tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post2701022579263778046..comments2024-03-28T08:06:15.494-07:00Comments on Linuxed - Exploring Linux distros: Linux Lite 1.0.4: With added Steam!Arindam Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-925205379636431342014-03-03T00:52:16.571-08:002014-03-03T00:52:16.571-08:00The latest version (1.0.8) includes a brilliant pa...The latest version (1.0.8) includes a brilliant package manager, or at least a good-looking shell. I love that you can add your selections to a "basket" and install your latest swag of software all in one go. Easily the best front-end for package management I've seen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09500693057995675793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-57503686984985017882013-10-13T02:03:49.037-07:002013-10-13T02:03:49.037-07:00As a die-hard Distrohopper (believe me, I've t...As a die-hard Distrohopper (believe me, I've tried about everything ;)) I must admit Linux Lite 1.0.6 run very nice. Really love it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072057661667964647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-29706482598710753612013-08-26T12:26:06.902-07:002013-08-26T12:26:06.902-07:00Thanks for liking my blog. Great that Linux Lite w...Thanks for liking my blog. Great that Linux Lite worked for you.Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-80089849130727360342013-08-26T12:25:42.613-07:002013-08-26T12:25:42.613-07:00Linux Lite is really good lightweight distro. That...Linux Lite is really good lightweight distro. That's why I gave a 9/10 to it :). Anyway, those features you are talking of are Ubuntu features, and they won't be changed by Linux Lite.Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-71729562777306326342013-08-24T10:30:02.840-07:002013-08-24T10:30:02.840-07:00Linux Lite 1.0.6. was an accidental discovery a co...Linux Lite 1.0.6. was an accidental discovery a couple of months back when I needed an operating system on a USB just to test whether I had a prob with satellite or computer. I knew nothing of Linux...now I use Linux Lite all the time, and for everything.<br /><br />I'm an ignoramus about all things tech, but if there are even better operating systems than this beauty, all I can say is WOW!<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-35565016448125021102013-08-23T20:16:47.236-07:002013-08-23T20:16:47.236-07:00I'm trying version 1.0.6 and I like it very mu...I'm trying version 1.0.6 and I like it very much. I have no difficulty using Linux Lite although I'm a new convert to Linux (I've been using windows previously). I like the lightness, the speed and the fact that everything just works: connecting to my wifi, detecting my screen resolution, stability,etc. I hope that developers wouldn't make any changes that would affect any of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829404554605603270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-54702985560495996332013-07-17T08:44:52.257-07:002013-07-17T08:44:52.257-07:00I think you being a bit hard on this distro. It...I think you being a bit hard on this distro. It's a small project based in New Zealand and it's version number 1.0. Hell, it works much better than Windows version 1.0. I would guess it was produced by a small group of people and intended for use in New Zealand-an English speaking country. It isn't realistic to expect it wouldn't have bugs or it would have all the features of an289shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07110929029975921302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-23217670588081398712013-06-29T13:47:09.766-07:002013-06-29T13:47:09.766-07:00I agree with you on this. At least 50% of the ligh...I agree with you on this. At least 50% of the lightweight Ubuntu spins don't make any sense to me as well, especially when Lubuntu and Xubuntu are there. Regarding international language support, I am not well versed to it as I use primarily the English version. I too have an ancient desktop with 1 GB RAM and P4 processor (same IDE hard drive as well :D), on which KDE runs really well - only Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-48079851382574636582013-06-27T17:21:54.156-07:002013-06-27T17:21:54.156-07:00They're talking about internationalization cus...They're talking about internationalization customization. It's not a knock against Linux; it's a justified knock against these sawed-off Win95-clone desktop UIs people like to promote because they're "light" (when KDE, Gnome and even Windows 8 run decently on my ancient 512MB notebook with IDE hard drive). <br /><br />The user needs a full-featured, high-powered, "alcaldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404682533930977783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-29868890529419293182013-06-27T17:14:27.034-07:002013-06-27T17:14:27.034-07:00Linux Mint 14 "too big"??? I really don&...Linux Mint 14 "too big"??? I really don't get some Linux people. I have a laptop with a single core, 1.8GHz AMD Sempron CPU, 512MB of RAM and a 4200 rpm (!) 75GB IDE hard drive and I'm able to run OpenSUSE 12.3 with full KDE! The full install, including all the software the average home user would need, including full office suite, GIMP and even things like a VoIP client is alcaldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404682533930977783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-9208937478845070392013-06-24T12:21:18.086-07:002013-06-24T12:21:18.086-07:00Unfortunately EasyPeasy hasn't released any ne...Unfortunately EasyPeasy hasn't released any new versions for quite sometime. I am not sure if it is discontinued. It is good - I tested it on my netbook.Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-42947042331659215282013-06-24T11:40:27.511-07:002013-06-24T11:40:27.511-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.pepsimax401https://www.blogger.com/profile/00943976218342315782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-4748002180324137302013-06-24T11:36:32.095-07:002013-06-24T11:36:32.095-07:00Best distro for a netbook is LXLE Lubuntu Extra L...Best distro for a netbook is LXLE Lubuntu Extra Life Extension. http://www.lxle.net/pepsimax401https://www.blogger.com/profile/00943976218342315782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-90616535595914007992013-05-27T00:40:31.566-07:002013-05-27T00:40:31.566-07:00@#$%^&*() ... is this proof enough? I am typin...@#$%^&*() ... is this proof enough? I am typing this from Linux Lite without any manual adjustment in keyboard settings, and I am not sure what the heck you are talking about. Next time you talk b!@#$$%^& against Linux without adequate proof, I'll be glad to delete your c#$%.<br /><br />Linux has advanced much more than possibly when you would have used it. And most of my friends who Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-79440256637513582532013-05-26T23:19:28.487-07:002013-05-26T23:19:28.487-07:00Nobody has realized that Linux-lite doesn't ev...Nobody has realized that Linux-lite doesn't even let you configure your keyboard with GUI, using the menus. You can select keyboard model and language but if you need to select the key for the third-level characters, you can't. Tuus, in some cases, you cannot type any of the following chars: @, #, |, \, [, ], {, }, which is really bad.<br />It doesn't surprise me that many Linux Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-82592326500024020432013-03-28T11:15:50.615-07:002013-03-28T11:15:50.615-07:00EasyPeasy is really good for netbooks and runs wel...EasyPeasy is really good for netbooks and runs well on limited resources, I agree. But, I guess it was based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and it's support will end in April 2013. So, to avoid security vulnerabilities, you need to change your distro if there is no further release from EasyPeasy coming out.Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-24884863159482913612013-03-27T19:27:03.033-07:002013-03-27T19:27:03.033-07:00I have yet to see any distro beat EasyPeasey 1.6 f...I have yet to see any distro beat EasyPeasey 1.6 for Netbooks!<br />IMHO!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06410991210986789872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-84381013865442786472013-03-27T19:23:57.356-07:002013-03-27T19:23:57.356-07:00I have yet to see any distro beat EasyPeasey 1.6 f...I have yet to see any distro beat EasyPeasey 1.6 for Netbooks!<br />IMHO!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06410991210986789872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-58677807078428987662013-03-02T20:49:44.099-08:002013-03-02T20:49:44.099-08:00Given your netbook specs, both Lubuntu and Xubuntu...Given your netbook specs, both Lubuntu and Xubuntu will work real good. You can catch my comparison between Lubuntu 12.10 vs Xubuntu 12.10 here: <br />http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.in/2012/10/ubuntu-1210-vs-kubuntu-1210-vs-xubuntu.html<br /><br />I actually find Xubuntu to be more customizable and hence, use it as my preferred distro. Both are really good and I leave it to your preference for Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-35394243366182037782013-03-02T05:55:55.986-08:002013-03-02T05:55:55.986-08:00Try Lubuntu, a ligthweight version of Ubuntu with ...Try Lubuntu, a ligthweight version of Ubuntu with a Windows-like layout: http://www.lubuntu.net<br />Highly recommended, I only listen good things of it :PTomeuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439053283801347935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-7361295624816860932013-02-15T02:34:22.371-08:002013-02-15T02:34:22.371-08:00Hi Arindam
Which distro would you recommend for a...Hi Arindam<br /><br />Which distro would you recommend for a Samsung N145 Netbook with 2GB RAM? I really only need a browser for browsing the internet and maybe a word processing application for the occasional document.<br /><br />I've tried Linux Mint 14 and found it too big! As for Puppy .... the WiFi did my head in :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-42724918226164711342013-02-10T23:25:40.746-08:002013-02-10T23:25:40.746-08:00I am not suggesting here to add ppa's. But, su...I am not suggesting here to add ppa's. But, surely adding applications like Skype 4.1 or LibreOffice 4.0.0 won't harm your system or its stability. I am using PearOS 6 with GIMP 2.8, LibreOffice 4.0.0 and Skype 4.1 and don't see any type of instability. Even same with my Arch installation with the latest applications (which by the by always comes first in the Arch repo). I agree with Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-18305652307768831062013-02-10T22:00:08.677-08:002013-02-10T22:00:08.677-08:00When you start adding PPA's to a system and ve...When you start adding PPA's to a system and versions of software that are out of sync with the main repo's you are asking for trouble further down the road. People should not focus on having the latest of everything. For me, stability in an operating system is paramount.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-62527486177336621322013-02-10T20:44:39.184-08:002013-02-10T20:44:39.184-08:00Hi David:
Thanks for liking my review. Absolutely...Hi David:<br /><br />Thanks for liking my review. Absolutely you made a point - the developers could have used Lubuntu Software center. <br /><br />Regards,<br />ArindamArindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-34446740556021142082013-02-10T16:54:22.297-08:002013-02-10T16:54:22.297-08:00Thanks for all the great reviews, Arindam.
I agr...Thanks for all the great reviews, Arindam.<br /> <br />I agree re. the package installer. If the developers feel that the Ubuntu Software Center is too heavy, they could use the Lubuntu Software Center, which is still much easier for newbies than Synaptic.<br /><br />David<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com