From: <fmc...@vi...> - 2006-10-25 17:37:36
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----- Original Message ----- > > "Liam Proven" wrote: > > On of the systems I run the full ROX desktop on has no > connection to the > > internet at all. Everything is installed the old-fashioned > way. Don't > > install 0install and it won't attempt to use it. > > Er, OK. This is good news, I think. > > But absent 0install, how *does* one install ROX? AFAICS even the > Debian packages basically install the 0launch wrappers & it then does > its stuff. > > Please excuse my ignorance. :-( > > I & a friend in the RISC OS community are considering trying to build > a lightweight ROX-based flavour of Ubuntu between us. The 1st steps > would seem to be: > > [1] As Ubuntu includes ROX-Filer anyway, create an Ubuntu > package of ROX-session > [2] Set up an installation process consisting of: > [2a] install base system + a simple WM + any desired lightweight apps > [2b] install ROX filer > [2c] install ROX session > [3] install all the other available components. (Ideally, > there'd be 1 > package per component, but for starters, 1 big .deb would do) > [4] basic preconfiguration of the desktop - app launchers, populate > the icon bar and so on. > > -- This is good news with a capitol G :) I can't wait to dump Gnome on my Ubuntu. Nothing personal is just that Gnome bring my computer to it's knees. Please keep us (me) informed !! Cheers ---Frank McCormick--- ------Montreal-------- |