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Hi jggimi ! you're doing a great job , I like the mass storage option for FAT.
I'll be pleased to be using the LiveCD. Best of luck ! (Maybe you'd consider including a few useful firefox add-ons .. like noscript/locale changer/useragent/etc... and for tubes ? ) |
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Thank you, daemonfowl. You've recommended perhaps a dozen different applications in this thread already. Each time, I've told you the same thing. Please re-read the thread, paying attention to my responses to your suggestions.
I am not adding any of your suggestions. If I did, I may as well add everyone's suggestions, including a suggestion to install every single distributable package. Why limit the applications?
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I'm going to have to rethink my plans.
The OS (all filesets but comp52.tgz) plus mutt, xpdf, fluxbox, firefox, and libreoffice_no_java consume 1.2GB, nearly twice the size of a CD and well beyond 1GB sticks (which are 1,000,000,000 bytes or 953 MB). When I replace libreoffice with gnumeric and abiword the size only drops to 1.1 GB. Without the office products its about 626 MB, but it would have less utility; forcing users to use Google Docs, MS Office 365, or other cloud offerings. Last edited by jggimi; 17th August 2012 at 04:26 AM. Reason: typo |
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Hi jggimi !!
Maybe you'd consider replacing fluxbox itself with some lighter window manager (openbox .. ) .. epdfview instead of xpdf .. as the former uses minimal libs (no gnome libs) .. I know you're a big admirer of Firefox .. can't you put Seamonkey instead ? then you'd omit mutt too .. You're a hacker , you may look at the software choices made for lighter live OSes like Peppermint ,, WattOS .. Pentoo .. ( ps. : if the LiveCD is directed to BSD community mostly .. then why just bother using window managers other than default cwm/fvwm ? maybe all you need is a tweak of xdm to aulogin to X .. again this is feasible only if fluxbox REALLY takes space :-) If the LiveCD is directed to newcomers : they are more likely to fit into 2 broad categories : Nix-familiar : these would taste OpenBSD spices without much trouble (hehe talking as though I'm a ... LOL !) Mac-Win herd : they would rather need a GUI-GUI boosted LiveDVD with Gnome or Kde . Please all , please none , my friend ) Last edited by daemonfowl; 17th August 2012 at 05:04 AM. |
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Firefox and Libreoffice are the pigs here. Unfortunately, I can’t think of anything as full‐featured that doesn’t take up more space. You could replace Libreoffice with siag and Firefox with NetSurf, but most people wouldn’t find that useful.
There’s no getting around it: this stuff doesn’t fit on CDs anymore. There’s no making these packages any smaller, so you’ll have to sacrifice features: a lightweight browser (NetSurf or Dillo), lightweight mail (nail), lightweight office/typesetter (siag or lout). Or drop one or more categories from that list. It’s a shame that people don’t care about fitting things in CDs anymore, making this necessary… Quote:
Openbox is larger than Fluxbox. Look at the package sizes.
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As backrow has already politely pointed out, you managed to entirely ignore application size in your argument. I will add that you have also ignored the impact of dependent applications and libraries on capacity.
If you wish to be helpful, take the advice I've given multiple times in this thread, and install the OS and your desired applications on a spare disk drive or USB device. From that you will see how much capacity is consumed and you may be able to make a rational, reasoned argument for one solution over another. Otherwise, please stop posting your suggestions. So is the OS. Quote:
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This thread is now locked. Although well-intentioned, various members have twisted it into advocating their own wish lists & agendas such that the thread really no longer serves much purpose.
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