dual booting Ubuntu 13.04 and Windows 7

[Ric Moore]

On 05/29/2013 05:38 AM, Tom H wrote:
> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 5:14 AM, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>> On 29/05/13 08:29, Ric Moore wrote:
>>> On 05/28/2013 04:47 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Which is why you use XFCE instead of Unity, right? :-D
>>>
>>> Ha! I DO install standard Ubuntu first, play with it for 5 minutes (long
>>> enough to install synaptic), and then install XFCE. If something goes ape,
>>> then I have the "standard" to fall back to, you see? :) Ric
>>
>> If you were using openSUSE you wouldn't need to do what you do because you
>> can install xfce (amongst others) right at the beginning as the preferred DE
>> without having to go through the shenanigans which you do now :-) .
>
> Just because Ric installs Ubuntu before installing XFCE, doesn't mean
> that you can't install XFCE without installing Unity on Ubuntu just as
> you can just install XFCE on Arch, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, OpenSUSE,

Since 13.04 isn't exactly LTS, I figure using a "more standard" base 
install will be somewhat more "solid". I can install every other desktop 
I want, and still keep a base I would consider the most solid. But, with 
12.04, I just installed Xubuntu straight up. With the latest version, 
you lay down your money and place your bets. :) Ric



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