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A step back into Linux: LXLE
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Posted by jaslar
Apr 5, 2015 at 07:37 PM
I used various Linux distros on my little netbook for awhile, too (now deceased). When I bought a new laptop, it came with Windows 7. I put Ubuntu on it and dual booted for about 18 months. Then through my own inattentiveness, I borked the Ubuntu partition trying to upgrade to the LTS. It was a lot of work maintaining TWO distros on one machine, though. So I just wiped Ubuntu and lived in Windows for awhile. On the one hand, Windows does do most things you want it to: Webinars, movies, etc. On the other hand, I’ve had it reset in the middle of my work without warning. I had to reboot it two or three times a week. it was always throwing updates at me. So when I bought this new/used machine, I really was relieved I could go back to Linux. But I was also running (more as a hobby) Peppermint in a virtual machine on Windows. I agree: sharp looking and fast. But LXLE came bundled with more, but focused software already installed.
I did look at Remarkable, and it’s a beauty. But without code folding, tabs, and search across files, it doesn’t offer me anything I really need. I also didn’t care for its Tasks implementation: ugly on screen, and you can’t toggle to a HTML view, then check it off (which you can do with Haroopad). But every time I look into a new app, I get a clearer idea of what I’m actually looking for.
Posted by jimspoon
Apr 7, 2015 at 10:11 AM
This post inspired me to look around for a very lightweight linux distro that might work well on some of my old computers. Found this link:
5 Linux distributions for very old computers « Everyday Linux User
http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/08/5-linux-distributions-for-very-old.html
The five distributions discussed are AntiX, SparkyLinux, Crunchbang, Puppy Linux, and Lubuntu.
Posted by jaslar
Apr 8, 2015 at 03:45 PM
Update after some more work with LXLE. Using Chrome and separately running apps really slowed down the distro. So I used the default Firefox, which I actually hadn’t used in some time. I had to customize it a bit, but then found that it gave a very fast, smooth eperience. I’ve tried to restrain myself from going whole hog on extensions and add-ons. And I read now that they’re thinking about going to move to SeaMonkey (because the suite, oddly enough, uses less memory than separate browser and email apps). At any rate, if you use LXLE, don’t use Chrome.
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Apr 11, 2015 at 03:50 PM
jaslar wrote:
>Update after some more work with LXLE. Using Chrome and separately
>running apps really slowed down the distro.
Did you have more than one tab open in Chrome? Like the recent versions of Internet Explorer, Chrome opens a new instance of the programme for each tab. As a result it can quickly turn into a resource hog. Just open the equivalent of task manager and you should see a multitude of Chrome threads.
In contrast, Firefox opens all tabs under the same programme instance. The downside is that if one tab crashes, the whole programme goes down.
Posted by jaslar
Apr 11, 2015 at 07:41 PM
I did have multiple tabs open, and that would explain it. On the other hand, I do the same in Windows, on a machine with even fewer specs, and didn’t have that problem. A surprise.