> > ACTION WIKI: find a page on the wiki about installing software not aimed > at a certain DE. E.g. installing ktouch inside Lubuntu, hopefully with > system impact. If that page doesn't exists create one. Please reply if > there isn't a page on the wiki before creating a new page. This is to keep > me up-to-date. >
Honestly, I did not search yet but I have made this guide few months ago and I think it will be handy and helpful in case there is no page on the Wiki. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1880394 Sorry, forgot to mention that earlier :) On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Chris <cyber.dr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Firstly the discussion at hand: the MAIN reason why LSC was created is > because USC is VERY heavyweight. While still having a similar simplified > interface for installing software, it boots a lot faster. Secondly is > Synaptic not the most intuitive way to install software. Showing a lot of > technical (libs etc) between some of the packages you might want to > install, LSC solves this by only showing the packages one would want to > install and with a preview readily available. So it's not a means to only > show packages "designed" for Lubuntu afaik. > > Thirdly this is a mainly a discussion in how LSC *could* or *should* > preform, not about the wiki. When you guys have made a decision on what > should be put on the wiki, please cc the wiki list. I could have the wiki > group make a page about installing software in Lubuntu, referring to > packages that depend on libs not included by default and what the impact > could be, but their might already be a page about that on the "main" wiki > which we could refer to. > > ACTION WIKI: find a page on the wiki about installing software not aimed > at a certain DE. E.g. installing ktouch inside Lubuntu, hopefully with > system impact. If that page doesn't exists create one. Please reply if > there isn't a page on the wiki before creating a new page. This is to keep > me up-to-date. > > With metta, Chris > > P.S.: Ali, you used the "old" lubuntu list, which will be deprecated > shortly. I've cc'd the new list. > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:36, PCMan <pcman...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 3:49 PM, amjjawad HOOHAA <amjja...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> Before I reply to this post: >>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11613963&postcount=252 >>> I thought it's better to start such a discussion over here so that I >>> understand better and we make it clear to everyone what is really going on. >>> >>> As far as I have learned so far and I could be wrong, the Dependencies >>> Talk on a Low Resources System where usually Lubuntu is installed, is more >>> about Space Issue than Loaded Files on RAM issue. >>> I don't have a document or something that confirm that but I do know for >>> sure that as long as nothing will be loaded in RAM, the performance won't >>> be affected. >>> >>> I've come across MANY questions from users like: "This app has lots of >>> dependencies, can I install it on Lubuntu? will that slow my system down??" >>> >>> For me, I can easily reply that post saying: "It's more about space >>> issues than memory consuming issue + if you want, you can use the terminal >>> for Synaptic." >>> >> >> This is not necessarily true. Almost always, we add dependencies because >> the program needs them at "runtime". >> Most of time, these deps, especially the libraries, will be loaded at >> runtime as well. >> The most important issue is how much RAM is needed by programs constantly >> running throughout the whole desktop session. >> (web browser, panel, file manager, desktop manager, session manager, >> other dbus services...) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop >> Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > -- Best Regards, *amjjawad* Lubuntu One Stop Thread (Mega Thread)<http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1844755> My Wiki Page <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> | My Launchpad<https://launchpad.net/%7Eamjjawad> | My Ubuntu Forum Profile <http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=941822> *My Actions Speak Louder Than My Words ||** ** I walk by faith, not by sight **|| Imagination is more important than Knowledge || **Keep It Simple and Short*
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