tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post4609289156773138604..comments2024-03-18T10:43:28.122+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: 13 surprises from Kubuntu 12.04DarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-19110901446150551332013-01-09T09:13:15.822+00:002013-01-09T09:13:15.822+00:00Katia, Kubuntu is not the only KDE-based distribut...Katia, Kubuntu is not the only KDE-based distribution, even on Ubuntu's foundation. Try Mint KDE, Mageia KDE, OpenSuSE KDE, Debian KDE etc. There are even some KDE-centric distributions like Chakra.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-11271528844957725362013-01-09T05:06:15.155+00:002013-01-09T05:06:15.155+00:00The only way I can get Kubuntu 12.04 LTS to instal...The only way I can get Kubuntu 12.04 LTS to install properly is to disconnect my ethernet cable so there is no internet. That said, on identical hardware the OS installed so differently that I have different bugs to correct on each of three machines. I have no idea how this is even possible. The hardware is identical right down to individual chipsets. One one computer I have no problem with saving settings and logging out. On another Kubuntu refuses to save user settings, such as screen resolution, taskbar widgets, and even deactivated desktop effects (which eat up half the cpu cycles--who thought this was a good idea anyway?) Unfortunately it seems that Kubuntu is gradually becoming more like Windows. What choice will there be in 10 years when Microsoft is in Chapter 11 and Kubuntu and other distros are just as bad as Windows?Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10063397755811592576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-50919979697123416362012-08-19T22:03:25.617+01:002012-08-19T22:03:25.617+01:00Appreciate your position. Unfortunately, I am not ...Appreciate your position. Unfortunately, I am not a graphical artist, so I cannot share your vision. 8-)DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-60238088938888394502012-08-19T08:36:20.230+01:002012-08-19T08:36:20.230+01:00As a professional graphic artist I appreciate the ...As a professional graphic artist I appreciate the grey theme. It's a neutral non distracting background. The stripes at least provide some visual stimulation. I suppose I can understand how this isn't appealing to most people. However, I think on a different level it allows itself to remain in the background. Encouraging you to customize the desktop for yourself. That seems to be a prevalent theme with Kubuntu. Repeatedly they ask you to play and customize. I think it's a conscience and deliberate decision. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-49469337928031167342012-08-18T14:43:09.144+01:002012-08-18T14:43:09.144+01:00http://www.kubuntuforums.net/forum.php<a href="http://www.kubuntuforums.net/forum.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.kubuntuforums.net/forum.php</a>DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-2108089672997937592012-08-18T12:59:40.264+01:002012-08-18T12:59:40.264+01:00While all that your review says is valid, I spotte...While all that your review says is valid, I spotted another glitch. When the computer hibernates, and later, you boot it up, it stops accepthing ethernet connections. It's still refusing to acknowledge the fact that the ethernet is plugged in. Any suggestions??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-39604320411361951882012-08-04T21:45:31.163+01:002012-08-04T21:45:31.163+01:00I don' say that your opinion is not important....I don' say that your opinion is not important. I wrote my opinion here, feel free to express yours as well. If you want to write your own review, welcome. I'll be happy to publish!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-25619708291811057302012-08-04T13:54:26.501+01:002012-08-04T13:54:26.501+01:00All in all you're saying that the system is ug...All in all you're saying that the system is ugly... About 80% of your negative surprises are perfectly suitable for me, and most of them are positive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-23856223402153762042012-08-03T09:30:24.956+01:002012-08-03T09:30:24.956+01:00Seems weird.
Have you filed this as a bugreport?Seems weird.<br /><br />Have you filed this as a bugreport?DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-76362421507893831392012-08-03T02:55:13.522+01:002012-08-03T02:55:13.522+01:00I couldn't even get the Live CD or install to ...I couldn't even get the Live CD or install to work on my server without hours of extra research time and hassle. All it would do is hang at a black screen or sometimes would get a screwed up squashed graphics looking splash screen. In the end it's not very hard. But appears to be a huge graphics problem. Here was my fix <br /><br />1. During Grub loading press and hold shift , at Grub menu type “e” delete any extra e's<br />2. in the new popup window scroll down and type "nomodeset” after “quiet splash” <br />3. press Ctrl-X to boot (this will be for 1 boot cycle only)<br />4. (Installed only) Then once installed\running from Terminal run “gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub” and edit file same way<br />5.Then be sure to run “sudo update-grub” to make permanentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-13225705913077506822012-07-18T21:57:32.325+01:002012-07-18T21:57:32.325+01:00Do you want to write your own review of this distr...Do you want to write your own review of this distribution? Will be happy to publish it here as a guest post!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-21281747725957602722012-07-18T18:08:56.048+01:002012-07-18T18:08:56.048+01:00I suggest to any who is a KDE fan a needs stabilit...I suggest to any who is a KDE fan a needs stability and great hardware compatibility, to give a try to the just released Mint 13 Maya KDE RC... it's absolutely an awsome system... no surprises at all for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-72229400233152698002012-07-07T22:35:43.526+01:002012-07-07T22:35:43.526+01:00Have you bothered yourself to read other comments ...Have you bothered yourself to read other <a href="http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/05/13-surprises-from-kubuntu-1204.html?showComment=1336551338644#c7073218559991808222" rel="nofollow">comments</a> to this blog post before writing your own?DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-91775971242594394132012-07-07T17:59:32.739+01:002012-07-07T17:59:32.739+01:00i don't understand, what's the point of do...i don't understand, what's the point of doing a review of a live cd, install it and do it..., it's not fair :(<br /><br />joker159-FranceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-54390798072830205402012-07-07T13:22:52.502+01:002012-07-07T13:22:52.502+01:00Good news for you! 8-)Good news for you! 8-)DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-68873188798035390162012-07-07T03:05:56.464+01:002012-07-07T03:05:56.464+01:00I also installed kubuntu 12.04 on my netbook:
Asu...I also installed kubuntu 12.04 on my netbook:<br /><br />Asus Eeepc 1015B<br />2 gb of RAM<br />HDD western digital sata 320 gb<br />vga Ati 6200 series<br /><br />All work fine...info gratishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615432652431541994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-88116174205295788862012-06-21T22:19:26.627+01:002012-06-21T22:19:26.627+01:00Unfortunately, I have not tried Debian GNOME in Li...Unfortunately, I have not tried <a href="http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/02/riding-milky-way-with-tux.html" rel="nofollow">Debian GNOME</a> in Live mode. I only have it installed on my laptop.<br />But I tried <a href="http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/10/debian-kde-performance-comfort-and.html" rel="nofollow">Debian KDE</a>, <a href="http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/01/lightweight-giant-debian-xfce.html" rel="nofollow">XFCE</a> and even <a href="http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/02/debian-lxde-live-is-it-still-debian.html" rel="nofollow">LXDE</a>. They don't have that many surprises. Maybe LXDE one only, but these are more LXDE-relevant, not Debian.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-74212786569347931122012-06-21T20:30:59.612+01:002012-06-21T20:30:59.612+01:00I wonder why you mention Debian as distro "wi...I wonder why you mention Debian as distro "without surprises". Please make the same test with their Gnome live CD as you did with Kubuntu here.<br />(Or save some time and believe me, it is total crap.)<br />Still it shows that people (you and me included) usually make recommendations based on real install performance and not live CD (dis)functionality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-57018077468495698262012-06-18T16:08:18.497+01:002012-06-18T16:08:18.497+01:00I've had previous awful experiences with PCLin...I've had previous awful experiences with PCLinux KDE and Mandriva too. I've heard lots of negative comments about Kubuntu during the last few years so my expectations were something between grey and black. Install was simply and easy, some connection problems with USB-modem, however it wasn't hard job to install what i really needed. <br /><br />I used live-cd (~700 MB) so i guess that's the reason why some packages were missing in first desktop visit. Perhaps biggest surprise was that missing IcedTea plugin. And flash plugin too. There were hardly any plugins in Firefox while in Linux Mint there were near 10 ready waiting for you. But as you all know Mint is live-DVD nowadays.Ernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739682207229057299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-3283374890776003502012-06-18T16:02:43.540+01:002012-06-18T16:02:43.540+01:00Yes, the ability to test hardware and potential so...Yes, the ability to test hardware and potential software problems is what <a href="http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/06/linux-on-test-drive.html" rel="nofollow">Live Linux</a> is for.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-70544051089620892152012-06-18T15:58:22.486+01:002012-06-18T15:58:22.486+01:00After two days studying this Kubuntu i found it ac...After two days studying this Kubuntu i found it actually much decent than Ubuntu Unity. Of course default wallpapers etc are "ugly" but it doesn't take long time to use package manager to download tons of wallpapers there.<br /><br />This is just my second try to Kubuntu and i want at least one KDE-partition on my pc. I tried Mageia 2 last week and there was actually very big one disappointment: no internet connection with Huawei E353 USB-modem. Then there is also that everlasting Grub problem (older Grub than Grub 2).<br /><br />With no grub problems and no Huawei USB-modem problems was one good reason to give Kubuntu a try. At least you can customize your desktop, but how much can you customize Mint Cinnamon and especially Ubuntu Unity? So i keep testing this KDE-distro and wait for Linux Mint 13 KDE.<br /><br />MakingErnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739682207229057299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-10925107936765754332012-06-06T10:41:03.933+01:002012-06-06T10:41:03.933+01:00The background of my blog has always been grey. Th...The background of my blog has always been grey. That's not a suprise. 8-)<br /><br />Otherwise, I am happy you like the latest Kubuntu release.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-30598746049841081572012-06-06T10:40:00.739+01:002012-06-06T10:40:00.739+01:00Thanks for support! :-)Thanks for support! :-)DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-65804947573757867982012-05-30T17:21:46.074+01:002012-05-30T17:21:46.074+01:00Surprise #5 - Background of your blog content also...Surprise #5 - Background of your blog content also grey, just a little lighter than kubuntu panel ;)<br />In resume i like new kubuntu style. Earlier for me (default theme) there was ...maybe... to much colors mixed... Now its more solid :D and now i decided to try to use it on my laptop, instead of ubuntu (something like "hands tied") or zorin-os. I see really more flexibility on kubuntu than ubuntu...? :)Mr. Light Grey :Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-16442967184365114532012-05-28T22:14:11.658+01:002012-05-28T22:14:11.658+01:00Good review, all valid points.
Let's hope dist...Good review, all valid points.<br />Let's hope distro makers read the article and fix the bugs in the next release.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com