Linux Lite 4.0 Suggestions welcomed

[kissbaby3]

some one here commented something about cloud usage (or was it storage ?) , i never used any kind of cloud, please dont make Linux lite "cloud" only, as for making it more usable for people that are thinking or have moved from windows to Linux, that is fine, but for me i moved from windows To Linux for a reason and that reason is this ........ Its Linux......not a windows , i moved to Linux not only because i dislike windows 10, i moved to Linux because it most times will keep a old PC from heading to the recycling yard and or landfills and end up poisoning the environment , at least till the old PC is no longer usable, i am not here to use windows, so i hope the people who use windows , do some research on how to use linux and maybe save a old pc from heading to the junk yard. oh one suggestion tho , when we set our mouse pointer(cursor) to a bigger size, it should stay that way until we change it , lol,

[LL-user]

@LL-user Keepassx doesn't use wine and mono. I've never used or offered KeePass2 so I don't know it's crash history.
Cheers

In the light of targeting Windows users I'd assume the majority uses Keepass2 over Keepassx. That's and the fact that Keepassx hasn't been updated for quite a while and is missing the very handy auto-type feature made me suggest a replacement.
To keep it as familiar as possible to Windows converts it would need Keepass2. KeepassXC would take them already on a journey, but at least with a few advantages. I see Keepassx definitely at the bottom of the list at the moment and therefore have never installed it for people I support switching over to Linux Lite.

[Jerry]

@LL-user Keepassx doesn't use wine and mono. I've never used or offered KeePass2 so I don't know it's crash history.
Cheers

[LL-user]

Suggestion: replace KeepassX by KeepassXC


Once I suggested replacing KeepassX by Keepass2 which I still mainly use (maybe more out of habit). But meanwhile I have also KeepassXC installed and use it, too.


Due to the character of Linux Lite to keep things simple & light I assume KeepassXC would be the better option. No mono and wine required. And nevertheless it offers auto-typing.


Thanks for your consideration

Keepassx (10) actually has less dependencies then Keepassxc (17). Keepassxc also requires a number of qt5 libs. Whats the difference in memory usage?

Does that dependency calculation include wine and mono?

memory usage:

via ps:
USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
xx        5490  0.6  2.2 730928 92028 ?        Sl   19:05   0:02 keepassxc
xx        8922  0.5  2.7 1275384 112024 ?      Sl   10:59   2:44 /usr/bin/cli /usr/lib/keepass2/KeePass.exe

via Task Manager:
KeePass.exe  109MB
KeePassXC     92MB

KeePassXC starts a lot faster and is snappier. Also, KeePass2 crashes now and then and doesn't appear as native.
What I do miss in KeePassXC is (currently) the possibility to use the backup plugin respectively KeePass plugins in general.

Hope that helps

[bitsnpcs]

@rokytnji it says 'idevice' in the name, so I assume the application is for Apple products. I went to the github page, but the documentation is non existent. That in itself is a huge put off for me.

You assume correctly @Jerry , it says -
"Python3 GUI using the idevice & ifuse projects to mount & unmount iPhone & iPad filesystems "

[Jerry]

Suggestion: replace KeepassX by KeepassXC


Once I suggested replacing KeepassX by Keepass2 which I still mainly use (maybe more out of habit). But meanwhile I have also KeepassXC installed and use it, too.


Due to the character of Linux Lite to keep things simple & light I assume KeepassXC would be the better option. No mono and wine required. And nevertheless it offers auto-typing.


Thanks for your consideration

Keepassx (10) actually has less dependencies then Keepassxc (17). Keepassxc also requires a number of qt5 libs. Whats the difference in memory usage?

[rokytnji]

Yeah. I sold my  Iphone 5S. Bought a replacement Samsung S7 Edge. So I cannot even test that for you.

[Jerry]

@rokytnji it says 'idevice' in the name, so I assume the application is for Apple products. I went to the github page, but the documentation is non existent. That in itself is a huge put off for me.

[rokytnji]

Where's the devices supported list?

Not sure what you mean Jerry. My devices or the worlds devices? eudev is pretty new. So may be all I could give is my personal devices.  Since systemd is incorporated in  linux lite. I gave up too much info and was not suggesting you switch over to using eudev,  It is probably more headache for you than it is worth.

But I can understand how my clumsy post can be misconstrued to make one think so.

My personal devices supported are the media reader on my  Emachine 3507. There is no supported devices list/documentation  for MX-Device-Mounter either.   My media reader  reads cf, micro drives, sd, xd, usb. 

It is my understanding most modules supporting any device are included in the kernel and module loading is handled by the user with modprobe. Failure to work info  is handled by dmesg and grep.


 

[LL-user]

Suggestion: replace KeepassX by KeepassXC


Once I suggested replacing KeepassX by Keepass2 which I still mainly use (maybe more out of habit). But meanwhile I have also KeepassXC installed and use it, too.


Due to the character of Linux Lite to keep things simple & light I assume KeepassXC would be the better option. No mono and wine required. And nevertheless it offers auto-typing.


Thanks for your consideration

[bitsnpcs]

Users replace "username" with their user name.

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tar -cvf backup.tar /home/username
This creates a tar file named backup.tar that will backup all the contents of home/username folder and the sub directories.
It gives the verbose output to terminal during the process from the v option.
I seen it last week a few pages back, in the book "Linux Bible".

It has some potential for tweaks, like no verbose but output to log file that.
If gui that has a button reading eg; "backup-now" attached to this command, clicking that button so  would make a Lite, fast, and efficient backup.
Somewhere (maybe online) I cannot find it at the moment, I seen a command to output to USB results of commands. Attaching that to the export to usb button in GUi.

The other backup areas such as full OS, then maybe like machine type freeze/shot as an iso I am not sure this yet. Similar as can be done with Python apps for distribution, where it each machine state downloads "its" specific requirement, this can be where drivers differ and dependencies.<< makes the backup size lightweight/smaller and faster/more efficient.
Executing this is like the button to use the system rollback/restore.

I think the idea of it has potential of a seed to become "Lite backup" of future.

[LL-user]

As rokytnji, this is not to contribute to any distro war or similar. It's about learning & improving while not reinventing the wheel to make Linux Lite even better.


Therefore I'd also recommend to take a look at the MX Toolbox.
It might be interesting also in the light of needing a replacement for systemback! See "Live-usb Maker" and "Snapshot".

[Jerry]

Not trying to start any trouble. Just hoping Jerry can use this info.

https://github.com/timkb4cq/mx-idevice-mounter

Also. Our distro Team <AntiX>. Is checking out switching over eudev also.

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Eudev

I have no dog in this hunt. No druthers. I run how I like. What ever Jerry builds. I bet it will be the bee's knees.    Good luck with 4.0.

Where's the devices supported list?

[rokytnji]

Not trying to start any trouble. Just hoping Jerry can use this info.

https://github.com/timkb4cq/mx-idevice-mounter

Also. Our distro Team <AntiX>. Is checking out switching over eudev also.

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Eudev

I have no dog in this hunt. No druthers. I run how I like. What ever Jerry builds. I bet it will be the bee's knees.    Good luck with 4.0.

[tek10]

Of the image viewers mentioned so far, I really like Mirage the best. Thanks to Vera for the suggestion. I'm keeping it in my LL 3.8. I vote for its addition to LL 4.0.