For the last 4 months I've been using Lubuntu 11.10 because it provides what I'm basically looking for in a Linux distro:
- lightweight DE -> less RAM used;
- system performance (especially for a 6.5 years old laptop);
- minimalistic interface.
But I'd like to point out few problems/bugs that I've encountered in these 4 months.
1) Extracting files from archives by dragging them manually on the desktop:
i.e. I've a folder with many files and I just want to extract one of them to the desktop.
Result: I've to reboot. I receive a window with an error and there's no way to kill the process or to do anything else if not manually rebooting the computer.
On the other hand, if I extract files by clicking on the extract button whitin the File Archiver, everything is OK.
2) Is there any CTRL+Z/undo in pcmanfm?
i.e. I delete a file, but then I want to recover it, I can't undo this action by pressing CTRL+Z.
I've to manually recover it from the trash.
Or if I paste a file to the wrong folder, I can't undo this action either.
Is there any workaround?
3) When I try to paste something on the desktop, it always appears a window asking "Confirm to replace files" -> There is already a file with the same name in this location.
It seems to happen only on the desktop and not elsewhere.
Of course, I don't have a file with the same name, but it seems that it's trying to paste twice the same file, so immediately after it starts pasting the file, it asks for replacement.
It's pretty annoying.
Any suggestions?
4) Volume control.
I've installed Alsa mixer and Pulse Audio, but there's no way to mute the microphone of my laptop if I am not using it.
i.e. If I'm not using Skype, I'd like to turn off my mic.
What can I do?
5) Few tabs with Flash (YouTube, ESPN.com, ecc.) and... the system freezes.
I've to manually reboot. And it doesn't happen when it exceeds the memory available. It just happens even if I have one YouTube tab and few other random tabs.
It was happening to me also when I was using Ubuntu.
Sometimes it happens twice a day.
It happens with Chromium, I don't know if it occurs in Firefox too.
I've the latest version of Flash (64-bit) and lately, with Chromium 17, I've started experiencing a lot of "Aw, snap!" tabs and I've to reload too often...
What am I doing wrong?
6) Mounting NTFS partition.
The first time of each session that I mount my data partition (NTFS) I get the following error message:
I just click "Ok" and it mounts correctly.DBus error org.gtk.Private.RemoteVolumeMonitor.Failed: An operation is already pending
How can I avoid this?
Apart from these issues, I love Lubuntu and I would use it even if I had a last gen. quad core with 16GB of RAM, because I love the philosophy behind a light desktop environment.
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