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Re: [LUG] Lucid

 

On Thu, 27 May 2010 08:56:01 +0100
Neil Winchurst wrote:

> Grant Sewell wrote:
> > 
> > I don't really understand people's obsessions with specific distros.
> > Was it *really* Ubuntu that was seizing, or was it a specific
> > component of the default Ubuntu collection of software?  You could
> > always have tried installing a command-line only Ubuntu and added
> > only the packages you want.  You want XFCE?  Install the XFCE
> > packages.  Gnome?  Grab the Gnome packages instead.
> > 
> > Grant.
> > 
> I am not sure that 'obsession' is the right word. As I mentioned one
> of the strengths and weaknesses of Linux is the sheer number of
> distros. I have used or looked at several over the years. They do
> vary somewhat. When I have used a particular one for some time I get
> used to how it works. But I am not obsessed with it.
> 
> At the moment I feel that KDE has become too 'heavy' and bloated for
> me. Please note, I said 'for me'. So I am tempted to move to Xfce
> which does all that I need. That is why I am testing PCLinuxOS and
> will check out Mint 9 when the Xfce version comes out. (I already
> have Mint 7 Xfce on my laptop.)
> 
> I know that I could install, for example, the Gnome version of Mint
> and add Xfce to it. But that is not the same as installing the Xfce
> version straight. As an example, Mint 8 Gnome comes in at 1 Gb. The
> KDE version is 1.1 Gb whereas the Xfce version is 695 Kb.
> 
> It is wonderful to have all this choice.
> 
> Neil

Hi Neil,

I wasn't pointing fingers, it was more of a sweeping statement.

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