[Bio-linux-dev] MATE

[Tony Travis]

Hi, Tim.

Neither your Bio-Linux 8 update script or .iso install:

  "mate-users-admin"

This is useful if you are administering a headless server via "x2go" or
if you decide to adopt the MATE desktop on a server/desktop with limited
support for hardware accelerated graphics.

I upgraded two of my Bio-Linux 7 garage servers to Bio-Linux 8 yesterday
and got a warning from the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS installer that I would be
better off sticking to the 12.04 LTS release because the graphics would
be very slow under Ubuntu 14.04 LTS...

They weren't kidding: The 14.04 LTS Unity desktop was unusable on my
servers, so I switched to MATE on the console instead.

What do you mean "I shouldn't use a GUI to administer a server" ;-)

Bye,

  Tony.

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