“Saner Defaults” remix of Ubuntu beta released

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 8, 2010

“A beta of an unofficial remix of Ubuntu 10.04.1, the “Saner
Defaults Remix”, which offers “better default choices” and a
Mono-free experience, has been released. The developer also hopes
that the saner configuration will be better for newcomers.

“The “Saner Defaults Remix” release replaces Evolution with
Mozilla’s Thunderbird 2.0 and the Lightning calendar add-on,
Nautilus file manager with the simplified nautilus-elementary and
Empathy with Pidgin as it is “a more stable and mature
application”. Mono applications are also swapped out with FSpot
replaced by gthumb and Gnote standing in for Tomboy…”


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Web Webster

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