What shell component is which?
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:35 am
No clue if this is the right sub-forum, but thats my whole problem:
I like some shell features, and hate others. How can I determine which is which? I have read documentation and looked at dozens of screenshots and installed 5 flavors of mint and ubuntu in the last month, but I'm still confused.
I install Mint 12. I like it. I install the updates, and suddenly it looks like Mint 13. I want Mint 12's login screen, and I want Mint12's cool upper-left-corner-hotspot that pops up a full-screen window selector. (what is that thing even called?) I don't care about a bottom bar or a menu (to each their own). Which packages do these things come from, what project are they part of (Mate? Cinnamon? MGSE?), and can I keep them after installing updates?
More generally, is it documented anywhere which component provides what?
Thanks,
-Mike
I like some shell features, and hate others. How can I determine which is which? I have read documentation and looked at dozens of screenshots and installed 5 flavors of mint and ubuntu in the last month, but I'm still confused.
I install Mint 12. I like it. I install the updates, and suddenly it looks like Mint 13. I want Mint 12's login screen, and I want Mint12's cool upper-left-corner-hotspot that pops up a full-screen window selector. (what is that thing even called?) I don't care about a bottom bar or a menu (to each their own). Which packages do these things come from, what project are they part of (Mate? Cinnamon? MGSE?), and can I keep them after installing updates?
More generally, is it documented anywhere which component provides what?
Thanks,
-Mike