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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 I wasn't pointing fingers, it was a sweeping statement. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html