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  • Ubuntu 26.04, surprisingly decent

    From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon May 25 10:16:46 2026
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    Because of the fact that Linux Mint doesn't bother to provide a window whenever you're switching screen modes (like mirror, extend, built-in
    screen only) to give you an idea of what the next mode is, I decided to
    look into Ubuntu. I knew Ubuntu provided it, I just needed to know
    whether the distribution has improved enough since the previous
    long-term version. To my surprise, it's actually quite polished, fast
    and stable. It's definitely worth a look for those people who don't want
    to be troubled with tinkering. Yes, even Snap is responsive now.
    --
    CrudeSausage
    ThinkPad E595 running Ubuntu 26.04

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  • From RonB@ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue May 26 00:06:07 2026
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    On 2026-05-25, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    Because of the fact that Linux Mint doesn't bother to provide a window whenever you're switching screen modes (like mirror, extend, built-in
    screen only) to give you an idea of what the next mode is, I decided to
    look into Ubuntu. I knew Ubuntu provided it, I just needed to know
    whether the distribution has improved enough since the previous
    long-term version. To my surprise, it's actually quite polished, fast
    and stable. It's definitely worth a look for those people who don't want
    to be troubled with tinkering. Yes, even Snap is responsive now.

    I tried to test Ubuntu 26.04 to see if Trelby would install in it. Several attempts. I kept getting a "No magic key" (or something like that) error. So
    I gave up.
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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue May 26 02:58:07 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 26 May 2026 00:06:07 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    I tried to test Ubuntu 26.04 to see if Trelby would install in it.
    Several attempts. I kept getting a "No magic key" (or something like
    that) error. So I gave up.

    The Ubuntu box is 25.10 and I'm waiting for 26.04.1 before taking it up on
    its offer to upgrade my system -- with a 4 GB download and 2 hours. I
    don't have any special GNOME extensions but the jungle drums say GNOME 50 needs a little more fine tuning.
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  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue May 26 08:40:03 2026
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    On 5/25/26 20:06, RonB wrote:
    On 2026-05-25, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    Because of the fact that Linux Mint doesn't bother to provide a window
    whenever you're switching screen modes (like mirror, extend, built-in
    screen only) to give you an idea of what the next mode is, I decided to
    look into Ubuntu. I knew Ubuntu provided it, I just needed to know
    whether the distribution has improved enough since the previous
    long-term version. To my surprise, it's actually quite polished, fast
    and stable. It's definitely worth a look for those people who don't want
    to be troubled with tinkering. Yes, even Snap is responsive now.

    I tried to test Ubuntu 26.04 to see if Trelby would install in it. Several attempts. I kept getting a "No magic key" (or something like that) error. So I gave up.


    Don't forget that Ubuntu 26.04 is Wayland only, so if Trelby requires X
    in any way, it would run through XWayland. My experience in XWayland,
    with games anyway, has been overwhelmingly positive though.
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    CrudeSausage
    ThinkPad E595 running Ubuntu 26.04
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  • From RonB@ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Thu May 28 09:05:20 2026
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    On 2026-05-26, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 5/25/26 20:06, RonB wrote:
    On 2026-05-25, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    Because of the fact that Linux Mint doesn't bother to provide a window
    whenever you're switching screen modes (like mirror, extend, built-in
    screen only) to give you an idea of what the next mode is, I decided to
    look into Ubuntu. I knew Ubuntu provided it, I just needed to know
    whether the distribution has improved enough since the previous
    long-term version. To my surprise, it's actually quite polished, fast
    and stable. It's definitely worth a look for those people who don't want >>> to be troubled with tinkering. Yes, even Snap is responsive now.

    I tried to test Ubuntu 26.04 to see if Trelby would install in it. Several >> attempts. I kept getting a "No magic key" (or something like that) error. So >> I gave up.


    Don't forget that Ubuntu 26.04 is Wayland only, so if Trelby requires X
    in any way, it would run through XWayland. My experience in XWayland,
    with games anyway, has been overwhelmingly positive though.

    Trelby seems to run fine in Wayland. (At least it has to this point.) I haven't been able to test it on Ubuntu 26.04 yet because I can't get a Live USB to boot. I may try again at some point.
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