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bonnevie:

Hello Vint,
Is that what you're thinking about?  Yad is available in Synaptics. I suggest you read about it in Ubuntu forums.  Should it be included in "stock" LinuxLite?  As Jerry said, a new LinuxLite user coming from Windows would be tempted to untick whatever seems like bloat without understanding the consequences on dependencies. Once you know what you're doing, it's easy to just add it to your toolbox.
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vint:
Howdy Jerry,
Thanks for the response but that doesn't answer the question totally, I am not meaning to offend you and your hard work on Linux Lite.  Linux Lite is based on Ubuntu is it not?  I noticed that Ubuntu OS users updater allows them to have a choice when updating software on their machines, I assume that you the creator of Linux Lite programmed the updater to not give us the choice.  Am I mistaken?  I thought that having choices and options was what open source and Linux was all about and what separates it from evil Windows and Microsoft.
I don't need printer driver updates for printers I don't have and I should have the choice to not update them or remove them entirely, what would be awesome is for the "kernel" to have printer drivers for all printers.  I am a novice with Linux and I'm sure that I missed something along the way and you are the expert so enlighten me.

Best regards,

Jerry:
If you're concerned about software that's on your computer that you will never use, then I'm afraid that it doesn't end there. For example, the Kernel contains lots of features and drivers that you will never use. The simple answer is, when one builds an operating system, one builds it to work on as many computers as possible, it is not tailor made for one device. This is how freedom spreads, by having wide ranging compatibility. FYI, we are not a fork of Ubuntu, we start off we with a 35mb image, and painstakingly build it one package at a time. Cheers

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vint:
Howdy y'all,

Recently over the past 3 days when I check for updates for software and security I'm getting updates for printer drivers that I don't need.  So I checked how the updater works on Ubuntu and what I found out is that on Ubuntu the user is able to check what updates they want in a check box and leave the updates they don't want.  Why since Linux Lite is a fork of Ubuntu do we not have that same choice?  There isn't any reason for me to have printer drivers I don't use on my machine taking up space, or other software I don't use getting updates because I don't have the option to not update them.  Why is this not included?

Best regards,

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