I've never tried to install KDE onto Ubuntu, I just use the Kubuntu distribution. Unity was usable at first, as you could still reasonably customize it, but then they disabled a lot of options when they realized folks who did work didn't like the unity layout, and that's when I switched to Kubuntu and never looked back. Though I may check out Mint, several friends really seem to like it. Phil W On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 12:07 PM, koder wrote: > Mint is nice, but when I put it on this machine about one in three times > it would not recognize the USB keyboard and mouse. Damned difficult to log > in under those circumstances. After this happened three times on one boot I > decided there was a problem. Mine or theirs, i don't know, and don't care. > > HM > > > On 06/18/2016 11:54 AM, Michael wrote: > > I've been with mint since version 12. > > On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Michael wrote: > >> glad I never got into Ubuntuu. I went redhat to debian to mepis to mint. >> I like mint! no problems and everything I have or get just works. >> >> On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 2:48 PM, koder wrote: >> >>> What problems will I encounter installing KDE onto an existing Ubuntu >>> load? >>> >>> The reason is an echo Pa Kettle's noting of problems with Ubuntu. >>> >>> In my case, it is manifests every time I boot Ubuntu and it tells me it >>> had a problem that must be reported. he problem, according the message, >>> which I am paraphrasing as Unity-settings-utility has had a problem. When I >>> did a web search I find that problems with this interface have existed for >>> four or five years. Seems that they either aren't interested, or aren't >>> capable of fixing it. Perhaps the utility needs to be replaced with >>> something else that will work. >>> >>> Ubuntu has also mandated that I install an extra external fan as its >>> demands on the system as it seems that it heats the whole system up to the >>> point where it locks and becomes totally unresponsive. >>> >>> Not ready for Prime Time, in spite of the prostelyzations of the AZ Loco >>> group. >>> >>> HM >>> >>> On 06/18/2016 11:16 AM, Phil Waclawski wrote: >>> >>> Not sure I can help. I personally prefer Kubuntu as I like the present >>> KDE desktop, and I like how fairly easy it is to configure the desktop the >>> way I want it to be. >>> >>> Phil W >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Dennis McClellan >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I have been using Linux for about 10 years now. Mostly Mint (latest >>>> 17.3), but I have tried almost every distro. I keep trying Ubuntu (latest >>>> 16.04). >>>> >>>> I like Ubuntu although I’m still trying to get used to Unity. My >>>> problem with Ubuntu is the frozen gray screen. It doesn’t matter what >>>> program or website I’m on, I get the gray frozen screen, not always, but >>>> often. After a few seconds or sometimes minutes a message pops up and >>>> states “Ubuntu has a problem and needs to shut this program down. This had >>>> happened on 3 different desktop computers, so I know it’s not the CPU. Mint >>>> works and worked fine on all three. I guess just for general principle I >>>> would like to get a version of Ubuntu to work properly. >>>> >>>> I check daily for any updates and do them immediately. >>>> >>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated. >>>> -- >>>> Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow. >>>> Pa Kettle >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 >