tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post8139075093532622269..comments2024-03-28T08:06:15.494-07:00Comments on Linuxed - Exploring Linux distros: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" Review: Sizzling with Unity 7 but does it warrant an upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04/Ubuntu 12.10?Arindam Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-411527818958512282014-04-13T16:53:51.874-07:002014-04-13T16:53:51.874-07:00Really nice review dude,
and as i'm new to lin...Really nice review dude,<br />and as i'm new to linux...this review helps me a lot :)<br />thanks in advance :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-36842615635622504182013-05-21T14:59:20.216-07:002013-05-21T14:59:20.216-07:00Mint is excellent in terms of performance but does...Mint is excellent in terms of performance but doesn't have the social network integration as Ubuntu Unity/Gnome. Also, the boring repetitive design requires a bit of change. Hopefully, Mint 15 will address both. Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-26424448882504740332013-05-21T08:20:29.569-07:002013-05-21T08:20:29.569-07:00I think I have long since jumped off the Ubuntu ba...I think I have long since jumped off the Ubuntu bandwagon when I find on the same hardware Mint is more performant than Ubuntu. Especially when running builds and performance tests and the overall responsiveness of the DE. Mint is all the convenience of Ubuntu minus the UI baggage. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816204069732445949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-23329635928709787492013-04-30T11:29:38.219-07:002013-04-30T11:29:38.219-07:00Thanks Maddy for liking my review. And your tops w...Thanks Maddy for liking my review. And your tops worked for me, no more irritating amazon results :).Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-42506501389538053192013-04-29T15:30:19.563-07:002013-04-29T15:30:19.563-07:00thx for the great and vast review arindam! i share...thx for the great and vast review arindam! i share your concern about the performance consumption and lack of real new features so i guess i will stick with the LTS version as well.<br /><br />if u want to get rid of that amazon suggestions when searching with the dash but keeping all the other web searches just open the ubuntu software center and search for ‘shopping lens’. just remove it and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772236300288855539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-28437598275030678592013-04-29T13:13:53.861-07:002013-04-29T13:13:53.861-07:00I agree, but it does keep the gateway open for som...I agree, but it does keep the gateway open for something like that to occur in the near future..... If the company wants to..... As it is, more and more of user data is being mined by both Google and Facebook.... I guess time for me to shift to a different distro, but I cant get over the brilliance of space utilization by Unity.... Next stop, Unity on Arch Linux! Thanks for the reply.......<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-15345889215263748722013-04-29T11:48:41.931-07:002013-04-29T11:48:41.931-07:00My luck runs out while upgrading and I end up with...My luck runs out while upgrading and I end up with an unbootable distro. I am sticking to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for the time being, till 14.04 LTS is released :)Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-26897873783414897162013-04-29T11:47:44.135-07:002013-04-29T11:47:44.135-07:00Actually, the permission is for the posts you make...Actually, the permission is for the posts you make. Even twitter & facebook apps like hootsuite requires that permission. I have been using quite a few social network apps in Android as well as in Ubuntu, for quite sometime. None of them have posted anything on my behalf till date. Hope it helps.Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-57584720771513252682013-04-29T11:44:29.299-07:002013-04-29T11:44:29.299-07:00Thanks Josh for the elaborate tips. Also, Linux Mi...Thanks Josh for the elaborate tips. Also, Linux Mint 15 Mate & Cinnamon will be round the corner, in case anyone is interested to have a pure Mate or Cinnamon Ubuntu spin.Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-3636805869354864602013-04-29T08:47:25.532-07:002013-04-29T08:47:25.532-07:00Liked your review, but I cannot agree with the soc...Liked your review, but I cannot agree with the social network integration. The integration is way too much for my comfort! I tried to login to FB Chat using Empathy, everything was normal on the first page with username and password. The second page showed me a screen saying "Ubuntu would like to post to your friends on your behalf"... I did not go ahead, since I did not want to be a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-31858724507777906002013-04-29T08:30:30.061-07:002013-04-29T08:30:30.061-07:00It's a worth upgrade IMO. What 12.10 should ha...It's a worth upgrade IMO. What 12.10 should have been... As I upgrade each 6 months, the 9-month-limited support doesn't worry me :)Tomeuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439053283801347935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-9850466190522589152013-04-29T07:09:55.165-07:002013-04-29T07:09:55.165-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772236300288855539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-67986910981278131992013-04-29T07:01:19.031-07:002013-04-29T07:01:19.031-07:00Also, Cinnamon's in the official repos, along ...Also, Cinnamon's in the official repos, along with GNOME Fallback, but you still have to add MATE, so to obtain Cinnamon or GNOME Fallback, it's sudo apt-get install gnome-panel or sudo apt-get install cinnamon, and you've got GNOME Fallback or Cinnamon as a Unity alternative, however to get MATE, you have to type in the following.<br /><br />sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://JM's Virtual Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995189152751236773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-6710308293614053872013-04-29T07:00:21.882-07:002013-04-29T07:00:21.882-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.JM's Virtual Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995189152751236773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-29614278812127763052013-04-29T06:53:56.569-07:002013-04-29T06:53:56.569-07:00Well, I really dig the new Unity in 13.04, it look...Well, I really dig the new Unity in 13.04, it looks better and it's much snappier than in 12.10, as well as more stable, in addition 13.04 in general is just quicker as well, don't take very long to boot, and shuts down in about a second, in addition to being able to pull up apps quicker, also, if you dislike Unity for any reason, there's a whole silver platter of DEs out there JM's Virtual Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995189152751236773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-4313235236043281352013-04-28T11:23:04.813-07:002013-04-28T11:23:04.813-07:00Thanks for pointing it out. Should read the releas...Thanks for pointing it out. Should read the release note a bit more carefully :).Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-45654373655211947292013-04-28T01:59:29.460-07:002013-04-28T01:59:29.460-07:00 Linux kernel 3.8.0-19 is modified version of linu... Linux kernel 3.8.0-19 is modified version of linux 3.8.8 in ubuntuAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120794332751767672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-86886394849824975352013-04-27T19:17:18.267-07:002013-04-27T19:17:18.267-07:00I like it, runs great. I have had zero issues.I like it, runs great. I have had zero issues.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17500781301328957038noreply@blogger.com