-----Original Message----- From: ""James Harkins"" <jamshar...@zoho.com> To: jonr <j...@destar.net>, ubuntu-studio-users <ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] XFCE4 vs Ubuntu Studio 22.04 Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2023 09:13:06 +0800
---- On Fri, 28 Apr 2023 23:41:42 +0800 Jon wrote --- > Just wanted to know if you have tried installing XFCE as your window > manager or is there something that KDE plasma has that you require? Plasma doesn't have anything specific I need. (This is actually part of my reason for posting -- in case Ubuntu Studio maintainers are listening, this user is offering some feedback that Plasma has decidedly not been an improvement.) Online, I see https://www.tecmint.com/install-xfce-desktop-in-ubuntu-fedora ("sudo apt install xfce4") -- but, when I asked about this initially, the advice on this list was to "install Xubuntu then use the Ubuntu Studio Installer to change it." So... is there a particular disadvantage installing the XFCE packages over my current installation? A fresh install + all my software is at least a half day (which I had to do recently, after trying Ubuntu Studio 22.10 and then having to reinstall 22.04, oops, so I know how long it takes). hjh Well, it's hard to give any recommendations when you don't know the users skill level to revover from errors. I don't believe XFCE would overwrite anything, it should install and give you the opportunity to login to the XFCE desktop from the login screen. I would think it would be as simple as: apt update && apt upgrade apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies reboot Also, I am not hearing others have the same issues as you are, not saying they are not, just not hearing it. So that leads me to think it may be a hardware issue, i.e. a driver that is not playing nice. If you are leery of going the XFCE route, update all drivers from the manufactuers website, hopefully they have Linux drivers. You could also try and troubleshoot if you have another computer or laptop on the network. When it freezes again, see if you can log in through ssh and check dmesg and the logs to see if you can find the cuplprit. Do you have any scripts running that you setup and forgot about, possibly sitting in cron, does the issue happen randomly or do you notice after say 23 minutes and 6 seconds it happens? Just some things to look at while you decide what to do, others may have better ideas to help troubleshoot, but I usually solve 95% of my issues at that starting point. Regardless of th linux OS I use, I always install XFCE. I don't want to waste resources on pretty colors or bouncing windows. I want all resources for Audio/Video/Graphics applications. HtH, Jon -- ubuntu-studio-users mailing list ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
