@Is: Appreciate the reply, well, that's what I was wondering, if it "works" to cut the installed DE's out w/o messing things up. Thanks for the insight on JWM, happy to look into that, I think we "spoke" about this before, or something that was waiting for PPC config . . . .
Got a few too many things going right now, trying to resurrect an old POwerMac for home desktop use, still running OS9.0 . . . so, for now I'm going to try to work with the MATE install on the iBook, see if I can get sound, somehow get the fan to run less . . . . Nothing is "permanent" . . . especially in linux, so it's all about the learning curve, the more I try to do, the more I learn . . . and that carries over to the "next" install, etc. But, I'll give you a jingle when I get a moment to try out your offering in the realm of lightness . . . . Or, flip me a link whenever it's ready for Beta level testing. : - ) No skillz for Alpha . . . . F/e. > > From: Israel <israeld...@gmail.com> > > Folks: > > > > This might be a no-brainer if I was booted up in linux, but I'm not . > > . . perhaps a month or so back I was trying to follow someone's > > instructions about doing a "persistent live USB install" . . . but > > doing it on an external HD thru my iBook . . . and there was some > > issue with the installer and it lunched my Lu 14.04 install on my > > iBook. So I took that opportunity to install the new Ubuntu MATE for > > ppc OS because I enjoy the floating feet screensaver . . . and it's a > > very nice system, but perhaps it's too much system for my 933 MHz > > processor with 560? MB RAM . . . as the fan blows constantly while > > typing emails in Gmail, and/or forums with > I think MATE is a bit too heavy for that. It seems like MATE is a bit > heavier than XFCE. > My personal choice for iBooks is JWM. 560MB is plenty for Lubuntu, though! > > smilies. I like a quiet computer and so far OSX 10.4 runs the > > quietest of any, and Lu 14.04 was in the middle, if it had to "think" > > about something the fan would start, but with MATE if the computer > > even looks at thinking about something . . . fan is blowing, even when > > the computer goes into "suspend" and the screensaver starts up . . . > > . Seems like both Ubuntu & MATE are "too rich" for the iBooks blood. > > or at least the price in noise is too much for me? > > > Unfortunately PowerPC(32bit mind you) has become a kind of dead > architecture. Which is sad for those of us who have them. > > So, I'm thinking about whether I could either "rm" or use synaptic to > > remove, what would it be, "unity" and "MATE" and then add LXDE or > > XFCE4 . . . or add them first and then remove the U-MATE and see if I > > can get back to a basic system w/o doing another re-install and > > xorg.conf file and adding radeon.agp to yaboot etc. Do-able? Or too > > many dependencies? Or, doing that would have to be done in TTY > > console if I'm logged into the U-MATE? > > > Reinstall is the best option. removing things will send you into a > dependency nightmare often times. It is do-able, but I have never had a > "easy" time doing it. I have been successful at it, but the first few > times I tried it I was unsuccessful. So... if you want to learn more > about stuff break your system and fix it :) > > Otherwise do the easy-peasy reinstall > > If you want to install something lightweight send me an e-mail off list, > and we can chat about it :) > > > So, add LXDE, log into it, and then try to remove the U-MATE stuff? > > And that would get me back to the "core" system, more or less, with > > the basic lighter DE?? Easy-peasy or messed up? > > > > > F > > > > > > >
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