press on or go back?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 07:37:09PM -0400, John Martin wrote:
> Thanks Lennart. That rather suggests that Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or Linux
> Mint 13 Maya might be good options for the four or so machines I
> support at the office. Many years means April 2017 in both cases.

I like the rolling update idea myself, which is probably why I tend to
run Debian unstable on my desktop machines.

> Almost nothing has changed in the desktop. StartIsBack (and presumably
> other contenders) gets you straight there.

I don't want to have to get 3rd party software just to get the UI working.
Microsoft has to admit they fucked up and fix it.

And the magic corners is a change to the desktop.

> Meaning stopping and starting the process? Or expunging the entire
> edifice? Should I expect it to solve itself as updates come along? I
> get the impression that with Debian things can and do stop working
> then start working again.

On some machines I have purged pulseaudio from existence.

Now if you see stuff in the pulse audio volume thing, then that's a start
I guess.  Have you checked that the volume isn't muted in alsamixer?
Often alsa defaults to mute master.

You did plug in and power on the speakers right?  And they are connected
to the right jack.  I guess if they work with ubuntu then probably yes.

> What I hoped for. Seems I'm not ready though for working through these
> initial specific problems.

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Len Sorensen
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