| Art Alexion on 14 Apr 2009 10:49:19 -0700 |
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On Tuesday 14 April 2009 12:02:46 pm Alex Launi wrote: > The eeebuntu standard install has thunderbird, Not the one I downloaded, but I installed evolution after the fact because I feel email is one of the main purposes of a netbook, and find webmail cumbersome and unsatisfactory. > the full open office suite, It doesn't install the database component. I would definitely want Writer, Calc and Impress installed. Draw is probably unnecessary. > banshee, vlc- Mine installed Rhythmbox and totem. No Banshee or VLC > it's all the stuff you'd want on a notebook. First I think that is a chocolate vs. vanilla thing. Second, I think we are talking different [sub]distros as so many of the things you mention aren't installed on any of the 5 eee netbooks I have configured. > Why would you > need a music library manager on a device that only holds a few gigs of > data? Ours hold 32 gigs of data (in addition to 8 gigs that I install the system files to). I like to listen to music while I do things. I don't necessarily want to depend on streaming to hear my music. > A last.fm client would make more sense. See above regarding streaming. > I've basically stripped mine > down to just a few things, I've got a stripped down GNOME running as my > desktop env, Which is what installed with the basic eee-ubuntu... > GNOME Do (a serious must have on a netbook), As much as I like its KDE predecessor, katapult, I have never found gnome-do satisfactory. > firefox, pidgin, There is one I could do without, though I can see why others might find it valuable. > a last.fm client (forget the name), and a couple of games. I could do without the games as well, but I can see why others would want some. I like your idea of a roll your own set of packages, but think that one person's necessity is another's bit-bogart. I appreciate reading your preferences because I am usually building these things for other people who have different preferences than I do. The 8 gb system drive has plenty of space to add "when in doubt" packages. My guidelines are (1) does someone want this "on the road"? (2) is this really workable with the small screen and touchpad? Attachment:
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