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Topic: #! Lite

Can we have another one (#! Lite) based on the new release?  Pleeeeeeeze?  wink  Maybe a 'how-to' otherwise?

Last edited by Bumblebizzle (2011-12-25 06:39:04)

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Re: #! Lite

Although I probably wouldn't use it, I know there are quite a few in the forum who have expressed an interest in a new Lite version when the original development versions of Statler were released.  As a moderator, I second the motion on behalf of everyone in the peanut gallery who has clamored for such a Lite version.

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Re: #! Lite

One thing that could be done is like a script that uninstalls/installs configs and apps and turns a statler release into a lite version.  That might be cool.  Just some ideas.  I'm satisfied with statler the way it is since it's so streamlined.  When there was lite and standard, I always installed the lite version though.

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Re: #! Lite

Is this another wish list for the cb-welcome script?

Could be easily added to devel script

Wait, there is no cb-welcome in the new release. mad

Carry on. smile

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Re: #! Lite

Better yet ... #! Core.  tongue

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Re: #! Lite

Bumblebizzle wrote:

Better yet ... #! Core.  tongue

Use antiX-core smile

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Re: #! Lite

BoredOOMM wrote:

Wait, there is no cb-welcome in the new release. mad

wrong. I just installed it on a friends machine and it ran cb welcome.

what I like to see in cb welcome, as i got half mad configuring the new release..

- ntfs drive support or detect internal partitions and ask which ones to mount and use (see all the enclosing drive locked threads)
- automatic login yes/no, cant find it nowhere
- network support - cannot get the remote network drives working, gigolo does not see them

i find the new release a little too barebones. I use february 2011 statler on my machine and love it, but I doubt I can give the new release to a new linux user, even after setting up the most important things for him.

I like the idea of crunchbang lite, but I also like a solid preconfigured system. this can however, also be done via welcome script.

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Re: #! Lite

I'm running the #! Lite 9.04.01 release on my Eee 701 (8Gb SSD model) ... weighs in at 1.5G on the drive after install, clean-up, tweaks, etc ...

Sources list I use to keep it 'up-to-date':

deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse

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Re: #! Lite

Bumblebizzle wrote:

I'm running the #! Lite 9.04.01 release on my Eee 701 (8Gb SSD model) ... weighs in at 1.5G on the drive after install, clean-up, tweaks, etc ...

Sources list I use to keep it 'up-to-date':

deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse

Jaunty is unsupported since Oct. 2010. Your system is not "up to date."

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Re: #! Lite

snowpine wrote:
Bumblebizzle wrote:

I'm running the #! Lite 9.04.01 release on my Eee 701 (8Gb SSD model) ... weighs in at 1.5G on the drive after install, clean-up, tweaks, etc ...

Sources list I use to keep it 'up-to-date':

deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse

Jaunty is unsupported since Oct. 2010. Your system is not "up to date."


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Re: #! Lite

IMHO, maybe playing devil's advocate a little: A Linux "distribution" should be fully-functional and configured out-of-the-box, including the ability to play media, perform office tasks, view/edit documents, manipulate images, etc.

As long as the full version fits on one CD and fits on tiny netbook SSD's, what is the advantage of a lite version with missing functionality?

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Re: #! Lite

snowpine wrote:

As long as the full version fits on one CD and fits on tiny netbook SSD's, what is the advantage of a lite version with missing functionality?

People might like a distro, but not certain aspects which make it functional OOTB (stuff like Gstreamer and Pulse for sound, useless codecs for a certain type of video player and similar), and yet not inclined to do a minimal install and configure the system from the ground up. Whether these kinds of users should be catered to is another matter. It depends on one or more developer's personal preferences.

Last edited by el_koraco (2011-12-25 19:19:53)

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Good point el_koraco: the developer's personal vision is the final arbiter. smile

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Re: #! Lite

Maybe someone with interest in this could write a how-to on adding crunchbang flavour to a minimal Debian install.

(Probably not that hard, but I'm not volunteering personally: Statler 20110207 is pretty near perfect for me as it is.)

edit sorry I meant the Feb. release, not Nov.

Last edited by johnraff (2011-12-27 16:42:10)

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Re: #! Lite

We have this, is now outdated but the steps should still be similar.

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Re: #! Lite

^That looks like a good start anyway. It should still work with the Feb. 2011 release.

Last edited by johnraff (2011-12-27 16:42:36)

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