I third mint (or 5th!) On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 7:12 AM, Michael Butash wrote: > I'll second (or forth) for mint debian edition. > > I've had some quirks, usual crap with i386 vs amd64 architecture, > libssl0.98, but most have been pretty easy to figure out with a google > search. Far less frustrating than with ubuntu, but a bit of a new learning > curve none the less with debian. > > One thing I haven't figured out on mint is why X will consume 32gb of my > 32gb of ram until it swaps to death on my desktop. I'm pretty sure it has > to do with the fglrx blob for amd/ati cards, but rather annoying at the > moment as it timebombs in under a week. Ubuntu would die in 2 days with > compiz enabled, or less, so I'm less annoyed with Mint or Debian, more with > AMD. > > Getting support out of AMD for linux seems to require an act of some deity > to fix their shite drivers. :\ > > -mb > > > > On 09/23/2014 02:32 AM, IscreamKid wrote: > > I followed the directions in the link for shutting Tracker off. > System is now running better. > > Still no e-mail send, work on that tomorrow. > > Will look at Mint for virtual desktops > > Thanks > > Harold > > On Sep 22, 2014, at 23:14, Stephen Partington > wrote: > > I'll second ubuntu for desktops. I usually use a server install disk > unless I am doing something built on a main iso like kbuntu ect. > On Sep 22, 2014 10:27 PM, "Phil Waclawski" > wrote: > >> I myself rather like kubuntu for my laptops/desktop but that is just my >> preference. I love CentOS for servers (well, not sure about 7 yet)....but >> for desktops...nope. >> >> Phil W >> >> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 8:47 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> If you consider ubuntu run mint instead. Then there is Linux Mint >>> Debian Edition. >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 8:38 PM, Mark Phillips < >>> mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote: >>> >>>> Not sure if this will help, as I know nothing about Tracker-miner nor >>>> CentOS.... >>>> >>>> >>>> http://askubuntu.com/questions/346211/tracker-store-and-tracker-miner-fs-eating-up-my-cpu-on-every-startup >>>> >>>> Have you tried Debian or Ubuntu? >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 8:16 PM, IscreamKid >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Saturday, at the Installfest, despite cautions from Thomas, I >>>>> installed CentOS on my new computer. >>>>> >>>>> The install went well from the standpoint of reallocating the >>>>> partitions and getting Grub to recognize both CentOS and Win 7. >>>>> >>>>> When I started working with it I loaded on my files. >>>>> Files that took forty minutes to backup took two hours to load on a >>>>> faster system. >>>>> The culprit seems to be Tracker-miner. >>>>> >>>>> It continues to drag the system down when I am trying to do other >>>>> things. >>>>> >>>>> I have no idea why I need an application on here to, supposedly help >>>>> me find files. >>>>> In all of the years I have worked with Linux I can think of only three >>>>> instances where I have used find to locate a file, and it worked nicely, >>>>> thank you. >>>>> >>>>> Now I have a system that uses all of its resources to track files I >>>>> will likely never ask for. Grrrrrrrr. >>>>> >>>>> After that the change of Gnome and KDE to eliminate my virtual >>>>> desktops is unimportant. >>>>> >>>>> Would anyone like to suggest a better distro that will actually run >>>>> and perhaps has more than four desktops, while running Office Libre, and >>>>> plays You Tube videos in a browser? >>>>> >>>>> Harold >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >