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Author: kitepilot@kitepilot.com
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Questions about Working with (or around) Unity in Ubuntu 12.04
http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/04/26/install-the-latest-and-greatest-cinnamo
n-desktop-on-ubuntu-12-04/


There are only 9147326975 sites out there to describe how to 'Install the
latest and greatest Cinnamon desktop on Ubuntu 12.04' :)
YMMV
ET

PS: Free advise, can't sue me!



Tom Haws writes:

> Even though I have no respect for Ubuntu's Unity desktop, I don't want to
> make this a gripe thread. I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on a Windows 7
> VirtualBox machine, and I need to make it work as productively as I can for
> the time being. That said, I have a few questions:
>
> 1. The Launcher is not rolling out for me since I installed 12.04. It
> previously would roll out when my mouse was near the left side of the
> desktop. To access the Launcher I now have to press the Windows key on my
> keyboard.
>
> 2. I cannot find any way to Show the Desktop. I have never been able to
> do this in Unity (or in Gnome on Linux Mint).
>
> Can anybody help me with these problems, or give me a nice way to move away
> from Unity Desktop in Ubuntu 12.04? I suppose I would want to go back to
> the old Ubuntu default of Gnome.
>
> Tom
> --
> "To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you
> will receive untold peace and happiness." - Dr. Robert Muller

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