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A few thoughts on 6.0
Şerban S.:
--- Quote from: Artim on September 22, 2022, 08:01:02 AM ---LOL it does probably take too long in Synaptic if you're used to the terminal anyway.
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"Used to"?! I nearly hate it! That's why I wrote the above script! Do it once, use it many! :D :D :D
--- Quote from: Artim on September 22, 2022, 08:01:02 AM ---But Linux Lite is for people who are either not accustomed to the terminal or people like me who are scared to death of the dreaded ▄︻デȶɛʀʍɨռǟʟ═══━一.
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I love that! :D
Being "accustomed" with the terminal NOW? Assuming that I was a network manager, OK, I give you that. But I'm a "home user". I never bothered even to test drive a home network!
...Well, I did it once, long time ago, when I bought Win 200 Pro. And this was that!
So, why bother now?
Theoretically, many things are available now, under (any) Linux. Still... Jerry says:
"If it works, why change?"
And I agree with that! (Am I a dinosaur? Maybe...)
--- Quote from: Artim on September 22, 2022, 08:01:02 AM ---I just "know" that mistyping a single character in a command can ignite the atmosphere and destroy all life on Earth. It's one of the reasons I use Linux Lite!
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That's the main reason why I avoid it! There is a workaround though: an ASCII (.txt) file. Then Copy/Paste into terminal. But still... :(
--- Quote from: Artim on September 22, 2022, 08:01:02 AM ---It's funny, now. I didn't like it when Linux Lite shipped with added PPAs and I said so in this forum. Now here I am eating those words, recommending pre-installed PPAs for some apps. Mainly because I'm one of those anti-Google guys that despises Google Chrome and other Google features that I consider "spyware."
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Well, you can change the script above, something like that:
--- Code: ---echo "============================================================"
echo "Remove the ugly Chrome!"
echo "============================================================"
sudo apt remove google-chrome-stable
echo "============================================================"
echo "Ugly removed!"
echo "============================================================"
--- End code ---
You can place the snippet at the beginning of the file, below the lines
--- Code: ---#!/bin/bash
#
--- End code ---
Something like this:
--- Code: ---#!/bin/bash
#
echo "============================================================"
echo "Remove the ugly Chrome!"
echo "============================================================"
sudo apt remove google-chrome-stable -y
echo "============================================================"
echo "Ugly removed!"
echo "============================================================"
--- End code ---
Then, add the PPAs like shown above. And that's it! You're up and running.
Given the fact that you'll use the script only when performing a clean install (about two years frequency...), I guess it goes nice!
Best regards! :)
Artim:
LOL it does probably take too long in Synaptic if you're used to the terminal anyway. But Linux Lite is for people who are either not accustomed to the terminal or people like me who are scared to death of the dreaded ▄︻デȶɛʀʍɨռǟʟ═══━一.
I just "know" that mistyping a single character in a command can ignite the atmosphere and destroy all life on Earth. It's one of the reasons I use Linux Lite!
It's funny, now. I didn't like it when Linux Lite shipped with added PPAs and I said so in this forum. Now here I am eating those words, recommending pre-installed PPAs for some apps. Mainly because I'm one of those anti-Google guys that despises Google Chrome and other Google features that I consider "spyware."
Şerban S.:
--- Quote from: Artim on September 21, 2022, 06:22:20 AM ---Some of us non-newbies prefer PPAs to snaps or even Flatpaks. Perhaps in future releases, a few PPAs (like ubuntuzilla) could be included and enabled so users can get Firefox, Seamonkey, etc from Synaptic would be cool.
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Hi! :)
Various people, use various apps. Including certain PPAs over others, would lead to an endless debate.
I use the following code to add my PPAs:
--- Code: ---#!/bin/bash
#
# Adding Tony George's repo for UKUU, TimeShift, Aptik Migration Tool, battery, Conky Manager, etc.:
echo "Adding Tony George.s repo for UKUU, TimeShift, Aptik Migration Tool, battery, etc...."
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:teejee2008/ppa -y
echo "Done!"
echo "============================================================"
# Adding repo for Martin Baert's SimpleScreenRecorder:
echo "Adding repo for Martin Baert.s SimpleScreenRecorder..."
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder -y
echo "Done!"
echo "============================================================"
# Adding repo for OpenShot 1.4.3 and OpenShot 2.x.
echo "Adding repo for OpenShot 1.4.3..."
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/ppa -y
echo "Adding repo for OpenShot 2.x..."
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/libopenshot-daily -y
echo "============================================================"
echo " Updating Repository Information..."
echo "============================================================"
echo ""
sudo apt-get update
echo ""
echo "Done!"
echo "============================================================"
sudo apt install {list of apps, space separated}
echo "Done!"
echo "============================================================"
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This way, you can speed up the adding of the PPAs, using the CLI. I used Synaptic before, but it takes too long.
Now, assuming that you saved the script as "AddPPAs.sh" in /home/yourhomename, you go to terminal and launch the following (this is a sample!):
Remember to change the file attributes to "executable" (775) before invoking the command.
--- Code: ---sudo /home/yourhomename/AddPPAs.sh
--- End code ---
It will take somewhere around one minute or so.
I wrote this script because it annoyed me to do this line by line on CLI and then install custom apps manually with Synaptic. So I tested the script to do all in one single CLI command line. The full script, installs about 80 apps of my choice so, it saves me from a lot of stress. ;)
So, if you want to change it accordingly, do so and test it. I use it mostly on fresh installs (like when LL 6.0 was released).
Best regards! :)
Artim:
Some of us non-newbies prefer PPAs to snaps or even Flatpaks. Perhaps in future releases, a few PPAs (like ubuntuzilla) could be included and enabled so users can get Firefox, Seamonkey, etc from Synaptic would be cool.
Şerban S.:
Hi, everybody! :)
From my perspective, one of the best steps forward, is the memory management.
While the previous versions (5.x, all) used about 1300 MB of residual RAM after about 5 hours of uptime and heavy (Chrome) browsing, the current, uses somewhere between 900 MB and 1100 MB, after closing Chrome or Chromium, FireFox, for that matter.
The number of running apps, after closing the browser, is low usually: Task Manager, Pluma (2 - 3 docs opened), LibreOffice (2 - 3 docs opened), DoubleCommander, being the usual list.
Now, considering the worst value (1100 MB), the gain of cca. 200 MB means something to me!
I know that nowadays RAM is less of a problem (I have 16 GB), but if you want the best amount of RAM available for apps, this is something very important.
On the other hand, the "flagship" of this distro, is "Lite". And this is something LL 6.0 proves undoubtly!
Many people can use a "state of the art" distro like Linux Lite, on a pretty old machine.
I can use it on a really "low resources" machine: ASUS X200M, which is quite very modest in resources. A Dual Core Celeron (N2830), with 2 GB of onboard RAM, which is a netbook, suitable for someone that moves a lot.
Now, the 200 MB RAM gain, I guess makes more sense, given the fact that this machine, has actually less than 1800 MB of RAM available (some 32 - 250 MB are dynamically allocated for video).
Far more than that, I far as I could see from the posts, many members here, setup Linux Lite on old machines, for various purposes.
While many distros get "fat", Linux Lite, stays Lite, while moving forward and staying up-to-date! :D
Best wishes! :)
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