Post by mikkh on Aug 27, 2014 13:34:14 GMT
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Linux is great for choice, but by default there's often a glut of software installed that you'll probably seldom or never use.
This can make Linux easier to use for some people and makes installing new software a job you won't have to do for a while, or perhaps never have to do
That is OK for some, but it assumes a) you actually need all that software in the first place, which in Linux circles is mostly recommendations from others about what is 'must have' software b) It suggests you might be too stupid to install anything yourself, so tries to second guess what the average user wants. And c) there is no C, but I thought there was when I started A !
I decided to do something about this and PClinuxOS gives the choice of a 'minime' version; a minimalised KDE desktop that uses 4GB of hard drive space instead of the 12 GB+ of the full version (or the 20GB+ of the full monty version, which takes glut of software to a whole new level)
PClinuxOS is a rolling release distro, meaning you don't have to install the latest version immediately if you don't want to - apart from the kernel and a few key core components, you'll be using the latest version anyway just by keeping it updated. I wanted to try the minime version, so I went for a new install to see how mini it was, and how much work I needed to do to make it suitable for me.
I didn't want any office software because I rarely have a use for it nowadays, but I did want a 'real' browser instead of the minimalist 'konqueror' that comes with KDE, so that was my first job.
Having just discovered Maxthon for Linux, that was easily sorted and I put my mind to thinking what software I actually needed for day-to-day use, or things I use a lot
I'm getting old and set in my ways, so there's very little software I can't live without, or isn't already there in the mini version anyway, so apart from a DVD burner, my favourite media streamer XBMC and a handful of other things, I was good to go in a very short time. The only real problem was setting up the printer, because all printing software was also missing from the mini version. I made it harder for myself by trying to do it the clever way, before finding 'task-printing-epson' in the software manager - doh!
A new leaner meaner OS with just the software I really want - what could be better? Winning the lottery? OK apart from that. A holiday in Australia? Yes OK that too. A bacon sandwich? Ok, so it's no big deal, but I like it anyway ;o
Linux is great for choice, but by default there's often a glut of software installed that you'll probably seldom or never use.
This can make Linux easier to use for some people and makes installing new software a job you won't have to do for a while, or perhaps never have to do
That is OK for some, but it assumes a) you actually need all that software in the first place, which in Linux circles is mostly recommendations from others about what is 'must have' software b) It suggests you might be too stupid to install anything yourself, so tries to second guess what the average user wants. And c) there is no C, but I thought there was when I started A !
I decided to do something about this and PClinuxOS gives the choice of a 'minime' version; a minimalised KDE desktop that uses 4GB of hard drive space instead of the 12 GB+ of the full version (or the 20GB+ of the full monty version, which takes glut of software to a whole new level)
PClinuxOS is a rolling release distro, meaning you don't have to install the latest version immediately if you don't want to - apart from the kernel and a few key core components, you'll be using the latest version anyway just by keeping it updated. I wanted to try the minime version, so I went for a new install to see how mini it was, and how much work I needed to do to make it suitable for me.
I didn't want any office software because I rarely have a use for it nowadays, but I did want a 'real' browser instead of the minimalist 'konqueror' that comes with KDE, so that was my first job.
Having just discovered Maxthon for Linux, that was easily sorted and I put my mind to thinking what software I actually needed for day-to-day use, or things I use a lot
I'm getting old and set in my ways, so there's very little software I can't live without, or isn't already there in the mini version anyway, so apart from a DVD burner, my favourite media streamer XBMC and a handful of other things, I was good to go in a very short time. The only real problem was setting up the printer, because all printing software was also missing from the mini version. I made it harder for myself by trying to do it the clever way, before finding 'task-printing-epson' in the software manager - doh!
A new leaner meaner OS with just the software I really want - what could be better? Winning the lottery? OK apart from that. A holiday in Australia? Yes OK that too. A bacon sandwich? Ok, so it's no big deal, but I like it anyway ;o
