LINUX LITE 7.2 FINAL RELEASED - SEE RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS SECTION FOR DETAILS


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Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2
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While the number of people still using hardware that can only boot from CD is small and dwindling, I agree with rokytnji, it is definitely nice to have some distros to point people to that actually fit on a CD -- especially distros that are not so bare-bones like Puppy and (to lesser extent) AntiX.  LL and MX-14 are two nice distros that most newcomers will enjoy and be able to use relatively easily.

Having said that, I do understand that it is getting harder and harder to keep the size so minimal without sacrificing the inclusion of key packages.  So, it appears that the time has come for future releases of LL to be DVD sized.  On the plus side, we need to keep in mind that LL 2.0 is not disappearing any time soon.  It will continue to exist and be supported with updates through April, 2019.  So there will still be a CD version available for quite some time; it just won't be the latest version of LL, which really isn't that big of a deal.

I do still feel pretty strongly that it would be a mistake to not have a full-blown browser available during the live environment testing.  Don't think it will be of any concern to experienced users who know that they can just install a full browser to the live environment.  Main concern is for target audience - newcomers from Windows -- who will not know that and thus judge the entire distro based on a limited, scaled-down browser.

If "Lite Browser" is only one available during testing, one possible way to eliminate possible negative reactions would be to have it open to a custom home page (/usr/share/docs/browser-home-page.html) that explains immediately that:
  1. Users will be presented with options after installation to choose one or more browsers to install as their main browser -- so they get only what they want vs. something chosen for them.
  2. Lite Browser is not meant to be the "main" browser, just a failsafe for basic internet access and reading the Help Manual.
  3. On Lite Browser home page, provide clickable links:
    • [li]One that will activate a script to install Firefox to the live environment, so they can easily test a full browser if they want to.
    • One to Help Manual
    • One to LL Home page
    • One to Help Forums
    • One or more to various search engines
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Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Valtam - 11-01-2014, 12:50 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Valtam - 11-01-2014, 01:47 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Valtam - 11-01-2014, 03:10 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by zebedeeboss - 11-01-2014, 07:23 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by iwar - 11-01-2014, 11:15 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by ChrisL - 11-01-2014, 01:03 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Valtam - 11-01-2014, 04:46 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Coastie - 11-01-2014, 05:35 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by riser - 11-01-2014, 06:03 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Valtam - 11-01-2014, 06:22 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by tek10 - 11-01-2014, 07:06 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Coastie - 11-01-2014, 09:49 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by sysdrum - 11-02-2014, 12:25 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Valtam - 11-02-2014, 05:03 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Valtam - 11-02-2014, 05:04 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Valtam - 11-02-2014, 07:19 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by frank4360 - 11-02-2014, 10:31 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by sysdrum - 11-02-2014, 10:54 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Coastie - 11-02-2014, 01:28 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by gra_ulv - 11-02-2014, 01:59 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by gold_finger - 11-02-2014, 03:35 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by robert - 11-03-2014, 10:38 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Valtam - 11-06-2014, 12:32 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Alex - 11-06-2014, 06:29 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by eightbit - 11-06-2014, 07:31 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by eightbit - 11-06-2014, 09:04 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Valtam - 11-06-2014, 09:09 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Alex - 11-07-2014, 03:02 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by Coastie - 11-07-2014, 04:45 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by eightbit - 11-07-2014, 05:19 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by eightbit - 11-08-2014, 07:29 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by pete284 - 11-15-2014, 08:08 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by ChrisL - 11-15-2014, 03:47 PM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by elliott - 11-16-2014, 04:39 AM
Re: Browser choice in Linux Lite 2.2 - by elliott - 11-17-2014, 03:22 AM

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