Doubtful. I'd try Mint 12 first, myself.
If you want to try KDE as a solution, you don't need to re-install
anything. Go to a prompt and type:
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
Let it load, restart, next time you login pick KDE or Kubuntu
(whichever it lists it as) and presto, done.
Mint will have an updated kernel though over Ubuntu Oneiric.
Jim
On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Michael Havens <
bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a copy of KUBUNTU. Do you think putting that on the box instead of
> Ubuntu would solve the problem of it crashing?
>
> On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> As to the screensaver...huh. I just realized I have no idea, and I'm
>> running the same thing! See, I think "Unity" is an absolute turd so I
>> converted it to Gnome3 via the command:
>>
>> http://www.webupd8.org/2011/08/installing-using-classic-gnome-desktop.html
>>
>> ...but unfortunately Ubuntu put virtually no effort into a rational
>> set of menus so there's all kinds of stuff missing, including, I just
>> realized, the damn screensaver controls.
>>
>> Arg.
>>
>> And this is why I'm strongly considering dumping it for Mint12 - they
>> at least have put some effort into making Gnome3 work.
>>
>> Sigh.
>>
>> Odds are it has the latest kernel bits for power management and ACPI
>> controls, which is another top contender for "why your rig is
>> crashing"...they only just got a handle on that stuff, with patches
>> that can be applied to current kernels and if I recall right, Mint12
>> did so?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 7:05 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I settled for the new Ubuntu.I don't know the kernel version. How do I
>> > turn
>> > off the screensaver app?
>> >
>> > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Well something is screwball re: power management. Huh. <Scratches
>> >> head.>
>> >>
>> >> What version of Linux did you settle on? Oneiric? Which kernel
>> >> version? There's been some recent work on laptop power
>> >> management...as in REAL recent. I think it got patched into Mint12
>> >> but I'm not certain.
>> >>
>> >> Oh, also, turn off the screensaver app if you have it enabled.
>> >> There's been some weird stuff there for the last few kernels...
>> >>
>> >> Jim
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > My laptop just started to panic after I started running it off of the
>> >> > battery. Any idea what the problem is?
>> >> >
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