On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 9:15 PM, Eero Tamminen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > On Tuesday 21 July 2009, Vincent wrote: > > On the other hand, Xubuntu is not only Xfce, but also Ubuntu, which has > > more of a goal of being easy to use. We might as well throw out all those > > Ubuntu apps that make life easier but decrease performance, such as their > > Python tools like Add/Remove, update-notifier, jockey etc. > > > > Also, if we want users to edit configuration files and use the command > > line, why have a GUI at all? > > Hm. Maybe Xubuntu should provide in an addition to an XFCE session > also a geekier "Text desktop" session option? :-) > > It could switch to a text console, start a ready-made Screen[1] session > with something like following running on different Screen "screens": > - Midnight Commander[2] > - Mutt[3] mail client with Xubuntu welcome mail that tells how to > get started with Mutt > - W3m[4] with Xubuntu default page open (or w3m help) > - Irssi[5] IRC-client setup so that it automatically connect to Xubuntu > users irc-channel > > On the visible Screen "screen" would be a shell with a help text about how > to switch between Screen "screens" and note about how you can detach > and attach back to your Screen sessions. > > Links are to Debian as Ubuntu servers seem to be down currently: > [1] http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/screen > [2] http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/mc > [3] http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/mutt > [4] http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/w3m > [5] http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/irssi > > Some other text-based programs that this text-desktop task could bring in: > - "gcal" calendar > - "aumix" sound mixer > - "slrn" news client > - "aview" image viewer > - "xaos" fractal zoomer > - "mpc" music daemon console client > - some text-only CD-player like "workbone" or "mcdp" > - some easy to use text-only editor like "jed" > (which supports color unlike e.g. "nano" or "emacs") > > There's also some old but kind of cool text-only stuff that's not packaged > into Debian or Ubuntu: > - MyMan; a ncurses pacman with colors and scrolling: > http://xent.com/~bsittler/geocities/<http://xent.com/%7Ebsittler/geocities/> > - FunkTracker Gold; a MOD-tracker: > http://www.agnula.info/documentation/dp_tutorials/funktrackergold/ > > > - Eero > > PS. This might be also integresting: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=709217 > Oh please, start a CLubuntu xD (My comment was sarcastic :P) -- Vincent
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