Re: minimal kde system for amarok?
> Matt Price wrote: >> I want to install a fairly minimal set of packages as I really don't >> want the machine to feel sluggish > > Installed bu unused packages won't slow your computer down. They will > just > take up disk space. ... unless they run a daemon. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you attempt to fix something that isn't broken, it will be. -Bruce Tognazzini -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: minimal kde system for amarok?
Matt Price wrote: > I want to install a fairly minimal set of packages as I really don't > want the machine to feel sluggish Installed bu unused packages won't slow your computer down. They will just take up disk space. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: minimal kde system for amarok?
You just need kdelibs4c2a(in unstable). An alternative to Amarok can be Listen that uses pygtk(gtk in python) On 12/3/06, Rogério Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Dec 01 2006, Matt Price wrote: > I want to install a fairly minimal set of packages as I really don't > want the machine to feel sluggish -- it should act like a smart stereo > component, not a slow-bu-versatile computer. You can install amarok only (see with aptitude what it would install) and don't install Recommend:'s (only those you choose to install). > Alternatively, is there a gtk alternative to amaork that comes close? There is a package that is being evaluated to be uploaded to Debian, called exaile, which is a clone of amarok, but written with gtk in mind. See http://www.debian.org/debian-mentors/ for the latest discussions. > I haven't used banshee for a while -- how is t hat shaping up? Do its > mono dependencies make it similarly 'heavy' to amarok? I don't know, as usually avoid things that need a virtual machine (the same thing with Java), but I'd be interested to know others' opinions. Hope this helps, Rogério Brito. -- Rogério Brito : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito Homepage of the algorithms package : http://algorithms.berlios.de Homepage on freshmeat: http://freshmeat.net/projects/algorithms/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- :::lxuser 391715::: http://igordevlog.blogspot.com/
Re: minimal kde system for amarok?
On Dec 01 2006, Matt Price wrote: > I want to install a fairly minimal set of packages as I really don't > want the machine to feel sluggish -- it should act like a smart stereo > component, not a slow-bu-versatile computer. You can install amarok only (see with aptitude what it would install) and don't install Recommend:'s (only those you choose to install). > Alternatively, is there a gtk alternative to amaork that comes close? There is a package that is being evaluated to be uploaded to Debian, called exaile, which is a clone of amarok, but written with gtk in mind. See http://www.debian.org/debian-mentors/ for the latest discussions. > I haven't used banshee for a while -- how is t hat shaping up? Do its > mono dependencies make it similarly 'heavy' to amarok? I don't know, as usually avoid things that need a virtual machine (the same thing with Java), but I'd be interested to know others' opinions. Hope this helps, Rogério Brito. -- Rogério Brito : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito Homepage of the algorithms package : http://algorithms.berlios.de Homepage on freshmeat: http://freshmeat.net/projects/algorithms/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: minimal kde system for amarok?
On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 19:30 -0800, Alan Ianson wrote: > I find rhythmbox from gnome to be very close to amarok but I'm not sure if > it's a gtk app (I don't think so). Rhythmbox is a GTK app, however, it doesn't support adding music to USB mass storage devices (like a Rockbox player) yet. -- Cheers, Sven Arvidsson http://www.whiz.se PGP Key ID 760BDD22 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: minimal kde system for amarok?
Ir could I e.g. run a very simple wondow manager that doesn't depend even on gtk? Ion3 is my recommendation. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: minimal kde system for amarok?
On Friday 01 December 2006 14:24, Matt Price wrote: > Hi, > > I am building a linux stereo for xmas. Basically I'm making it out of > an old ibm thinkpad and an iPod w/ rockbox. > I want to install a fairly minimal set of packages as I really don't > want the machine to feel sluggish -- it should act like a smart stereo > component, not a slow-bu-versatile computer. > > I intend to run amarok on the system -- I haven't seen anything that > comes close in terms of features and stability. THe thing is, kde > always feels REALLY slow on this machine. I mean, REALLY slow. So my > question: is it possible to install a MINIMAL kde which can handle > amarok but doesn't sap the life out of my poor l'il old cpu? if so > how would I do htis? Ir could I e.g. run a very simple wondow manager > that doesn't depend even on gtk? I am hesitant to run a mixed gtk/qt > system as I have limited resources and responsiveness is a priority. I haven't tried it myself but I think installing amarok on a machine will just bring in the essentials of kde that it needs to run (assuming kde isn't already installed). You might need to install a package or ten manually if you wanted kde to be useful for anything else. I did that once with krusader and got a very minimal kde. Worth a try I think. > Alternatively, is there a gtk alternative to amaork that comes close? > I haven't used banshee for a while -- how is t hat shaping up? Do its > mono dependencies make it similarly 'heavy' to amarok? I find rhythmbox from gnome to be very close to amarok but I'm not sure if it's a gtk app (I don't think so). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
minimal kde system for amarok?
Hi, I am building a linux stereo for xmas. Basically I'm making it out of an old ibm thinkpad and an iPod w/ rockbox. I want to install a fairly minimal set of packages as I really don't want the machine to feel sluggish -- it should act like a smart stereo component, not a slow-bu-versatile computer. I intend to run amarok on the system -- I haven't seen anything that comes close in terms of features and stability. THe thing is, kde always feels REALLY slow on this machine. I mean, REALLY slow. So my question: is it possible to install a MINIMAL kde which can handle amarok but doesn't sap the life out of my poor l'il old cpu? if so how would I do htis? Ir could I e.g. run a very simple wondow manager that doesn't depend even on gtk? I am hesitant to run a mixed gtk/qt system as I have limited resources and responsiveness is a priority. Alternatively, is there a gtk alternative to amaork that comes close? I haven't used banshee for a while -- how is t hat shaping up? Do its mono dependencies make it similarly 'heavy' to amarok? Thanks as always, Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
