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Re: [RP] linux distro for ratpoison/minimalist config on laptop?
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Ross Patterson |
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Re: [RP] linux distro for ratpoison/minimalist config on laptop? |
Date: |
Wed, 04 May 2011 20:54:20 -0700 |
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Greg Minshall <address@hidden> writes:
> hi. i normally run on a Mac (and run rp under Apple's X), but now i'm
> interested in using Linux on a PC laptop.
>
> i don't want a "desktop environment", but do want X in order to run RP,
> emacs, firefox, gnuplot, etc.
>
> i'm a Linux newbie (but BSD oldie). it seems if i load, e.g., Ubuntu,
> it deals with my hardware (ethernet, wifi, suspend/resume), but comes
> with a plethora of what i assume to be desktop software, stuff i don't
> want.
>
> any suggestion on a distribution, or what i should do post-install to
> get rid of the crud (but maintain the functionality)?
>
> thanks for asking this list, but it seems the most cultural-compatible.
Do you want auto-mount of USB drives? How about NetworkManager? If you
want to use it, are you content with nmcli? What about various apps
that depend on a system/notification tray? Skype? Dropbox? All this
is to say, you might not want as minimal a system as at first you think
you do.
Food for thought,
Ross