[Novalug] "Downgrading" Ubuntu release?

Nick Danger nick@hackermonkey.com
Mon Mar 24 11:48:35 EDT 2014


Did you try to reconfigure X first? I am not an ubuntu user for many
many years but I seem to remember there being something like a dpkg xorg
reconfigure that would deal with things like that.

Nick


On 03/24/2014 11:04 AM, Ed James wrote:
> It's kind of sad (to me, as least), that hardware seems to outlast
> software so often, especially when the hardware does what I need/want it
> to.  I agree that half of the problems stem from dropped functionality. 
> In one case, Ubuntu 12.04 -> 12.10 dropped "stuff".  However, 12.04 LTS
> is good for another few years (12.10 for another month).  So my big
> question is, am I good enough to geek-out and restore functionality? 
> "Fixing" 12.10/13.10 might provide an interesting exercise.  I consider
> this basically being able to pick and choose components and "glue" them
> together properly. Time will tell.
> 
> The demanding interface is a different (but just as real) issue.  I
> think that part of the answer here is picking the right tool for the
> right job, such as a lighter-weight distro for wimpier boxen, which
> includes gadgets like Raspberry Pi and Arduino (neither of which have
> made it to my workbench yet).  To this end, I expect to code more
> "stuff" myself, like the C++/xlib applications I've been doing.  My goal
> is to get my skills to the Desktop Manager level.  Ya, it won't be
> pretty, but if it works, glee will ensue.
> 
> EJ
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 9:51 AM, -- Roger <RogerB@bronord.com
> <mailto:RogerB@bronord.com>> wrote:
> 
>     It was suggested to go with Xubuntu to solve Ed's problem. I think
>     that is a head-beating-on-wall exercise. I believe it's not a
>     problem of a demanding interface but a lack of core functionality
>     missing from / dropped in newer versions. Based on personal
>     experience / frustration. I've even seen ubuntu run live from CD,
>     only to fail me after install - flakey mouse, screens like test
>     patterns from the 50s gone bad, etc.
>     ...
> 
> 
> 
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