Am back and getting close to completion of next OS which was built from minimal iso since other project was abandoned. I am going to say this as have seen others with that same shut down problem, that most likely belongs to something that is related to Unity. Current OS has close to no Unity in it and goes down like a rocket. Build I am working on is the same exact way. In fact since 12.04, I have never experienced any hassles whatsoever with a Linux OS I built shutting down.
Now, as stated I decided to drop Cinnamon due to my lack of usage. The only foolish reason I was even going on there was to see the XML background I reworked, which can easily be done on the Gnome desktop. Current 13.10 am writing from right now have instituted and works great. For those not aware what I am talking about a brief explanation. Tweak or whatever your background changer works on can easily switch to an XML sheet that then lists 3 or more pictures. Currently, I only use 3 and those were pictures posted by Xan some time ago. How this XML sheet works is it takes a percentage of all pictures at parts of the day, usually in the morning. So, the effect is what I refer to as Superimposed. Looks really great if you have 3 similar pictures. Of course the XML was taken from Cinnamon. Originally Gnome pulled this off some time ago, believe around the start of 3.6.
I am not sure if I can pull off a similar effect for gdm in Gnome's shell theme, but am going to try in Vbox, most likely tomorrow. I was held up by life's events working on my OS, yesterday and returned to building today. Right now, is installing in the laptop to see what's going on, before it gets tooled for my color schemes and looks. Of course that is my doing and all will see when done. For now off the graphics and back to the building stuff. Some time after I started this post, I complained about not being able to install my all time favorite software OS uninstaller. Fortunately there is a way and you guessed it is once a part of upcoming OS due for install real soon. Here's the code
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$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu saucy main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu saucy main " >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 60D8DA0B
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install os-uninstaller
Is a great utility as if you have to re-install least you can remove the original since most times unless you do a great job with gparted, pieces get left behind and interfere with the next install. Believe me, have been there and this is why I offer this type of solution. Do yourself a favor use the utility then use gparted and should be nothing left over to interfere, then you can experience a nice running system upon a new install.
I did run into a snag on an install this morning and was due to ubiquity looking for a cd. In a way am lost on that setting as not many of us use cd's/dvd's to install our OS's any more do we??? Of course, you know nothing loads an OS better to your machine than thumbOS by TheeMahn. If you want to use something else, you are definitely wasting time and a glutton for punishment. Once again, I set the image to load on the usb thumbdrive did a few chores come back, done. If it was Unetbootin rest assured, could have probably ate dinner before that would finish up.
Moving past that, OS is loaded not sure if am going to go with Gotham2 or something else, will figure soon. Am liking Gnome 3.14 in many aspects, but of course is some drawbacks, mainly about my favorite icons not showing properly in Nemo. Hmm, this time they are showing correctly? Am amazed as last test were not correct and gave default icons that looked terrible. Sorry, Noobslabs owns me on those sky-blue-gnome icons. Hats off to those people for creating icons that look so realistic, absolutely love them. Looking this nice, I think the move is going to happen real soon, like in the next couple days. I know am looking forward to it. This also means, I will not build until next October upon completion of 15.10. This will then free up time for me in spring to tend to my gardening, which did not go great this year.
I am going to also recommend camorama instead of cheese, least for Gnome. Reason is, by default even though cheese is installed, is not working by menu, but does come up by command line. So this one is going to be a weird one to figure out. Least when am missing something, I get it and is fixed. As said, am no genius and not even close. I am more of a mechanic than anything else. I am always fixing or putting something together. I suppose most of us guys are just born that way, right? So far, am very impressed this time around. You bet, I will never fiddle with a full blown Ubuntu again. Enough of that covered it last time. All those that enjoy having date, year, month and seconds with their time are going to be very pleased with Gnome 3.14. I know I am loving it, big time. I am a royal sucker for this, so Gnome has once again got my attention even more.
Original testing on first Gotham bottom taskbar flipped right away when set to transparency, so far is still clear. So far am not getting major disaster messages so am thinking might just be good to go. Of course, I do my very best to be thorough and not start out with an OS that is toast. Any users of Griffith be sure to visit launchpad for fix on it. One thing I will have to put back in as this time forgot it again. Is a python file that doesn't agree so well with things. Am hoping to organize our monstrous DVD collection. When Shawn and I saw them for a $1 we bought way too many. Problem is need some organization and that is why I have Griffith.
Okay, now just set up Compiz with no studder at all??? I have yet to see this and am truly amazed. Now have to remember, last time was on Ultimate was 3.5 which worked very well, but first time you set things was a studder. I have seen that same studder on every OS I have built since. I thought would never go, but now is gone and good ridance, I really do not appreciate tons of crash messages for things that are being done normally. I also have to say, speed on the laptop is very impressive at this point. At this point am very excited to get this one installed, but still have to investigate more to insure am good to go. Anyway, will have more information soon. Is late and have to do some things. Will be back with more most likely tomorrow. Am going to have to wait on the TMOSB due to overusing data downloads already. Verizon seems to charge after the files are decomopressed. Is no fun as these systems uncompressed are no less than 20gbs. This build is about 25 or 27 somewhere in there is big, once again.