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On Aug 15, 2013, bad apple wrote: > > A: You have quite an old computer? 4:3 resolutions indicate you're using > a CRT (nothing wrong with that) It's a CRT, yes, which I realise uses a lot of current. I got it from a guy who was about to throw it in a skip. > Dare I ask what CPU/RAM you have? It's an Athlon 64 3000+. I built the PC a few years ago and used a graphics card I happened to have around. > glxinfo | grep "direct rendering" This yields "yes". Your remarks are very relevant though in the case of the second PC, where the CPU is (try not to laugh): Genuine Intel(R) Celeron(TM) CPU 1100MHz Is it easy to replace a CPU? The graphics card is the same and direct rendering is again "yes". With a bit of effort I got Gnome running quite well on the second PC but I still had to do 'xrandr -s 1024x768' every time I logged in. Then I read your suggestion about > http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/download so I went to the wiki and installed mate-core and I agree this is a great improvement and more what my wife is used to. I can adjust the resolution and the background and the only drawback is that you have to click twice on icons; as far as I can see the control center does not let you change it. So I'll stick with mate. > You also mentioned "apt-downgrade": I wasn't serious. > And don't worry about asking for answers: You are most helpful. And having learned on the second PC I am confident that when I have got my breath back I can replace the graphics card(s) and move to Wheezy on the first PC. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq