Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

2012-04-02 Thread Phillip Susi
On 4/1/2012 7:52 AM, Dale Amon wrote: Just as an example, I have about 30 terminals on my desktop. Clicking on one of them puts me directly into a server somewhere. I can have a customer on the phone, click once and be dealing with their problem almost instantly. And you think switching to a bl

Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

2012-04-02 Thread Dale Amon
On Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 03:17:46PM -0400, Phillip Susi wrote: > On 4/1/2012 7:52 AM, Dale Amon wrote: > >Just as an example, I have about 30 terminals > >on my desktop. Clicking on one of them puts > >me directly into a server somewhere. I can > >have a customer on the phone, click once and > >be d

Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

2012-04-02 Thread Vernon Cole
Dale makes the case that I have wanted to present, but he says it better than I. Unity is still missing key components that some of us have really come to depend on. Until those gaps are filled in, we cannot be fully productive using Unity, and therefore don't think it's a good idea to switch to i

Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

2012-04-02 Thread Dale Amon
Oh and did I mention that some are only accessible by ip or have unique ssh ports for security? I'm not very good at remembering those at 3am. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/u

Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

2012-04-02 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Monday, April 02, 2012 08:58:20 PM Dale Amon wrote: > Oh and did I mention that some are only accessible > by ip or have unique ssh ports for security? I'm > not very good at remembering those at 3am. That's what ~/.ssh/config is for. Scott K -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel

Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

2012-04-02 Thread Jordon Bedwell
On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Scott Kitterman wrote: > On Monday, April 02, 2012 08:58:20 PM Dale Amon wrote: >> Oh and did I mention that some are only accessible >> by ip or have unique ssh ports for security? I'm >> not very good at remembering those at 3am. > > That's what ~/.ssh/config is f

Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

2012-04-02 Thread Phillip Susi
On 4/2/2012 3:58 PM, Dale Amon wrote: Oh and did I mention that some are only accessible by ip or have unique ssh ports for security? I'm not very good at remembering those at 3am. You can set you your ssh config to have those so you don't have to remember them, and then typing "ssh somehost"

Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

2012-04-02 Thread Evan Huus
On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Vernon Cole wrote: -snip- > For example, on my 11.04 box I have launchers for Thunar and Wireshark > under gksu -- so that I can conveniently move or modify system files, and > monitor my ethernet interfaces. The nicest thing about using Ubuntu for a > router is th

Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

2012-04-02 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
On 04/02/2012 12:58 PM, Dale Amon wrote: Oh and did I mention that some are only accessible by ip or have unique ssh ports for security? I'm not very good at remembering those at 3am. As Jonathan initially replied this list is for Developer Discussion and there are more appropriate venues for

Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

2012-04-02 Thread C de-Avillez
On 02/04/12 15:27, Scott Kitterman wrote: > On Monday, April 02, 2012 08:58:20 PM Dale Amon wrote: >> Oh and did I mention that some are only accessible >> by ip or have unique ssh ports for security? I'm >> not very good at remembering those at 3am. > That's what ~/.ssh/config is for. > So to giv

Re: Ubuntu-devel-discuss Digest, Vol 65, Issue 3

2012-04-02 Thread solaris manzur
Solution B: make a training presentation where a user is taught what > does. > > Wart 5 -- lack of a comprehensive set of widgets. > Dale mentioned his multi-time-zone clock. The deal breaker for me is the > system monitor widgets. My home off

Re: Ubuntu-devel-discuss Digest, Vol 65, Issue 3

2012-04-02 Thread solaris manzur
No one-click desktop switching. >> The present method: 1) Move the cursor to the left edge of the screen 2) >> wait a couple of seconds 3) move the cursor to the desktop switcher 4) >> click on it 5) move the cursor to the desired desktop 6) click twice -- is >> NOT one click.

Re: Ubuntu-devel-discuss Digest, Vol 65, Issue 3

2012-04-02 Thread solaris manzur
; system's controls begin. >>> Solution A: (perhaps) make the application's control menu's portion of >>> the top bar the same colour as the frame on the active application >>> window. >>> The simultaneo