Thank you. I didn't phrase it as well as I could but what I meant was no magnetic, physical hd spinning on a spindle.
What I was looking for was the OS to get out of the way a bit. I'm still learning but I don't need a lot of hand holding by the OS/Desktop. I'll look up LXDE as well. If it doesn't work I'll just load another OS and keep moving. That's why I have 4 computers heading for 5... Cheers!, Paul On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 5:27 PM, Tyrell Jentink <tyr...@jentink.net> wrote: > I feel a strong need to clarify your intent... You DO intend to have a > storage device, right? > > Because "Sans hard drive" and "Solid State" don't NECESSARILY add up to > "I'm using a Solid State Disk..." > > The way I see it, there are two ways of interpreting your request: > > 1) You are buying a computer that has had the hard drive removed (Or, > possibly one that never had a hard drive to begin with), and the intent is > to boot the device off of a thumb drive or possibly the network (PXE > Boot). This would be "Solid state," in that it has no moving parts, but > the entire OS gets loaded into RAM, and a USB or network storage device is > used for all permanent storage. IN WHICH CASE, you will want to optimize > you're system for high network throughput, and you probably WON'T want to > use KDE. I do NOT assume this is what you are after, because that is a > pretty big undertaking for a Linux beginner. > > 2) You are buying a computer that has a Solid State Disk (Or your buying a > computer that matches the above description, and you intend to ADD a solid > state disk). From the OS installation and hardware provisioning > perspective, this approach is nearly indiscernible from an installation on > a Hard Disk Drive (Although, there are File System optimizations for Solid > State disks, like "Trim,"and others have touched on that). > > With regard to your choice of KDE as your desktop environment: KDE has long > been my Desktop Environment of choice... I have been using it since the > KDE2 days, and I find it to be functional to my needs, and I find it to be > stable. But people looking for simplicity and high performance are usually > NOT drawn to KDE, citing that KDE has an emphasis on pretty effects and > Windows-like UI elements, over tried-and-tested technologies and > interoperability; KDE is arguably one of the most bloated, system resource > intensive desktop environments available; I wouldn't try running it on a > Raspberry Pi, for example. I would probably not try running it with Option > 1 above, either. > > Even Gnome, which has been getting heavier and has been becoming > increasingly controversial with regard to features, still has a reputation > for being more stable and higher performance. Even so, I STILL wouldn't run > it on a Raspberry Pi, although it might be acceptable in Option 1 above. > > LXDE and XFCE are still the kings of light system resource utilization and > high performance, and have far fewer parts to fail. Tinkerers tend to like > LXDE in particular for it's high customization. LXDE is what I use on my > Raspberry Pi, and if I ever get around to playing with PXE booting, I would > probably use it there, too. > > I'm not trying to sway you from your decision; After all, I'm a KDE user, > and I want EVERYONE to agree with me that it is the best... I just want to > make sure you have thought this through, and aren't just basing your > opinion on screenshots. There's really nothing wrong with giving KDE a go, > and if you dislike it, change up later... I just hate to see people get > stuck in a routine before exploring the playing field. > > -- > Tyrell Jentink > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Wayne E. Van Loon <w...@pacifier.com> > wrote: > > > Paul: > > I recently installed Slackware 14.1 KDE on a SanDisk Extreme Pro 2.5" > > 240GB SATA III SSD. Works fine, just like a magnetic drive. > > Wayne > > > > On 02/05/2016 10:02 AM, Vedanta Teacher wrote: > > > Everyone, > > > > > > I was thinking of picking up a solid state lap top with no physical > HD > > > and installing KDE/Plasma. From what I've read and heard KDE is a > > > bit resource hungry but its been around a long time and the support > > > seems stable. > > > > > > I don't know if there are issues installing KDE on a solid state. > > > > > > I was looking for a clean, no clutter, no hassle OS and desktop > > > (please God no more dancing paper clips..) and KDE seemed a > > > good choice as well as having custom settings. I thought about > > > FreeBSD I just haven't had time to research it. > > > > > > I already have multiple computers: > > > #1: ASUS laptop in Ubuntu Unity 14.04 > > > #2: HP solid state in win 8.x > > > #3: HP all in one in win 8.x > > > #4: Lenovo laptop (think pad) in win 7.x (I may reformat and convert to > > > Mint) > > > > > > And yes, I do like to tinker, that's why I like F.O.S.S. > > > I'm not phrasing this correctly but I'm looking for a OS/desktop for > > > a mature adult. I don't need or want pop up adds for rap videos, womens > > > kickers , hand holding or the like. > > > > > > Blessings, > > > Paul > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug