Re: Fast booting for a Debian system - and suggestions for said system
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On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:42:27 +0100
Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday 31 August 2009 16:18:16 Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:59:08 +0100
> >
> > Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > ***I would be very grateful for help in speeding up the boot
> > > process, and suggestions for a suitable DE or WM.***
> > >
> > > TIA
> > > Lisi
> >
> > I can't help with the boot process but, if he is used to Libranet
> > Linux (!!! really? How old is /that/?) then he might want to
> > continue with IceWM as window manager. It's in the repos.
>
> He has fond memories of LIbranet 3. It was able to use the Sarge
> repositories, so he was able to run his Libranet system until
> security updates for Sarge ended and I then moved him on to PCLOS.
> I have never quite been forgiven. :-(
>
> He ran it on KDE, because I did, but I have to confess that it did
> boot a lot faster. Just recently I dragged a client kicking and
> sreaming off Libranet 3, and coming back to it after so long it
> really did seem fast.
>
> But yes, I am also considering IceWM.
I used to run IceWm...but recently I have become a convert to
Fluxbox. It's even lighter than Icewm...and I think more versatile but
the relatively sparse toolbar may put you (and him) off.
>
> So long as it boots fast and I can give him his half a dozen icons,
> he doesn't mind what the desktop is. It is I who want it to be
> reasonably easy for me to set that configuration up. And I must be
Fluxbox may bother you there as well...you can tinker 'till you're
blind :)
> able to access everything else on the system via the keyboard.
> (Since there will only be the 6 or so icons and I may need to run
> other things.)
Well Fluxbox's root menu, like Icewm's certainly will do that
- --
Charles
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