what are some good things to do immediately after installing #!?

Oh yeah? ... well, when I did an ' lsb_release -a ' I get :
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 9.04
Release:    9.04
Codename:    jaunty

Is that what you have too? I think that I'm using the latest release. How can I tell?

 Sat Jun 19, 21:29:21
 Sector11 working in: ~
 0 $ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    CrunchBang
Description:    CrunchBang 10 statler
Release:    10
Codename:    statler

 Sat Jun 19, 21:29:26
 Sector11 working in: ~
 0 $

#! v9-04 is that last release based on Ubuntu.  #! v10 is based on Debian "squeeze" and is called Statler.

#! V10 comes with either Xfce -=or=- OpenBox

v10 was release a few months ago and is an "Alpha" release - Alpha 1 to be exact.
I'm using it on a daily basis, I like it.

You most likely can't.    The binaries used by Ubuntu and Debian aren't entirely compatible.  A new installation would be the better choice -- snowpine has spoken about this on numerous occasions, more eloquently and in greater detail than I.  Perhaps you could find one of those posts. 

I don't know.  I've never used it.  Unless you have a horribly slow download rate you ought to try Statler as the Ubuntu-based distribution will [soon] no longer be supported.

Actually this depends on how you have your system setup.

If you have a partition free that can hold your current ~/home you can keep a lot of things, copy everything in your ~/home to that partition in a directory called: /904 (for example) do not call it /home for obvious reasons.

copy v9.04 "~/.mozilla" to v10 ~/.mozilla and iceweseal (firefox by another name) will have all your bookmarks

copy v9,04 ~/.mozilla-thunderbird to v10 and remane to ~/.icedove (Icedove is Thunderbird by another name)

So there are two BIG things you can do.  Also all your images and personal files (OO or Abiword, png's etc) can be copied back to v10.  And if you have any files that put config info in your home directory like ~/.homebank you can copy those across as well.

See: [Solved - Twice] Can Statler use 9.04.01 /home? it is is talking about OpenBox to OpenBox versions but the same principle applies.

WARNING: copy ~/.mozilla, ~/.icedove and things like ~/.homebank to your #! v10 /home directory BEFORE running the programs or they will create a new config file set and it will be much harder to blend them in.  If they do exist the first time you run them they will be used.

Last edited by Sector11 (2010-06-20 01:54:37)

Not a problem.  I started with Gnome (Ubuntu), and imported my stuff into Xfce4 (Xubuntu) and then to #! OpenBox v9.04 (Ubuntu) and then to #! v10 OpenBox (Debian).

I found out very early on to have /home on it's own partition and all personal stuff, images doc files, pdf etc on yet another partition if possible.  My 250GB HD looks like this:

sda1 - / - #! 904
sda2 - / - #! 10
sda3 - /swap
sda4 - extended
sda5 - /media/5 - copy home here.
sda6 - /media/6 - all personal files
sda7 - /home -  #! v904
sda8 - /home  - #! v10

plus 2 pendrives, a 2GB and a 16GB, and a 2GB SD Card with a card reader that get used to back things up as well.

Sometime in the next little while I plan on installing #! v10 - Xfce on sda1 and sda7 and then reinstalling #! v10 OB over top of itself so it is first on boot-up.  I really need a second drive. 

Last edited by Sector11 (2010-06-20 02:44:16)

// I had technical hints in mind. Thanks
Well I learned quite a bit of new things today regarding CB. Idk that I'm convinced to make a switch to statler just yet, because I'm just getting used to v9.04. I just need a super basic setup that is not bloated and gives a responsive feel to my netbook. I will be using my netbook primarily for web  browsing and development.

I do the update thing.
Then copy over my favourite version of .conkyrc for xmms and gmail.
Install Koffice and a few other necessities for my work and....
Then get a cuppa joe and bask in the vision of excellence produced by Corenominal and the volunteers!
Kyte

^ I agree with winotree.  If it does what you want and it feels comfortable stay with it.  In time when #! v10 is stable and you want to change or when Ubuntu 9.04 is no longer supported (April 2011) you will have a better knowledge of #!.

If you take a look in your ~/.config/openbox you will see (maybe more)

~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh
~/.config/openbox/rc.xml
~/.config/openbox/menu.xml

and I see:

~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh_904
~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh_10
~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh
~/.config/openbox/rc.xml_904
~/.config/openbox/rc.xml_10
~/.config/openbox/rc.xml
~/.config/openbox/menu.xml_904
~/.config/openbox/menu.xml_10
~/.config/openbox/menu.xml

So you see, I brought #! v9.04 stuff with me to 10, and renamed the "original" v10 files to preserve them... then started editing things for my own use with Statler.

When you are ready to make the change there will be all the help you need right here, either by reading or asking.

Mean time, enjoy your self.

GREAT advice!  And the parts I snipped as well.