Played around with Gnome 3 a few days ago. It's actually not too bad; I quite like the consistency they've managed to bake into it. Can't say I'm too fond of the giant single-button title bars, though, and they committed the unforgivable sin of having shitty power options (I hope you want your computer to suspend when you close the lid, because you don't have any other choice).
I'm also just way too used to being able to immediately click on any open program. That whole 'overview' thing just to see what you've got running is annoying.
Anyway, I've updated the OP a bit. Incidentally, what are your guys' opinions on including other operating systems like Haiku or ReactOS? I can kinda justify the Unixen, but these others, I dunno.
Is there some way I can get something like Windows 7 start menu functionality into Ubuntu/Gnome these days?
I've gotten really used to just hitting the Windows key and typing what I want, and not having that in Ubuntu is really annoying.
The trouble seems to be that no one's really committing to the idea - Gnome Do seems to come closest but it's no longer being updated and is out of support?
Unity and Gnome 3 (I think) let you do that. KDE4 might as well. As for Gnome 2.3x, I think you're mostly out of luck. The closest I can think of is editing the search function in Mint's menu to just execute stuff, though of course you need to type in the entire command for that to work properly.
Is there some way I can get something like Windows 7 start menu functionality into Ubuntu/Gnome these days?
I've gotten really used to just hitting the Windows key and typing what I want, and not having that in Ubuntu is really annoying.
The trouble seems to be that no one's really committing to the idea - Gnome Do seems to come closest but it's no longer being updated and is out of support?
Is there some way I can get something like Windows 7 start menu functionality into Ubuntu/Gnome these days?
I've gotten really used to just hitting the Windows key and typing what I want, and not having that in Ubuntu is really annoying.
The trouble seems to be that no one's really committing to the idea - Gnome Do seems to come closest but it's no longer being updated and is out of support?
KDE 4's standard application launcher does this, along with Krunner and a few other standard utilities. The only problem is that you can't bind it to just the meta key, but alt+f1 works fine too, right?
edit: Also, I got Alpha Centauri to work on my netbook, I never need another computer again
Is there some way I can get something like Windows 7 start menu functionality into Ubuntu/Gnome these days?
I've gotten really used to just hitting the Windows key and typing what I want, and not having that in Ubuntu is really annoying.
The trouble seems to be that no one's really committing to the idea - Gnome Do seems to come closest but it's no longer being updated and is out of support?
That's basically the way i use the "run program" thing in Gnome (alt+f2 on my system, I can't remember if that's default). I just use tab to show me the available options with whatever I typed. Mintmenus pretty much the Windows 7 menu, though.
Is there some way I can get something like Windows 7 start menu functionality into Ubuntu/Gnome these days?
I've gotten really used to just hitting the Windows key and typing what I want, and not having that in Ubuntu is really annoying.
The trouble seems to be that no one's really committing to the idea - Gnome Do seems to come closest but it's no longer being updated and is out of support?
Kupfer works pretty much the same way as Gnome Do, but less pretty. You also have to monkey with it a little to get it to start new instances of applications instead of switching to already running instances. Also again, you can't just use super (the windows key). but super + space is surprisingly addictive.
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edited April 2011
The dash in Unity does what you want, as someone already mentioned a few posts up, for both the super key and alt+f2. As for Gnome Do/Kupfer/Quicksilver type launchers, currently I'm using Synapse with the "doish" theme. Does the same thing as Do, but without Mono and the memory usage (written in Vala) and crashes, and it's powered by Zeitgeist. Wish it has a few more plugins, though.
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Its what I'm used to. I currently have a version of Eeebuntu but the regular library updates have filled my 4GB SSD to the point that I can't update anymore. Its a bit silly.
edit: My Eee is no longer my main computer, so I'm more flexible in terms of user experience.
Any suggestions for really low power and low footprint OSs for an older netbook? I've been out of the Linux loop for a couple of years now.
I don't know how much 'production' you want from this netbook, but if it's something you don't use all the time, I'd recommend giving Puppy Linux or Damn Small Linux a shot. Puppy's the better of the two.
I don't know if I'd recommend it for heavy, daily use however. It's mostly just good for web browsing, email, maybe text editing, stuff like that.
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So I've decided to switch over to crunchbang permanently because it runs so much faster than Ubuntu on my laptop.
I'd like to update both Banshee and Rhythmbox to their latest versions. I already have time installed but what Debian has in the repos seems to be pretty far behind. What's the best way for me to go about this?
Does Debian support Ubuntu's PPA stuff? I'm sure you could use those.
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augustwhere you come from is goneRegistered Userregular
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I'm still pretty new to Linux, but yeah crunchbang is based off Squeeze which I guess is stable. I managed to add a repo for Doomsday Engine so it's kind of surprising to me I can't get a later version of either Banshee or Rhythmbox up and running. Maybe I'll switch back over to Ubuntu at the end of the month. But I'd rather not as I enjoy crunchbang's speed and aesthetic.
EDIT: Hmm, looks like Lubuntu might be for me. Wonder if I can get conky working and looking the same as in crunchbang.
Oh, hey. Post from yesterday that's been sitting open in a tab because the forum went down. Although it seems everyone else has already recommended the *bangs.
Any suggestions for really low power and low footprint OSs for an older netbook? I've been out of the Linux loop for a couple of years now.
I don't know how much 'production' you want from this netbook, but if it's something you don't use all the time, I'd recommend giving Puppy Linux or Damn Small Linux a shot. Puppy's the better of the two.
I don't know if I'd recommend it for heavy, daily use however. It's mostly just good for web browsing, email, maybe text editing, stuff like that.
I recommend neither of them.
Puppy Linux appear to be trying to appeal to people who are running Windows 98 on their old Pentium IIs. To this end, it is not a multiuser system and (almost) everything runs as root. I can't get behind that.
DSL was nice, but it's pretty much unmaintained; the project owner had a disagreement with the guy who was doing most of the work on it. Said guy went on to produce Tiny Core Linux, which is more or less a roll-your-own version of DSL.
I second Arch Linux as being really great. It tends to be faster and have a lower memory footprint than Ubuntu. If getting everything setup is the issue, you might check out ArchBang.
I don't know what's been going on with it since the shift to Debian, but CrunchBang used to be pretty hot stuff. Also highly recommended.
Edit: Oh! I forgot to mention Slitaz. You thought DSL was small? This thing is 30 Mb. It's oriented towards desktop use; it's the author's primary operating system. And it's also seems to have a pretty decent community behind it.
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edited April 2011
Couple of questions:
"Proposed" updates are pretty self explanatory, but what are "backports" exactly?
Also: I'm looking for a file in rhytmbox that contains all of my internet radio stations and podcast subscriptions. Assuming such a file exists, where would I find it? Where do application files of that type live in Linux?
Could be the blind leading the blind but I've always seen backports as fairly up to date yet stable releases targeted at the next version number for your distro.
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Could be the blind leading the blind but I've always seen backports as fairly up to date yet stable releases targeted at the next version number for your distro.
This is what they are for Ubuntu. Shit that will be in the next release, but compiled and made available for the version you're using. Not everything is made available, mind you.
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"Proposed" updates are pretty self explanatory, but what are "backports" exactly?
Also: I'm looking for a file in rhytmbox that contains all of my internet radio stations and podcast subscriptions. Assuming such a file exists, where would I find it? Where do application files of that type live in Linux?
Regarding your second question, a lot of the time configuration files for normal (non-root-accesses-required) stuff usually lives in your home directory somewhere. More specifically, in an appropriate subdirectory or hidden subdirectory. Hidden files/directories are preceded by a period in Linux/Unix land, and you can see these in a variety of ways. CTRL+H for most file managers, CTRL++ (I think) for Dolphin, ls -a in a terminal, etc.
Edit: Original, wrong answer:
Anyway, as for your rhythmbox thing specifically, well... mine are at ~/.local/share/rhythmbox/playlists.xml. Yours is probably in the same place, though if it's not, try:
find ~ | fgrep rhythm | fgrep playlist
And that should spit out something useful.
Newer, more correct but less satisfying answer:
I don't think there's really a good way to manage podcasts with Rhythmbox, which is unfortunate. I found this thread about it, which may be helpful (but is also likely something you've already seen): http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1257669
I'd recommend just using gpodder for podcasts, it's really quite good.
Anyone have any idea what I could use, if it's possible, (I'm assuming Squid but can't find anything relating to address filtering) that could forward http requests within one virtual host to specific local ports on the webserver?
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But I guess the keys were right next to each other or something.
I'm also just way too used to being able to immediately click on any open program. That whole 'overview' thing just to see what you've got running is annoying.
Anyway, I've updated the OP a bit. Incidentally, what are your guys' opinions on including other operating systems like Haiku or ReactOS? I can kinda justify the Unixen, but these others, I dunno.
Is ReactOS still going and making progress? I've not heard anything out of them in a very long time.
I've gotten really used to just hitting the Windows key and typing what I want, and not having that in Ubuntu is really annoying.
The trouble seems to be that no one's really committing to the idea - Gnome Do seems to come closest but it's no longer being updated and is out of support?
Cardapio and MintMenu spring to mind.
KDE 4's standard application launcher does this, along with Krunner and a few other standard utilities. The only problem is that you can't bind it to just the meta key, but alt+f1 works fine too, right?
edit: Also, I got Alpha Centauri to work on my netbook, I never need another computer again
That's basically the way i use the "run program" thing in Gnome (alt+f2 on my system, I can't remember if that's default). I just use tab to show me the available options with whatever I typed. Mintmenus pretty much the Windows 7 menu, though.
Kupfer works pretty much the same way as Gnome Do, but less pretty. You also have to monkey with it a little to get it to start new instances of applications instead of switching to already running instances. Also again, you can't just use super (the windows key). but super + space is surprisingly addictive.
Confined to a tiny spit of sand, unable to escape,
But tonight, it's heavy stuff.
edit: My Eee is no longer my main computer, so I'm more flexible in terms of user experience.
Try that.
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DropBox invite link - get 500MB extra free.
That should give you an idea of what models you should look for.
Nintendo Network ID: AzraelRose
DropBox invite link - get 500MB extra free.
I don't know how much 'production' you want from this netbook, but if it's something you don't use all the time, I'd recommend giving Puppy Linux or Damn Small Linux a shot. Puppy's the better of the two.
I don't know if I'd recommend it for heavy, daily use however. It's mostly just good for web browsing, email, maybe text editing, stuff like that.
I'd like to update both Banshee and Rhythmbox to their latest versions. I already have time installed but what Debian has in the repos seems to be pretty far behind. What's the best way for me to go about this?
EDIT: Hmm, looks like Lubuntu might be for me. Wonder if I can get conky working and looking the same as in crunchbang.
I recommend neither of them.
Puppy Linux appear to be trying to appeal to people who are running Windows 98 on their old Pentium IIs. To this end, it is not a multiuser system and (almost) everything runs as root. I can't get behind that.
DSL was nice, but it's pretty much unmaintained; the project owner had a disagreement with the guy who was doing most of the work on it. Said guy went on to produce Tiny Core Linux, which is more or less a roll-your-own version of DSL.
I second Arch Linux as being really great. It tends to be faster and have a lower memory footprint than Ubuntu. If getting everything setup is the issue, you might check out ArchBang.
I don't know what's been going on with it since the shift to Debian, but CrunchBang used to be pretty hot stuff. Also highly recommended.
Edit: Oh! I forgot to mention Slitaz. You thought DSL was small? This thing is 30 Mb. It's oriented towards desktop use; it's the author's primary operating system. And it's also seems to have a pretty decent community behind it.
"Proposed" updates are pretty self explanatory, but what are "backports" exactly?
Also: I'm looking for a file in rhytmbox that contains all of my internet radio stations and podcast subscriptions. Assuming such a file exists, where would I find it? Where do application files of that type live in Linux?
Ubuntu's kernel used to be filled with backports (and may still be) which caused all kinds of problems with compiling programs, for instance.
Regarding your second question, a lot of the time configuration files for normal (non-root-accesses-required) stuff usually lives in your home directory somewhere. More specifically, in an appropriate subdirectory or hidden subdirectory. Hidden files/directories are preceded by a period in Linux/Unix land, and you can see these in a variety of ways. CTRL+H for most file managers, CTRL++ (I think) for Dolphin, ls -a in a terminal, etc.
Edit: Original, wrong answer:
find ~ | fgrep rhythm | fgrep playlist
And that should spit out something useful.
Newer, more correct but less satisfying answer:
I don't think there's really a good way to manage podcasts with Rhythmbox, which is unfortunate. I found this thread about it, which may be helpful (but is also likely something you've already seen): http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1257669
I'd recommend just using gpodder for podcasts, it's really quite good.
Ubuntu 11.04
Slackware 13.37
Just tried out the Lubuntu 11.04 live cd. It gives me a command line instead of a desktop. Not encouraging.
Anyone have any idea what I could use, if it's possible, (I'm assuming Squid but can't find anything relating to address filtering) that could forward http requests within one virtual host to specific local ports on the webserver?
Basically I need to forward requests :
incoming port 80 for the address www.example.com to 80
incoming port 80 for the address www.example.com/example to 8083
Something like that should work. Though squid could also work in theory, since it's basically a proxy.