Comments on: xkcd http://www.word-detective.com/2009/10/xkcd/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shadowduck http://www.word-detective.com/2009/10/xkcd/comment-page-1/#comment-3131 Shadowduck Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:18:46 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=3028#comment-3131 I'd probably have used the "nuke from orbit" option too. I find Ubuntu typically installs so fast that it's just not worth tinkering with an installation that's gone wrong for some reason. Of course, for a lot of people tinkering is the main reason they use Linux in the first place! I’d probably have used the “nuke from orbit” option too. I find Ubuntu typically installs so fast that it’s just not worth tinkering with an installation that’s gone wrong for some reason.

Of course, for a lot of people tinkering is the main reason they use Linux in the first place!

]]> By: admin http://www.word-detective.com/2009/10/xkcd/comment-page-1/#comment-3130 admin Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:00:26 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=3028#comment-3130 I have an ancient (1998 vintage) laptop that I run xfce on -- it's faster than Gnome, but still slow as molasses. I do like the mouse motif, though. I may try Damn Small Linux again on this thing. Yeah, I know I could have installed Gnome-desktop or whatever it's called and had a choice at boot, but I was irrationally annoyed at KDE, so I just erased everything and installed the Ubuntu 9.10 beta, which I really like. This is all on my secondary computer, of course. My main computer is still running Ubuntu 8.04. I have an ancient (1998 vintage) laptop that I run xfce on — it’s faster than Gnome, but still slow as molasses. I do like the mouse motif, though. I may try Damn Small Linux again on this thing.

Yeah, I know I could have installed Gnome-desktop or whatever it’s called and had a choice at boot, but I was irrationally annoyed at KDE, so I just erased everything and installed the Ubuntu 9.10 beta, which I really like. This is all on my secondary computer, of course. My main computer is still running Ubuntu 8.04.

]]> By: tudza http://www.word-detective.com/2009/10/xkcd/comment-page-1/#comment-3127 tudza Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:22:14 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=3028#comment-3127 What windowing system do you prefer to KDE? If you like Gnome, you probably didn't have to nuke KDE, you could have just installed Gnome as well right? What windowing system do you prefer to KDE? If you like Gnome, you probably didn’t have to nuke KDE, you could have just installed Gnome as well right?

]]> By: Shadowduck http://www.word-detective.com/2009/10/xkcd/comment-page-1/#comment-3126 Shadowduck Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:14:47 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=3028#comment-3126 It is; good lord it is. Next time you get that voyeuristic something-other-than-gnome curiosity, XFCE isn't too bad - though I always end up back in the warm, welcoming gnomish embrace. From what I recall, it was one of your early posts about Ubuntu that gave me the motivation to make the switch all that time ago. Did I ever thank you for that? #8-D It is; good lord it is. Next time you get that voyeuristic something-other-than-gnome curiosity, XFCE isn’t too bad – though I always end up back in the warm, welcoming gnomish embrace.

From what I recall, it was one of your early posts about Ubuntu that gave me the motivation to make the switch all that time ago. Did I ever thank you for that? #8-D

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