12-20-2015, 11:24 PM
I know this is an old topic......and having just tried out a Live session of Lite 2.6 I see that the Help Manual is up and running. It is an impressive and comprehensive piece of work, and a great addition to the distro, especially for newcomers like me!
I have only skimmed the manual very quickly. I assume it is going to be reviewed and updated. If so, one thing I didn't find - which might be useful - is an explanation of Wine. For Linux veterans and devotees Wine is probably irrelevant. But for those (like me) who have spent years with Windows programs (and have a soft spot for some of them....) Wine is quite useful. For example, I am deeply attached to FastStone Image Viewer for organising and editing my photos and have found no comparable Linux equivalent.
There is a section in the Help Manual which lists Linux equivalents to many Windows programs, and that's useful. But - assuming that Wine will run in Linux Lite - would it be sensible to have a section in "software" linked to that list which explains how to install Wine and then how to run Windows programs, using Wine, in a Linux OS?
I have only skimmed the manual very quickly. I assume it is going to be reviewed and updated. If so, one thing I didn't find - which might be useful - is an explanation of Wine. For Linux veterans and devotees Wine is probably irrelevant. But for those (like me) who have spent years with Windows programs (and have a soft spot for some of them....) Wine is quite useful. For example, I am deeply attached to FastStone Image Viewer for organising and editing my photos and have found no comparable Linux equivalent.
There is a section in the Help Manual which lists Linux equivalents to many Windows programs, and that's useful. But - assuming that Wine will run in Linux Lite - would it be sensible to have a section in "software" linked to that list which explains how to install Wine and then how to run Windows programs, using Wine, in a Linux OS?