[SGVLUG] Speaker for Aug

[Miguel Hernandez]

Well Ubuntu Server is a true server (no gui). I know I installed Ubuntu 7.10
server & really wanted a gui so I installed the desktop package (I can't
remember the name of the webapp that gives your server a gui but didn't try
that 1st):
apt-get ubuntu-desktop (iirc)

But what I found is that by building my box in that manner, it's really slow
(bloated mayhaps?). I did that because I wanted a true LAMP server (the
ubuntu server install has an option for LAMP which installs all the packages
automagically).

Ubuntu 8.04 is my main environment. I'd like to see what type of
options/tips/tricks/tools Ubuntu users can use to get as much of a true LAMP
server as possible but still have a gui. It'd also be interesting to see how
well different versions of Ubuntu run on the same hardware (Ubuntu vs.
Kubuntu vs. Xubuntu vs. Gobuntu). I'd also like to see what types of codecs
Ubuntu power users utilize for media since that's always an argument I hear
about ppl who try to convert from Windows (along w/video & network drivers).

--miguel

On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Harold Totten <haroldtotten at gmail.com>
wrote:

> It's a GUI install and a GUI interface.  So, I'd like to see that
> emphasized.
> Connecting to a WiFi access point is what I have trouble with.  Also like
> to see GUI add/remove/update programs
> I use Ubuntu at least once a week on my laptop.
> Harold
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> On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 10:13 PM, Dustin Laurence <dustin at laurences.net>
> wrote:
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>> | Ubuntu Presentation:
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>> | I agree, general information would be good. Maybe pointing out what
>> | distinguishes Ubuntu from other distributions...
>> | And I'd be interested in any information that would be useful for end
>> | users who do their own system maintenance at home.
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>> Hmm.  In most ways, Ubuntu ought to administer like Debian.  But it's
>> supposed to be more "user-friendly," so maybe they could spend some time
>> on whatever tools or configuration Ubuntu has that make it
>> easier/nicer/shinier than Debian?
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>> Dustin
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> Harold Totten
> http://www.HaroldTotten.com
> Altadena, California
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> "such a lousy life is not worth living"
> Karl Marx
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