A really nice review.
I wish I had written it. I feel like their opinions are spot on with much of my experience of the distribution.
Showing posts with label FluxBox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FluxBox. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
I found a nice Linux Mint 8 LXDE CD RC1 Review
Monday, March 15, 2010
The latest in the OS saga
(Pardon the bit of redundancy.)
1) I have my /home on a separate drive, so whenever I install a new os, 90% of my settings persist, depending on if my WM changes and whatnot.
2) All my music and movies and stuff are on a separate file server, so I just copy in my fstab and proxy settings after a new install and all that stuff is back and ready to go.
2) Over time, different WM's using some of the same components, and thus, configuration files, all kinda start stepping on each other so...
3) I kinda had to step through the dot configs and clean things up a bit.
I did, while at it, try again to see how things were going with Slackware. I have SLAX on a USB drive for forensics and for when visiting other systems (i.e. the library) and it does well for me, but the "purest" in me is ever-striving for that no-nonsense, back-to-basics, squeaky-clean system. The problem is, I am not truly that kind of users.
I romanticize about having a pure, businesslike workstation where I work on things without distraction. Where everything is well, laid-out and easy to read, even if it is not so pretty. But, again, I am not that kind of user. All my stuff is personal. I can't/don't do that kinda cool stuff I daydream about.
Yes, I installed Slackware 13. I like it. It is nice. I have no complaints about it (other than that it comes with /everything/ installed). But still, there is just something about LinuxMint that is so... friendly. I like saying I am a Mint user. It feels like being a part of something, in this very, non-committal way.
I would love to provide reviews of all this stuff - share my findings and opinions and experiences with each distribution, but I just do not know what to write about.
(But I kinda did like how simple it was to just pick a "SlideShow" wallpaper in the desktop settings for Slackware (KDE4) and fully intend to make this happen under LXDE)
So, I am , once again, back to Linux Mint Helena (8) LXDE Community Edition RC1 with today's fresh update.
I recently upgraded someone's computer from Win-doze Vista to Win-doze 7. I have played around with various versions of Micro$oft OS's, but they just feel so... clumsy. They just feel so... "Here, let me do that for you." True, most of the popular LINUX distros now-a-days are rather automated, but it does not feel the same. It feels like if I stay on this thought-thread, I will just get into a lot of whining and moaning about this or that, so I will move on.
FluxBox is really cool. It has been my fave WM. LXDE may be replacing it though. Sure, where would these be without XFCE, right? XFCE is plenty good enough on it's own, and I am still working on the thing about them that makes me like one over another. I feel almost bad that I cannot qualify (no, quantify) what it is about them, but not too bad. I like what I like.
I do REALLY like KDE, but it does get in the way a little sometimes. I think I had mentioned before that installing the KDE distro, then installing FluxBox for the WM was like getting the best of both worlds. Hmmm... maybe I should install the KDE distro and then add LXDE on top. Perhaps I will do that with Mint #9
I think that about wraps it up then. I've got things to do other than play with my desktop settings. Surely I do.
Take Care,
LQ
"Machine dreams hold a special vertigo..." -- William Gibson, Count Zero
1) I have my /home on a separate drive, so whenever I install a new os, 90% of my settings persist, depending on if my WM changes and whatnot.
2) All my music and movies and stuff are on a separate file server, so I just copy in my fstab and proxy settings after a new install and all that stuff is back and ready to go.
2) Over time, different WM's using some of the same components, and thus, configuration files, all kinda start stepping on each other so...
3) I kinda had to step through the dot configs and clean things up a bit.
I did, while at it, try again to see how things were going with Slackware. I have SLAX on a USB drive for forensics and for when visiting other systems (i.e. the library) and it does well for me, but the "purest" in me is ever-striving for that no-nonsense, back-to-basics, squeaky-clean system. The problem is, I am not truly that kind of users.
I romanticize about having a pure, businesslike workstation where I work on things without distraction. Where everything is well, laid-out and easy to read, even if it is not so pretty. But, again, I am not that kind of user. All my stuff is personal. I can't/don't do that kinda cool stuff I daydream about.
Yes, I installed Slackware 13. I like it. It is nice. I have no complaints about it (other than that it comes with /everything/ installed). But still, there is just something about LinuxMint that is so... friendly. I like saying I am a Mint user. It feels like being a part of something, in this very, non-committal way.
I would love to provide reviews of all this stuff - share my findings and opinions and experiences with each distribution, but I just do not know what to write about.
(But I kinda did like how simple it was to just pick a "SlideShow" wallpaper in the desktop settings for Slackware (KDE4) and fully intend to make this happen under LXDE)
So, I am , once again, back to Linux Mint Helena (8) LXDE Community Edition RC1 with today's fresh update.
I recently upgraded someone's computer from Win-doze Vista to Win-doze 7. I have played around with various versions of Micro$oft OS's, but they just feel so... clumsy. They just feel so... "Here, let me do that for you." True, most of the popular LINUX distros now-a-days are rather automated, but it does not feel the same. It feels like if I stay on this thought-thread, I will just get into a lot of whining and moaning about this or that, so I will move on.
FluxBox is really cool. It has been my fave WM. LXDE may be replacing it though. Sure, where would these be without XFCE, right? XFCE is plenty good enough on it's own, and I am still working on the thing about them that makes me like one over another. I feel almost bad that I cannot qualify (no, quantify) what it is about them, but not too bad. I like what I like.
I do REALLY like KDE, but it does get in the way a little sometimes. I think I had mentioned before that installing the KDE distro, then installing FluxBox for the WM was like getting the best of both worlds. Hmmm... maybe I should install the KDE distro and then add LXDE on top. Perhaps I will do that with Mint #9
I think that about wraps it up then. I've got things to do other than play with my desktop settings. Surely I do.
Take Care,
LQ
"Machine dreams hold a special vertigo..." -- William Gibson, Count Zero
Thursday, January 28, 2010
OS Saga Continued
Yeah, I installed Helena KDE RC1 on Tuesday.
It was a little to slow at times... switching desktops, scrolling through windows, etc. Enough so that....
Yesterday (Wednesday) I installed Helena FluxBox RC1
I think I ought to mention that I installed Helena Main edition RC1 when it came out, even though I was never a big fan of Gnome. I installed Helena stable when it was released and it gave me no trouble, but I just _like_ KDE better - unless I am going for a really light weight DM like FluxBox/Xfce whatever.
So I am using Helena FluxBox RC1
The new OS is cool. FluxBox makes for a fast interface, but KDE just has more toys. I am not sure about my priorities. Maybe I'll get a long stem dimm for Valentines from a secret admirer.
That being said, I have the crucial things installed, and some frivolous stuff too and more is on the way. I have the basic look set up, but for the feel... I still need to get around to the keyboard short-cuts.
Take Care!
ps... I have a file server running an old version of Zenwalk which is really cool and a "common" machine we use here at the house that is running 64bit Helena. It is cool, but my laptop does not have that kinda oomph. I cannot just upgrade/change the OS on those at whim, obviously.
pss... Helena is the "name" of Linux Mint 8. I started using Linux Mint with Bianca and have had a crush on it ever sense. I admire Zenwalk fro its down-to-Earthiness, but... I likez my Mint!!!
It was a little to slow at times... switching desktops, scrolling through windows, etc. Enough so that....
Yesterday (Wednesday) I installed Helena FluxBox RC1
I think I ought to mention that I installed Helena Main edition RC1 when it came out, even though I was never a big fan of Gnome. I installed Helena stable when it was released and it gave me no trouble, but I just _like_ KDE better - unless I am going for a really light weight DM like FluxBox/Xfce whatever.
So I am using Helena FluxBox RC1
The new OS is cool. FluxBox makes for a fast interface, but KDE just has more toys. I am not sure about my priorities. Maybe I'll get a long stem dimm for Valentines from a secret admirer.
That being said, I have the crucial things installed, and some frivolous stuff too and more is on the way. I have the basic look set up, but for the feel... I still need to get around to the keyboard short-cuts.
Take Care!
ps... I have a file server running an old version of Zenwalk which is really cool and a "common" machine we use here at the house that is running 64bit Helena. It is cool, but my laptop does not have that kinda oomph. I cannot just upgrade/change the OS on those at whim, obviously.
pss... Helena is the "name" of Linux Mint 8. I started using Linux Mint with Bianca and have had a crush on it ever sense. I admire Zenwalk fro its down-to-Earthiness, but... I likez my Mint!!!
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