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On Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:02:53 -0800

"M. Edward (Ed) Borasky"  wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 10:40 PM, Ralf Mardorf

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>  wrote:

> > On Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:14:12 +0100, david  wrote:

> >>

> >> No clue how they'll do. I prefer Debian Sid

> >

> >

> > I don't know the current state of KDE4, but some time ago I used an older

> > KDE4, not for audio and it was ok. I don't like the design, but the workflow

> > is ok and it had no performance issues.

> >

> > I want some clear words about break outs in new directions from the distros.

> >

> > E.g. on Arch it makes me wonder that people using X, need to pull in

> > Wayland. This is like installing init and getting systemd as a dependency. I

> > can live with systemd and perhaps I can live with Wayland, but I won't

> > unclear transitions, that cause issues.

> >

> > For Ubuntu I guess the direction is clear, they will build a distro with

> > shops, unusable DEs, similar to tablet PC stuff. The users are free to

> > remove Unity and to install another DE, but the DE then will be buggy. My

> > MUA for Quantal already doesn't work anymore.

> >

> > Debian Sid might be ok, I just have no good feelings regarding to the state

> > "unstable".

>

> I've had pretty good luck with Fedora 18. I've tried all the desktops

> and the lightest thing I've found that actually has most of the

> comforts of home is OpenBox with the fbpanel Menu/Panel/Taskbar/Clock

> add-on.

For some time now, and for work as well as home office & DAW, I install the

absolutely  minimum debian (not even the desktop initially), install mingetty

and set it up for auto login and single user - there is no one else going to

use my machines!
I then use apt-get to install synaptic, openbox and rox-filer. This

automagically installs all the desktop stuff I *actually* need and none of the

cruft.
I set up sudo for synaptic, halt and reboot (and other specialised stuff

depending on the intended environment).
For the basic desktop I finally create a .profile containing just startx, and

a .config/openbox/autostart containing rox -S &
One reboot and I'm into a fully functional minimum desktop, after which I use

synaptic to pull in whatever else I need, depending on what the machine is

going to be used for - I compile specialist stuff of course.
--

Will J Godfrey

http://www.musically.me.uk

Say you have a poem and I have a tune.

Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.

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