After doing a ton of research around the Linux OS, I decided to install Ubuntu on my netbook, dual boot it with Windows 7, installation was easy took less than 15 minutes, booted into Plasma-Netbook, very nice looking OS, but I can't help but think it's sumwhat limited when I looked at the Kubuntu Desktop version, seems to me the netbook version has been designed for a pickup-n-play user. It just appears to lack so many customisable options.
Anyway, once updating everything to KDE 4.4, again impressive UI. However, it just seems to come with a massive list of problems,
Firstly, Firefox Installer..... it does NOTHING, I clicked it, the little icons bounced, but nothing, I even tried reinstalling the installer, but still nothing
Next problem.... Plasma, just why can't I seem to do what I want to do with it, I want to resize the panel and install a panel spacer, I downloaded the spacer to my downloads folder, and tried to install, Plasma didn't recognise it, so basically, I was stuck with the standard setup and I couldn't edit any of it.
Third and final problem....Kpackage Manager, what is this programs problem? I downloaded VLC, it installed which went fine, but go to Multimedia, and surprise, surprise, no VLC icon......WHY?!
Also, why is it that when I uninstall and attempt to reinstall Kubuntu Plasma-Netbook, Kpackage Manager just ignores my request and goes back to searching for what I typed in?!
Anyways, if anyone can help me with these problems I would be greatly appreciative, I want to get into the Linux OS it just seems to me that it's lacking that usability factor, you know as it, it works, the whole OS just seems slow and jumpy, now it could be the fact I'm running it on an Advent 4213, 1GB RAM setup, I don't know, but if someone could recommend an alternative for my netbook then I'll give that a go. One thing I will say for Kubuntu is, not having to install drivers is great.
Anyway, once updating everything to KDE 4.4, again impressive UI. However, it just seems to come with a massive list of problems,
Firstly, Firefox Installer..... it does NOTHING, I clicked it, the little icons bounced, but nothing, I even tried reinstalling the installer, but still nothing
Next problem.... Plasma, just why can't I seem to do what I want to do with it, I want to resize the panel and install a panel spacer, I downloaded the spacer to my downloads folder, and tried to install, Plasma didn't recognise it, so basically, I was stuck with the standard setup and I couldn't edit any of it.
Third and final problem....Kpackage Manager, what is this programs problem? I downloaded VLC, it installed which went fine, but go to Multimedia, and surprise, surprise, no VLC icon......WHY?!
Also, why is it that when I uninstall and attempt to reinstall Kubuntu Plasma-Netbook, Kpackage Manager just ignores my request and goes back to searching for what I typed in?!
Anyways, if anyone can help me with these problems I would be greatly appreciative, I want to get into the Linux OS it just seems to me that it's lacking that usability factor, you know as it, it works, the whole OS just seems slow and jumpy, now it could be the fact I'm running it on an Advent 4213, 1GB RAM setup, I don't know, but if someone could recommend an alternative for my netbook then I'll give that a go. One thing I will say for Kubuntu is, not having to install drivers is great.
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