Comments on: Dell Mini & Ubuntu Love

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:03:16 +0000

Thanks. I just figured it out. Right click on an open part of the panel, select ‘add to panel,’ and add ‘main menu.’ I didn’t try that before because I thought the ‘main menu’ was what I already had (with the words).

By: Josh Chalifour

Josh Chalifour — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:52:46 +0000

Oh, if you right click on the panel it gives you the option of removing the wordy menus and adding the other type of menu. I’m forgetting exactly what it’s called offhand because a few weeks ago I wiped the mini clean and installed the latest Kubuntu jaunty beta.

The latest KDE interface is really slick and almost everything has worked flawlessly on the Dell mini. The only real exception is I haven’t figured out how to make the wireless connection remember my password automatically.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:50:21 +0000

I just received my Mini 9. It shipped with Dell’s custom Ubuntu, but I almost immediately wiped it clean and installed plain vanilla Ubuntu 8.10. I tried the UNR, and while I like the general idea, I prefer a plain desktop. I like how you have the main menu (just the Ubuntu “circle” icon instead of the Applications, Places, and System words taking up space). Dell’s custom Ubuntu also had the menu like you have it, but I can’t figure out how to configure it that way. Could you tell me how you got it to look the way you have it?

By: Josh Chalifour

Josh Chalifour — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:57:57 +0000

Ricardus, the only way that I'm aware is to use the standard Ubuntu desktop as opposed to the remix one that has Maximus. But I don't know why it would maximize all your windows still since it sounds like you're already using that interface. You might check the Ubuntu forums or I found this group useful. Here's a link that sounds like your same problem. And this explains how to stop maximus.

By: Ricardus

Ricardus — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:00:08 +0000

Is there a way with Ubuntu on the Mini 9 to get it so that it doesn’t maximize every window when you open it? I’m using the standard (Classic) Ubuntu desktop.

By: Leslie Satenstein

Leslie Satenstein — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:41:45 +0000

Josh, Have you managed to put kde 4.2.1 (I believe it is the very latest).

I am waiting to put a SSD card into my desktop machine. It has the ASUS motherboard that supports a direct boot to a mini-linux supporting webbrowser and email .

I am a Fedora Geek

Leslie

By: Josh Chalifour

Josh Chalifour — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:19:02 +0000

hehe, yes I’m looking forward to the opportunity of putting the new KDE4.2 on it. I’m using it on another non-mini computer and like it quite a bit.

By: john f

john f — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:20:29 +0000

My wife has been using hers for 3 months, finally she said to change the Ubuntu, she finds it looks like WIn98 and its depressing as hell.
She wants it to look like our other home computers which run PCLinuxOS w/KDE3.5 and Mandriva w. KDE4.2 and a few loose Puppy here and there.
Ive never been prouder of my little Windows addict :-)