On 11 Sep 2014, at 10:29, Bob Dunlop <bob.dunlop@???> wrote:
>> a understandable desktop - without 3D fanfare and indexed searching widgets (i.e. no resources sucking frills that would tax an aged/slow 2.5" 5000rpm hard drive / bog standard hardware)
>> core business apps i.e. LibreOffice 4.3.x
>> a fully functioning version of firefox with flash and java compatibility
>> a PDF reader
>> a good media player.
>> a solid imap mail client
>> a usable ical compat calendar
>
> At the risk of starting a distro war I use Gentoo at work and for my
> main home machine. I would NOT recommend Gentoo to anyone who was
> not a skilled hacker.
>
Its nice being on the bleeding edge. Now an interesting gentoo project would be a profile 2 distro script.
I thought about this several years back she gentoo first hit the scene but lost touch ares a few years on CRUX
Login -> Select apps types (suggests one with peer votes) -> on this core/Kernel version -> with this user space -> on this hardware profile -> go -> farm builds and assembles tuned distro overnight -> download a reusable iso -> boot hard ware and it net installs the image.
reboot.
> On smaller scratch machines (netbook and mini-itx bedroom browser),
> for simple Web and Mail services I use Mint Xfce. Quick to install
> and media players etc just work. Debian/Ubuntu based without some
> of the baggage (ie allows doggy media player liciences but doesn't
> upload searches to Amazon).
> I think everything on your list is there although I've never played
> with Ical.
>
> Other distros and desktops are available.
>
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