[clug] alternative desktop for ubuntu

[jhock at iinet.net.au]

After Pete reminding me about Mate I've loaded it this morning and it's configured just as I like it straight from the box. Maybe it picked up a previous configuration file that I had ported over from my old computer although I did have to change the font size, for my poor old eyes, and the background image to my favourite Pink Floyd stain glass window.

I still have the option to boot standard Ubuntu just in case something goes wrong. 

I now need to test Mate. That's likely to take a long time because it takes time to use the applications. 

I want to thank everyone who made suggestions and I'm a bit sorry that I haven't tried everything that was suggested but considering I'm used to the Mate desktop and how easy it was to install I think I'll stick to it unless something goes wrong. 

Thanks again for all of your good suggestions. I love this list.

John. 

On 26 April 2018 8:20:59 PM AEST, jhock--- via linux <linux at lists.samba.org> wrote:
>Hi Pete,
>
>When I switched from Ubuntu to Mate some of the applications didn’t
>work properly. For example, I wasn't able to write a bootable USB
>drive. It failed every time. Maybe it was something else but I noticed
>the problem as soon as I switched. 
>
>I really liked the look of Mate. It was exactly what I wanted but for
>some reason some of the applications didn’t work. 
>
>John. 
>
>On 25 April 2018 12:25:36 PM AEST, Peter Rowland via linux
><linux at lists.samba.org> wrote:
>>
>>Hi John. Legitimate question, what do you find annoying about Mate? I
>>have
>>been using Mint mate for about 5 years, and can't think of anything
>>that
>>doesn't work. Maybe I have become used to the faults :) I have mine
>set
>>up
>>almost exactly as you require.
>>cheers
>>Pete
>>
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