DrJohnZoidberg
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sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
Didn't even think about doing that actually. I know the last time I used Ubuntu and tried that it fscked things up pretty good, I am using 12.10 now though so they probably fixed that.
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sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
Didn't even think about doing that actually. I know the last time I used Ubuntu and tried that it fscked things up pretty good, I am using 12.10 now though so they probably fixed that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LubuntuLike Xubuntu, Lubuntu is intended to be a low-system-requirement, low-RAM environment for netbooks, mobile devices and older PCs. Tests show it can use half as much RAM as Xubuntu, making it an attractive choice for installing on older hardware being refurbished for charitable distribution.[3][11][12]
Full instructions here. I successfully did it that way. You can now run Unity and Gnome.
Right now I am thinking of trying Lubuntu. Only recently learnt about it. On my new, but under performing Toshiba laptop I think I will give it a try:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubuntu
Full instructions where?
I'm running the LXDE Fedora Spin on another machine, not my favourite DE. It has it's quirks (like why is it such a mission to auto start apps on login), but it is quick.