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For those who tried it, how did you pick the desktop environment of Salix 14.1? (KDE, Ratpoison, Xfce, Openbox, Fluxbox) Please give details, and feel free to compare the different DEs. Did you notice that, at least for Xfce, the devs changed root access from "su" to "sudo"? Am I correct that I have to install Salix because it doesn't run as a liveCD? [Edit: I just checked the Salix website, and read that one dev is in charge of liveCD architecture.] Generally, does each DE/WM have the same apps, or do apps substantially differ between DE/WMs?
I chose MATE because I prefer it. KDE is usually fairly bloated while Openbox and Fluxbox are usually lacking in bells and whistles. For me personally, XFCE is a close second to MATE it's just a matter of personal preference.nubc wrote:For those who tried it, how did you pick the desktop environment of Salix 14.1? (KDE, Ratpoison, Xfce, Openbox, Fluxbox) Please give details, and feel free to compare the different DEs. Did you notice that, at least for Xfce, the devs changed root access from "su" to "sudo"? Am I correct that I have to install Salix because it doesn't run as a liveCD? [Edit: I just checked the Salix website, and read that one dev is in charge of liveCD architecture.] Generally, does each DE/WM have the same apps, or do apps substantially differ between DE/WMs?
Salix live releases are generally a bit behind the install discs but I see they have both KDE and XFCE 14.1 live Beta's available now.I've tried enough of the live discs that I know what to expect so I generally just go straight to an install.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/salix/f ... o/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/salix/f ... o/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/salix/f ... o/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/salix/f ... o/download
Lots of the older versions are available live at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/salix/f ... rce=navbar
The different versions usually share some of the same apps but have different file managers,burning apps, etc. Don't keep up with all the different versions so can't go into specific detail.
HTH.
Another new install...... Korora 20 MATE. Based on Fedora 20.
https://kororaproject.org/
https://kororaproject.org/download
[quote]Korora was born out of a desire to make Linux easier for new users, while still being useful for experts.
Originally based on Gentoo Linux in 2005, Korora was re-born in 2010 as a Fedora Remix1 with tweaks and extras to make the system “just work
https://kororaproject.org/
https://kororaproject.org/download
[quote]Korora was born out of a desire to make Linux easier for new users, while still being useful for experts.
Originally based on Gentoo Linux in 2005, Korora was re-born in 2010 as a Fedora Remix1 with tweaks and extras to make the system “just work
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New Vsido release.....
http://vsido.org/index.php?topic=12.msg16#msg16
http://vsido.org/index.php?topic=12.msg16#msg16
VSIDO is a front line Debian Sid installation built with the goal of providing both basic and advanced users the toolset needed to be productive, protected yet flexible enough to enjoy
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vsido@vsido:~$ uname -a
Linux vsido 3.16-2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.3-2 (2014-09-20) x86_64 GNU/Linux
vsido@vsido:~$
I decided to go very,very cutting edge....... I just installed Arch Linux.
https://www.archlinux.org/
There is a choice of about 15 WM/DE..... I installed MATE because I like MATE.
Probably not recommended for beginners.... if you feel the urge to try Arch I'd recommend reading over the Wiki....
https://wiki.archlinux.org/
The official Arch download page......
https://www.archlinux.org/download/
When installing you can choose between the stable LTS kernel or cutting edge.Latest and greatest for me.
https://www.archlinux.org/
There is a choice of about 15 WM/DE..... I installed MATE because I like MATE.
Probably not recommended for beginners.... if you feel the urge to try Arch I'd recommend reading over the Wiki....
https://wiki.archlinux.org/
The official Arch download page......
https://www.archlinux.org/download/
When installing you can choose between the stable LTS kernel or cutting edge.Latest and greatest for me.
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[james@evo ~]$ uname -a
Linux evo 3.16.4-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Oct 6 08:22:27 CEST 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[james@evo ~]$
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[james@evo ~]$ free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 3794184 1194852 2599332 9588 35380 599972
-/+ buffers/cache: 559500 3234684
Swap: 8294396 0 8294396
[james@evo ~]$
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Tiny Core 5.4.
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/
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tc@box:~$ uname -a
Linux box 3.8.13-tinycore #2511 SMP Fri Oct 18 14:41:31 UTC 2013 i686 GNU/Linux
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tc@box:~$ free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 2065552 638600 1426952 0 70268
-/+ buffers: 568332 1497220
Swap: 2660028 0 2660028
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System: Host: biker Kernel: 3.15.2-antix.1-486 i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.0)
Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
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I think this screenshot is simply beautiful - so clean! It inspired me enough to change the default look of RLSD:James C wrote:Tiny Core 5.4.
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/
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tc@box:~$ uname -a Linux box 3.8.13-tinycore #2511 SMP Fri Oct 18 14:41:31 UTC 2013 i686 GNU/Linux
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tc@box:~$ free total used free shared buffers Mem: 2065552 638600 1426952 0 70268 -/+ buffers: 568332 1497220 Swap: 2660028 0 2660028
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MY 2 cents. I run Fluxbox 14.1 just because I am comfy running and editing Fluxbox on the low powered Atom Netbook I have and I can read my Comic Books, Listen to and read Ebooks and PDFs, Watch Movies, Run MOC and INXI, Never strain the Atom 270,nubc wrote:For those who tried it, how did you pick the desktop environment of Salix 14.1? (KDE, Ratpoison, Xfce, Openbox, Fluxbox) Please give details, and feel free to compare the different DEs. Did you notice that, at least for Xfce, the devs changed root access from "su" to "sudo"? Am I correct that I have to install Salix because it doesn't run as a liveCD? [Edit: I just checked the Salix website, and read that one dev is in charge of liveCD architecture.] Generally, does each DE/WM have the same apps, or do apps substantially differ between DE/WMs?
Watch Youtube and Some other sites I know of without any video lagging.
So I guess a lot depends on your hardware, what you do, how you relax.
My little netbook runs smooth as silk on SaliX 14.1. It does everything
My dual core Acer C710 chromebook does and more (for my personal preferences, YMMV)
Hope that works for you. I can't comment on what apps SaliX XFCE, or any other
release comes with. I only run the one. If I need something. I figure out on my own
on how to install it. If the app is to demanding for the hardware I am on.
I switch over to my stronger hardware and run with that.
Porteus 3.1 rc1 LXQt variant
Porteus 3.1 rc1 is available
LXQt replaces LXDE as one of the variants
But - its version 0.7.0 which is a bit "raw" (version 0.8.0 has just been announced).
Compared to Puppy, the need to keep giving a root password is PITA
LXQt replaces LXDE as one of the variants
But - its version 0.7.0 which is a bit "raw" (version 0.8.0 has just been announced).
Compared to Puppy, the need to keep giving a root password is PITA
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LxPup = Puppy + LXDE
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
Ubuntu MATE 14.10 is now up to RC status.
https://ubuntu-mate.org/
https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/
https://ubuntu-mate.org/
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james@james-desktop:~$ uname -a
Linux james-desktop 3.16.0-22-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 9 16:22:22 UTC 2014 i686 athlon i686 GNU/Linux
Ubuntu MATE 14.10 release candidate is now available for download. This is the last release prior to the final 14.10 release and fixes a few issues that were present in Beta2 please make sure you read the release notes below because there are still unresolved issues you'll need to be aware of.
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4MLinux 10.0 All-In-One Edition
http://www.4mlinux.com/index.php?page=about
size of ISO: 393 MB
desktop environment: JWM
default browser: QupZilla, lightweight multiplatform browser
http://www.qupzilla.com/
QupZilla default seach engine: DuckDuckGo
file manager: Xfe (X File Explorer)
default apps: Xine, MPlayer, SMPlayer, Audacity, Wine, TestDisk, PhotoRec, Skype, XPaint, GNUParted, Firefox (in Wine), Seamonkey (in Wine), Thunderbird (in Wine), LibreOffice, VirtualBox, conky, wbar launcher
Two Mozilla browsers are available from menu tree, Firefox and Seamonkey, but these extra browsers run in Wine. QupZilla has integrated AdBlock.
4MLinux Blog (announcements, screenshots)
http://4mlinux.blogspot.com/p/news.html
issues:
-won't play a YT video, get error, maybe flash is disabled?
-during boot, loading/unpacking of initrd.gz takes a long time, display fills with continuation dots
-since tray won't eject, assume that 4MLinux not running in RAM
-systemd
http://www.4mlinux.com/index.php?page=about
size of ISO: 393 MB
desktop environment: JWM
default browser: QupZilla, lightweight multiplatform browser
http://www.qupzilla.com/
QupZilla default seach engine: DuckDuckGo
file manager: Xfe (X File Explorer)
default apps: Xine, MPlayer, SMPlayer, Audacity, Wine, TestDisk, PhotoRec, Skype, XPaint, GNUParted, Firefox (in Wine), Seamonkey (in Wine), Thunderbird (in Wine), LibreOffice, VirtualBox, conky, wbar launcher
Two Mozilla browsers are available from menu tree, Firefox and Seamonkey, but these extra browsers run in Wine. QupZilla has integrated AdBlock.
4MLinux Blog (announcements, screenshots)
http://4mlinux.blogspot.com/p/news.html
issues:
-won't play a YT video, get error, maybe flash is disabled?
-during boot, loading/unpacking of initrd.gz takes a long time, display fills with continuation dots
-since tray won't eject, assume that 4MLinux not running in RAM
-systemd
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I run qupzilla in MX-14. If a libflashplayer.so is in the /usr/lib/mozzila/plugins-won't play a YT video, get error, maybe flash is disabled?
folder. Qupzilla should see it.
Not sure how the file structure is set up though in what you are using.
If the locate program is installed and working.
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Typesince tray won't eject, assume that 4MLinux not running in RAM
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eject
Could be sysvinit or systemd related maybe?during boot, loading/unpacking of initrd.gz takes a long time, display fills with continuation dots
Tested 4MLinux some weeks ago. Very nice JWM implementation. I liked the speed and clarity once up and running. However, booting time is horrible, loading initrd.gz takes ages (many minutes), filling the whole screen with dots endlessly, just like rokytnji reported.
Also, running the major browsers in their MS version thru wine must be one of the best ways to insult Linux
Also, running the major browsers in their MS version thru wine must be one of the best ways to insult Linux
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I installed xubuntu 14.10 to my hp desktop pc.
It's working nice so far.
It's working nice so far.
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