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FAQ modified by Linux Scripts

Linux Scripts — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:44:03 -0000

--- v24
+++ v25
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 A: The LES scripts were used during the "production phase" of TAZ (so were important for us, on the development side, but won't be of importance any more for you, the end user). The LES scripts are no longer of any value to the further development of TAZ. However, they can still be of great value to other distro's (at least distro's that don't have many-in-1 functionality; see TAZ's wiki if you don't know what I mean by this).

 Q: What scripts are you offering ?
-A: We are currently working on 9 different scripts, knowingly:
+A: We are currently working on 8 different scripts, knowingly:
 + LES_install_crunchbangOpenbox_andConky.sh
 + LES_fstab-simple_mountpoints.sh
 + LES_altering_programs.sh

FAQ modified by Linux Scripts

Linux Scripts — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:43:40 -0000

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+++ v24
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@
 Q: What scripts are you offering ?
 A: We are currently working on 9 different scripts, knowingly:
 + LES_install_crunchbangOpenbox_andConky.sh
-+ LES_Linuxdirectorytree_changing.sh
-+ LES_slitaz_altering_programs.sh
++ LES_fstab-simple_mountpoints.sh
++ LES_altering_programs.sh
 + LES_internet_speed_increase_A.sh
 + LES_internet_speed_increase_B.sh
 + LES_internet_speed_increase_C.sh
 + LES_bootmenu_changing.sh
-+ LES_BusyBox_cmd_update.sh
 + LES_sequential_scripts_launcher.sh

 For the 1st script:
@@ -50,9 +49,6 @@
 Additional boot prompt options (for example starting with xvesa graphics drivers instead of the regular drivers supplied with X), ... will also be made available and can be called upon with the boot prompt (which can be activated by pressing a certain key).

 For the 8th script:
-In BusyBox, there are a lot of commands that are not used by most lightweight distros (as slitaz), and hence slow down the system and make it more vulnerable. Also, tty will be removed. See [here](http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html#commands) for the BusyBox commands list. Some commands as locate, rename, ... will also be added, which for example makes using some heavier programs no longer necessary. This script will hence improve time/work efficiency for the user.
-
-For the 9th script:
 A script launching the other scripts in sequence, allowing to automatically update your linux distribution with all the scripts (so in this sense quite similar to the 3rd script). It can for example be executed after a reinstall of your linux distribution. Again, scripts you don't want to execute can be commented out by the user.

 Q: I saw references to "green computing" on your sourceforge site. How does your project (which simply intents to increase computer/work efficiency) relate to green computing ?

FAQ modified by Linux Scripts

Linux Scripts — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:20:07 -0000

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+++ v23
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
+Q: Why did you make these scripts ? 
+A: Each user is different and will prefer their own program to do a particular task. So, we wish to give the user the option of installing whatever program they like, without needing to install each individual program anew, for example after a format of their harddisk and reinstall of the TAZ operating system. So, the only option (besides using your package manager) how to do this, is by using (the LES) scripts. The [LES scripts](https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxefficiencyscripts/) can be modified, activating one or the other program for install. Package managers too can be used off course, but these require you to install each program one-by-one. Also, not all package managers have the ability to automatically also download the required extra packages (aka dependencies) for a given program.
+
 Q: How can a same script be used to suit a wide range of users, all having different program preferences ? 
 A: This is done at a rather straightforward fashion: by having the script users examine the script first and comment out or activate outcommented lines. Programs for example that the user may want in certain cases, but which not everyone needs can be activated by the user, and programs you don't need can be commented out.

 Q: How can a same script be used on different Linux distributions ?
 A: This may seem a weird question at first, but it definitely isn't. Depending on the linux distro you use, some commands may not always work or are replaced by others. Also, the package manager may be different, so for example installing a program by the "dpkg" command will not work on non-debian distro's. Instead, the command then needs to be changed to say "rpm" or "tazpkg", ... So, again we rely on the script's user to examine the script before he executes it, and alter all the non-compatible commands to suit his linux distro.   
+
+Q: What's the link between these LES scripts and the slitaz fork (TAZ) you made ?
+A: The LES scripts were used during the "production phase" of TAZ (so were important for us, on the development side, but won't be of importance any more for you, the end user). The LES scripts are no longer of any value to the further development of TAZ. However, they can still be of great value to other distro's (at least distro's that don't have many-in-1 functionality; see TAZ's wiki if you don't know what I mean by this).

 Q: What scripts are you offering ?
 A: We are currently working on 9 different scripts, knowingly:

FAQ modified by Linux Scripts

Linux Scripts — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:29:47 -0000

--- v21
+++ v22
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 Additional boot prompt options (for example starting with xvesa graphics drivers instead of the regular drivers supplied with X), ... will also be made available and can be called upon with the boot prompt (which can be activated by pressing a certain key).

 For the 8th script:
-In BusyBox, there are a lot of commands that are not used by most lightweight distros (as slitaz), and hence slow down the system and make it more vulnerable. Also, tty will be removed. See [here](http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html#commands) for the BusyBox commands list. Some commands as locate, rename, ... will also be added, which for example makes using heavy programs as catfish no longer necessary. This script will hence improve time/work efficiency for the user.
+In BusyBox, there are a lot of commands that are not used by most lightweight distros (as slitaz), and hence slow down the system and make it more vulnerable. Also, tty will be removed. See [here](http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html#commands) for the BusyBox commands list. Some commands as locate, rename, ... will also be added, which for example makes using some heavier programs no longer necessary. This script will hence improve time/work efficiency for the user.

 For the 9th script:
 A script launching the other scripts in sequence, allowing to automatically update your linux distribution with all the scripts (so in this sense quite similar to the 3rd script). It can for example be executed after a reinstall of your linux distribution. Again, scripts you don't want to execute can be commented out by the user.

FAQ modified by Linux Scripts

Linux Scripts — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:33:05 -0000

--- v20
+++ v21
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 In BusyBox, there are a lot of commands that are not used by most lightweight distros (as slitaz), and hence slow down the system and make it more vulnerable. Also, tty will be removed. See [here](http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html#commands) for the BusyBox commands list. Some commands as locate, rename, ... will also be added, which for example makes using heavy programs as catfish no longer necessary. This script will hence improve time/work efficiency for the user.

 For the 9th script:
-A script launching the other 6 scripts in sequence, allowing to automatically update your linux distribution with all the scripts (so in this sense quite similar to the 3rd script). It can for example be executed after a reinstall of your linux distribution. Again, scripts you don't want to execute can be commented out by the user.
+A script launching the other scripts in sequence, allowing to automatically update your linux distribution with all the scripts (so in this sense quite similar to the 3rd script). It can for example be executed after a reinstall of your linux distribution. Again, scripts you don't want to execute can be commented out by the user.

 Q: I saw references to "green computing" on your sourceforge site. How does your project (which simply intents to increase computer/work efficiency) relate to green computing ?  
 A: At the moment, people tht want to make their computing activity "greener" tend to focus just on reducing the power consumption of their machine. In our view, this is foolish as most environmental damage occurs, not through the energy use, but through the toxic components found in the machine, and the (often bad) [disposal of these components](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_waste). In many cases, computers evn find their way to the landfill [before they reach the end of their useful service life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence#Style_obsolescence). To reduce this, the least we can do to "green" our computing is to thus keep using the machine untill it effectively dies on you. Sadly, the current trend with most operating systems (OS's) is that the creators of these keep increasing the system requirements with every new version of their OS. This leads to computers becoming "too slow" for the latest OS's. This occurs btw not only with Windows OS's, but also with Linux OS's. If fact, if you were to compare the earlier Windows versions (XP and earlier), you would find that these latter were even much faster as the contemporary popular Linux distro's you can download today.

FAQ modified by Linux Scripts

Linux Scripts — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:06:46 -0000

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+++ v20
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
 A: This may seem a weird question at first, but it definitely isn't. Depending on the linux distro you use, some commands may not always work or are replaced by others. Also, the package manager may be different, so for example installing a program by the "dpkg" command will not work on non-debian distro's. Instead, the command then needs to be changed to say "rpm" or "tazpkg", ... So, again we rely on the script's user to examine the script before he executes it, and alter all the non-compatible commands to suit his linux distro.

 Q: What scripts are you offering ?
-A: We are currently working on 7 different scripts, knowingly:
+A: We are currently working on 9 different scripts, knowingly:
 + LES_install_crunchbangOpenbox_andConky.sh
 + LES_Linuxdirectorytree_changing.sh
 + LES_slitaz_altering_programs.sh
-+ LES_install_ClamAV_andFirewall.sh
++ LES_internet_speed_increase_A.sh
++ LES_internet_speed_increase_B.sh
++ LES_internet_speed_increase_C.sh
 + LES_bootmenu_changing.sh
 + LES_BusyBox_cmd_update.sh
 + LES_sequential_scripts_launcher.sh
@@ -23,10 +25,10 @@
 For the 3rd script:
 The non-many-in-1-flavor iso of slitaz 5 can be easily upgraded to have those exact programs you want, and have those you don't need removed. This improves time/work efficiency for the user, as you can hence quicky update slitaz after a reinstall. Since unnecessary programs are removed, you have a tiny computing speed increase as well.

-For the 4th script:
+For the 4th, 5th and 6th script:
 This script will install an antivirus program (ClamAV), to be used only for scanning single files you're uncertain about, and/or perhaps scheduled scanning (weekly or monthly). It will also install a firewall and some additional security fixes (such as an advertisement blocker, ...). The script will hence increase work/time efficiency by allowing somewhat faster internet access (as unnecessary programs/open ports are locked down).

-For the 5th script:
+For the 7th script:
 The boot menu of your distro is changed with this script to show:
 - log in as root
 - log in as root + persistence
@@ -41,10 +43,10 @@

 Additional boot prompt options (for example starting with xvesa graphics drivers instead of the regular drivers supplied with X), ... will also be made available and can be called upon with the boot prompt (which can be activated by pressing a certain key).

-For the 6th script:
+For the 8th script:
 In BusyBox, there are a lot of commands that are not used by most lightweight distros (as slitaz), and hence slow down the system and make it more vulnerable. Also, tty will be removed. See [here](http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html#commands) for the BusyBox commands list. Some commands as locate, rename, ... will also be added, which for example makes using heavy programs as catfish no longer necessary. This script will hence improve time/work efficiency for the user.

-For the 7th script:
+For the 9th script:
 A script launching the other 6 scripts in sequence, allowing to automatically update your linux distribution with all the scripts (so in this sense quite similar to the 3rd script). It can for example be executed after a reinstall of your linux distribution. Again, scripts you don't want to execute can be commented out by the user.

 Q: I saw references to "green computing" on your sourceforge site. How does your project (which simply intents to increase computer/work efficiency) relate to green computing ?

FAQ modified by Linux Scripts

Linux Scripts — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 16:15:53 -0000

--- v18
+++ v19
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@

 Integrating a non-persistence option has many benefits for users, such as avoiding damage to the OS (and hence needing to reinstall the OS), for example when trying certain things out (for example executing software you're uncertain about, installing software you haven't tried before using your package manager, ...)

-Additional boot prompt options (for example starting with xvesa graphics drivers instead of the regular drivers supplied with X), ... can be called upon with the boot prompt (which can be activated by pressing a certain key).
+Additional boot prompt options (for example starting with xvesa graphics drivers instead of the regular drivers supplied with X), ... will also be made available and can be called upon with the boot prompt (which can be activated by pressing a certain key).

 For the 6th script:
 In BusyBox, there are a lot of commands that are not used by most lightweight distros (as slitaz), and hence slow down the system and make it more vulnerable. Also, tty will be removed. See [here](http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html#commands) for the BusyBox commands list. Some commands as locate, rename, ... will also be added, which for example makes using heavy programs as catfish no longer necessary. This script will hence improve time/work efficiency for the user.

FAQ modified by Linux Scripts

Linux Scripts — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 12:17:53 -0000

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+++ v18
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@

 For the 4th script:
 This script will install an antivirus program (ClamAV), to be used only for scanning single files you're uncertain about, and/or perhaps scheduled scanning (weekly or monthly). It will also install a firewall and some additional security fixes (such as an advertisement blocker, ...). The script will hence increase work/time efficiency by allowing somewhat faster internet access (as unnecessary programs/open ports are locked down).
-
-Besides using this script, we also advise to start using a seperate USB stick which you can reserve to only store your personal data on. On this stick, you can place a portable windows email client like [Koma Mail](http://www.pendriveapps.com/koma-mail/) or [Sylpheed](http://www.pendriveapps.com/sylpheed/) on it which you can run with [Wine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29) under Linux. This way, you are no longer dependant on IMAP services like Google Mail, which hold your e-mails (assuming you're currently using this). The danger with this is that if you lose your password, or the account gets hacked, you also lose all e-mails you sent. By using [Google Takeout](https://support.google.com/a/answer/100458?hl=en), you can create a backup of all your e-mails and put it on your USB stick. You can then make a POP3 account which you can use with the new e-mail client you're using, to be used as a fast alternative whenever you need it. After you put in the login details of that account into your portable e-mailclient, you'll never need to do this anymore, even if you need to reinstall the OS on your PC (as the e-mail client data is stored on your USB stick, and not on the harddisk of your PC). You can also still continue using your Google Mail account alongside your POP3 mailaccount as well, just make sure you make a backup once and a while of your Google Mail account. The same goes for Google Drive btw. Backing up data is important in the interest of increasing your efficiency, because if you lose data (old messages, contacts, ...), it might severely set you back in getting your office work done.

 For the 5th script:
 The boot menu of your distro is changed with this script to show:

FAQ modified by Linux Scripts

Linux Scripts — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:33:42 -0000

--- v16
+++ v17
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 For the 4th script:
 This script will install an antivirus program (ClamAV), to be used only for scanning single files you're uncertain about, and/or perhaps scheduled scanning (weekly or monthly). It will also install a firewall and some additional security fixes (such as an advertisement blocker, ...). The script will hence increase work/time efficiency by allowing somewhat faster internet access (as unnecessary programs/open ports are locked down).

-Besides using this script, we also advise to start using a seperate USB stick which you can reserve to only store your personal data on. On this stick, you can place a portable windows email client like [Koma Mail](http://www.pendriveapps.com/koma-mail/) or [Sylpheed](http://www.pendriveapps.com/sylpheed/) on it which you can run with [Wine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29) under Linux. This way, you are no longer dependant on IMAP services like Google Mail, which hold your e-mails (assuming you're currently using this). The danger with this is that if you lose your password, or the account gets hacked, you also lose all e-mails you sent. By using [Google Takeout](https://support.google.com/a/answer/100458?hl=en), you can create a backup of all your e-mails and put it on your USB stick. You can then make a POP3 account which you can use with the new e-mail client you're using, to be used as a fast alternative whenever you need it. You can also still continue using your Google Mail account as well, just make sure you make a backup once and a while. The same goes for Google Drive btw. Backing up data is important in the interest of increasing your efficiency, because if you lose data (old messages, contacts, ...), it might severely set you back in getting your office work done.
+Besides using this script, we also advise to start using a seperate USB stick which you can reserve to only store your personal data on. On this stick, you can place a portable windows email client like [Koma Mail](http://www.pendriveapps.com/koma-mail/) or [Sylpheed](http://www.pendriveapps.com/sylpheed/) on it which you can run with [Wine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29) under Linux. This way, you are no longer dependant on IMAP services like Google Mail, which hold your e-mails (assuming you're currently using this). The danger with this is that if you lose your password, or the account gets hacked, you also lose all e-mails you sent. By using [Google Takeout](https://support.google.com/a/answer/100458?hl=en), you can create a backup of all your e-mails and put it on your USB stick. You can then make a POP3 account which you can use with the new e-mail client you're using, to be used as a fast alternative whenever you need it. After you put in the login details of that account into your portable e-mailclient, you'll never need to do this anymore, even if you need to reinstall the OS on your PC (as the e-mail client data is stored on your USB stick, and not on the harddisk of your PC). You can also still continue using your Google Mail account alongside your POP3 mailaccount as well, just make sure you make a backup once and a while of your Google Mail account. The same goes for Google Drive btw. Backing up data is important in the interest of increasing your efficiency, because if you lose data (old messages, contacts, ...), it might severely set you back in getting your office work done.

 For the 5th script:
 The boot menu of your distro is changed with this script to show:

FAQ modified by Linux Scripts

Linux Scripts — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:06:53 -0000

--- v15
+++ v16
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@

 For the 4th script:
 This script will install an antivirus program (ClamAV), to be used only for scanning single files you're uncertain about, and/or perhaps scheduled scanning (weekly or monthly). It will also install a firewall and some additional security fixes (such as an advertisement blocker, ...). The script will hence increase work/time efficiency by allowing somewhat faster internet access (as unnecessary programs/open ports are locked down).
-Besides using this script, we also advise to start using a seperate USB stick which you can reserve to only store your personal data on. On this stick, you can place a portable windows email client like [Koma Mail](http://www.pendriveapps.com/koma-mail/) or [Sylpheed](http://www.pendriveapps.com/sylpheed/) on it which you can run with [Wine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29). This way, you are no longer dependant on IMAP services like Google Mail, which hold your emails (assuming you're currently using this). The danger with this is that if you lose your password, or the account gets hacked, you also lose all e-mails you sent. By 

+Besides using this script, we also advise to start using a seperate USB stick which you can reserve to only store your personal data on. On this stick, you can place a portable windows email client like [Koma Mail](http://www.pendriveapps.com/koma-mail/) or [Sylpheed](http://www.pendriveapps.com/sylpheed/) on it which you can run with [Wine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29) under Linux. This way, you are no longer dependant on IMAP services like Google Mail, which hold your e-mails (assuming you're currently using this). The danger with this is that if you lose your password, or the account gets hacked, you also lose all e-mails you sent. By using [Google Takeout](https://support.google.com/a/answer/100458?hl=en), you can create a backup of all your e-mails and put it on your USB stick. You can then make a POP3 account which you can use with the new e-mail client you're using, to be used as a fast alternative whenever you need it. You can also still continue using your Google Mail account as well, just make sure you make a backup once and a while. The same goes for Google Drive btw. Backing up data is important in the interest of increasing your efficiency, because if you lose data (old messages, contacts, ...), it might severely set you back in getting your office work done.

 For the 5th script:
 The boot menu of your distro is changed with this script to show: