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Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again

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On 03/15/2017 06:11 AM, David Brown wrote:
> On 15/03/17 01:14, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:
>> Den onsdag den 15. marts 2017 kl. 00.41.43 UTC+1 skrev rickman:
>>> On 3/14/2017 5:07 PM, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:
>>>> Den tirsdag den 14. marts 2017 kl. 20.36.12 UTC+1 skrev rickman:
>>>>> On 3/14/2017 3:27 PM, bitrex wrote:
>>>>>> On 03/14/2017 02:51 PM, rickman wrote:
>>>>>>> Some process is periodically running through all the items on the
>>>>>>> desktop as well as the items in the task bar stealing focus from what
>>>>>>> ever I am doing at the moment.  This is a real PITA.  If I am looking
>>>>>>> for an item in a right click menu, that menu goes away.  If I am in a
>>>>>>> app menu, that menu goes away.  Meanwhile if I can see the desktop I can
>>>>>>> see all the desktop items flickering.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone see this before?  I'm not sure how to even debug this since
>>>>>>> nothing shows up in task manager as jumping up and using significant
>>>>>>> resources.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Windows 8.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll mention it once and then never bring it up again - gotta get with
>>>>>> the penguin.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm sure you have your reasons for still using Windows 8, and that's
>>>>>> okay. But just so you know that it's hard on our empathy to see such
>>>>>> suffering.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The penguin is a patient lover, though. When you're ready, he'll be
>>>>>> waiting.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have definitely been considering the penguin.  Maybe it's time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Someone has offered to help me install a linux distro on a USB flash
>>>>> stick which would let me preserve my windows hard drive without fear of
>>>>> corrupting anything.  I think my biggest concern is begin able to run
>>>>> all the apps I currently run.  LTspice is a big one.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows
>>>
>>> Is there something similar for Debian?  I've worked with Rasbian on the
>>> rPi so I'm at least slightly familiar with that and I'd like to keep
>>> things as much the same as possible.
>>
>> the process should be the same, just download the debian iso instead
>>
>> ubuntu is based on debian, sorta just adds a bit polish and stability
>>
>
> And Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, just with more polish and stability :-)
>
> Debian is good as a base for distributions, for servers, and for
> embedded systems.  But it is less good for desktop users - Debian is
> stricter about trying to keep everything open source, which makes it
> less convenient when you want nvidia or AMD drivers, Google Chrome, etc.
>  Ubuntu makes it easier to install that sort of thing - Mint makes it
> even easier.  And both of Mint's desktops (Mate and Cinnamon) are much
> nicer than Ubuntu's "giant telephone" approach.
>
> But since you still have Debian underneath, you can still use "apt-get"
> and friends, and pretty much any web site that says "this is how to do X
> in Debian" will work for Ubuntu and Mint.
>

I use Xubuntu on my machine, it uses the XFCE desktop environment 
instead of Unity.

It says it's designed for "older computers" and these days I consider 
any machine more than about 2 years old an "older computer."

Runs like a bat out of hell on my i7 laptop...

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Weird Computer Stuff Again rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 14:51 -0400
  Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-03-14 15:27 -0400
    Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 15:36 -0400
      Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Clive Arthur <cliveta@nowaytoday.co.uk> - 2017-03-14 20:00 +0000
      Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-03-14 16:59 -0400
      Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-03-14 14:07 -0700
        Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 19:41 -0400
          Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-03-14 17:14 -0700
            Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-15 11:11 +0100
              Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-03-16 12:57 -0400
                Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-03-16 17:51 +0000
                Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2017-03-16 21:46 +0200
          Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-03-15 09:26 +0000
            Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 12:12 -0400
      Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-16 09:53 -0700
  Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Martin Riddle <martin_rid@verizon.net> - 2017-03-14 15:30 -0400
    Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 15:45 -0400
  Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2017-03-14 19:46 +0000
  Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> - 2017-03-14 15:22 -0700
    Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again M Philbrook <jamie_ka1lpa@charter.net> - 2017-03-14 21:50 -0500
      Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> - 2017-03-14 22:15 -0700
        Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again jrwalliker@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 01:28 -0700
  Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again M Philbrook <jamie_ka1lpa@charter.net> - 2017-03-14 21:48 -0500
    Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 23:29 -0400

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