[aklug] Re: Xubuntu bloat 14.04

+1 there, I kind like the bare install of XFCE. I have one I made on CD for
recovery purposes for work, put my most important tools on it and then
authored a CD for it, been using it for about 5 years... time to upgrade it
I think.

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On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Shasten Marshall <shastenm@gmail.com>
wrote:

> There are plenty of XFCE distros out there that are based on Ubuntu or
> Debian that can fit on a CD. Why not try one of those out?
>
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> * Mike <alaskabarsalou@gmail.com> [141120 08:18]:
>> > Well, I'd hoped that this wouldn't happen, but the folks at Ubuntu
>> > have decided that one CD-R isn't big enough to carry an install image
>> > of Xubuntu.
>> >
>> > The alternate install CD is no longer maintained.
>> >
>> > Sure, I can use the minimal install CD, but that requires an internet
>> > connection and a bunch more time.
>> >
>> > It sure is disappointing, but I guess that is progress... :(
>> >
>> > I'm looking at customizing an Xubuntu install and creating a CD from
>> > that, but not sure I want to spend the time.
>>
>> I use Xubuntu 12.04 on 3 of our netbooks and Lubuntu 14.04 on
>> another one. The lubuntu 14.04 install is still small enough to
>> burn onto a CD.
>>
>> Xubuntu could be put on a usb stick however. I've installed that
>> way before, but I have had mixed results. Perhaps that is because
>> I'm more used to installing with a CD.
>>
>> I'm indifferent to either xubuntu or lubuntu, because I just
>> install fluxbox as an alternate desktop and use that for the most
>> part. Even though I'm used to OS X, I have still not gotten used
>> to Unity, I don't care for it.
>> --
>> Tim
>> tim at tee jay forty nine dot com or akwebsoft dot com
>> http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com
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Received on Thu Nov 20 12:39:08 2014