Thread: [Debian] Gnome for Debian beta4
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fatalsaint is offline fatalsaint
2008-08-04 , 22:58
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b-man: Another thing to look at .. found this little gem:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=298835

A minimal Gnome... more lightweight and theoretically "snappier" if you just install:

Code:
apt-get install gnome-core gdm gnome-media gnome-system-monitor gnome-system-tools gnome-volume-manager gnome-utils gnome-app-install synaptic iceweasel
MAYBE adding
Code:
apt-get install evince file-roller gdebi alacarte totem sound-juicer
Not sure if it works the same/faster/better/whatever than the full blown Gnome.. I will try it tonight (I totally hosed my SD card today; re-installing from SVN through a tethered Phone ).

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=89491 has some suggestions on disabling startup options as well that I'll be going through. Being that Gnome ran decently (once I starting mounting my swap) as a full Desktop (slower than IceWM still though).. maybe with these enhancements you can get a Gnome desktop that moves almost as quickly as the "lightweight" XFCE-types.
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Last edited by fatalsaint; 2008-08-05 at 14:25.
 

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