#include <hallo.h> * André Luiz Rodrigues Ferreira [Tue, Apr 11 2006, 01:44:57PM]: > Hi ! > > I'm creating a meta package for install a lite desktop for old > machines with poor hardware. > I would like to receive opinions about my packages list: > > - x-window-system-core > - xfce4 (beautiful!)
Depends. IceWM with a tiny Filemanager (eg. emelfm) suffies my idea of "light desktop" much, much more. I would say - set "xfce4 | x-window-manager". > - evince As other pointed out, does basically the same job as xpdf but pulls half of the Gnome. > - eog As said, Gnome bloat. Use gqview or pornview. > - gaim Please depend on "gaim | psi | licq" or so. > - arj Who cares about arj nowadays? I suggest installing the "unp" package instead, it will tell user which program is needed to install for a certain type of archive. > - file-roller Is there really no other choice without GNOME dependencies? > - wvdial What's wrong with chat? > - gnome-ppp Bloat for a simple task like Interface status watching. Configuration can be done wiht pppconfig once. And even then, it's too specific for a "Desktop" meta package, IMO. > - gnome-utils You can replace all of them with lightweigt alternatives: xwd (or import from imagemagic or even gimp for screenshots), ding, locate (make some GUI), superformat (make some GUI, I have written one years ago, see GSwissKnife on Freshmeat). > - inkscape Too specific for a "Desktop" package. > - gimp > - abiword > - gnumeric > - gnumeric-plugins-extra > - gnome-system-monitor The last time I used this monitor, it was the application using much more memory than every other one. Do you really want it for a lightweight desktop? Eduard.