME & PASSWORD on first screen! it's top secret for me!... for a couple of hour I'm Google-it , with no chance or luck! Who will reveal to me this xubuntu secret? (ubuntu 8.04 doesn't ask for nothing, it works right ahead)......Don't stop at the first secret...tell the second one too: root password! I really want to try xubuntu 8.04 beta…I downloaded iso, make CD’s…and I’m stuck! really stuck!…for about a couples of hours…xubuntu ask me for USERNAME & PASSWORD on first screen! it’s top secret for me!… for a couple of hour I’m Google-it , with no chance or luck!
Who will reveal to me this xubuntu secret? (ubuntu 8.04 doesn’t ask for nothing, it works right ahead)……Don’t stop at the first secret…tell the second one too: root password!

]]> By: Ken http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Ken Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:53:21 +0000 http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/#comment-39 Great post, Jim! These are the reasons I like Xfce. Great post, Jim! These are the reasons I like Xfce.

]]> By: Colin http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Colin Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:15:05 +0000 http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/#comment-38 There's something which could be made better in Xubuntu 8.04 than actually, but I'm not sure it'd pass the freeze: Orage has some cool new features in version 4.5.13.7, see : http://svn.xfce.org/index.cgi/xfce/log/xfcalendar/trunk (some bug fixes, ability to display list of events for the selected day in the calendar popup). There’s something which could be made better in Xubuntu 8.04 than actually, but I’m not sure it’d pass the freeze: Orage has some cool new features in version 4.5.13.7, see :
http://svn.xfce.org/index.cgi/xfce/log/xfcalendar/trunk
(some bug fixes, ability to display list of events for the selected day in the calendar popup).

]]> By: likwidtek http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-36 likwidtek Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:11:21 +0000 http://j1m.net/2008/03/27/804-reasons-why-ubuntu-and-kubuntu-users-should-consider-using-xubuntu/#comment-36 Dugg. Great read. I really love the grass roots nature of Xubuntu. I started out with gnome, love it but it runs a little slow on this PC... tried KDE and didn't care much for it but am going to give Xubuntu a shot. You know what desktop manager aside... linux is friggin amazing in that I can switch between these and figure out which works for me best. Dugg. Great read. I really love the grass roots nature of Xubuntu. I started out with gnome, love it but it runs a little slow on this PC… tried KDE and didn’t care much for it but am going to give Xubuntu a shot. You know what desktop manager aside… linux is friggin amazing in that I can switch between these and figure out which works for me best.

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