I have a small script the guts the system of all the fluff I do not need. These days I use the minimal ISO and install from the repos what I need. So much better. My root partitions is currently 2Gb with the desktop + web browse + vlc + transmission + pidgin + some plugins. Bliss [?]
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Glen Bizeau <gbiz...@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree, > > Keep it small and lean, and apt-get anything you need. > > The one question I think needs to be answered is " Are we making a > distro for newbies?" > > If we are then you will need a bunch of standard default apps... If > not, which I think in my personal experience with Linux and LXDE, this > will probably only be attractive to the more experienced user, who > like myself ends up uninstalling all the crap that comes with Ubuntu > anyway....I think it should be mean and lean and if you want > something, go fetch it. > > Synaptic should be front and center though, is a launcher so it's easy > ti find. And maybe a desktop document on the default install > explaining about the distro and why it is what it is, and how to get > software. > > my two-cents > > Glen > > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 10:15 PM, Andrew > Woodhead<andrew.woodhead...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > This is kinda surplus, the system is still ubuntu based so the standard > > repos can be used to install apps if they are needed. > > If the OS is going to be as it says below, you may as well install a > minimal > > install then have a gui to select apps which can then be installed off > the > > repos. This however isn't the case, we are trying to make a smalland > > efficient distro with a decent amount of functionality without bloating > the > > system with the likes of evolution, openoffice and firefox. These are > fully > > installable once the installation has completed but the initial base > system > > should be slick and quick > > > > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 1:14 AM, C David Rigby <c.david.ri...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> On Mon, 2009-06-29 at 18:40 +0100, Ed Hewitt and several others wrote: > >> > >> <discussion of "keep it light" or "feature complete" elided> > >> > >> Restating the obvious, but the engineering trade off is always between > >> "ease of use/fully featured" on the one hand and lightweight on the > >> other. The necessary criterion is to decide what we really want to > >> build, and make it unique and useful enough to attract interest. > >> > >> I've proposed it before, but I'll say it again as more people are on the > >> list now (sorry that I've missed the IRC meetings for the last two weeks > >> where the app mix has been the topic of discussion). How about the > >> possibility of a very slim base install with the installer offering > >> "bundles" to meet individual needs and desires? Something like the > >> FreeBSD or Debian text installers comes to mind. > >> > >> The base installation would be just a command-line, network-capable > >> system plus enough of X to get LXDE operational. We would be pushing the > >> real work to the installer. The installer, whether text-based or > >> grahpical, would need to provide a lot of choices of bundles to > >> install. > >> > >> More importantly, I think the installer should provide something I have > >> yet to see. That something is extensive documentation of the choices of > >> bundles of applications, and what they mean in terms of system > >> performance vs features. It should be organized so that a savvy user > >> could bypass the explanations (or load a jumpstart script), but a novice > >> would get a detailed explanation of what the choices are and what they > >> mean for the final installed system. > >> > >> My $0.02. > >> > >> Cheers > >> C David Rigby > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list: > >> https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop<https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop> > >> Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net > >> Unsubscribe : > >> https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop<https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop> > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: > > https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop<https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop> > > Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : > > https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop<https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > >
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