Re: [Vectorlinux-devel] Some Feedback about SOHO

[John B <joh...@gm...>]

What we may be able to do regarding #5 in Bustere's annoyances is to
add a change to the .bashrc file in /etc/skel that was proposed by
Vanger in the forums:

/usr/X11R6/bin/xhost local:root

I've had this change in the .bashrc file in my home directory, and I
don't run into an issue with opening GUI apps after su'ing to root.

Assuming that Vec is comfortable with making this tweak, we just have
to make sure that the change does not propagate to the .bashrc file
for root. What say y'all?

Best,
John

On 4/21/06, Sriram Durbha <sri...@gm...> wrote:
> great and concise feed back.  point 5 in his annoyances list has a soluti=
on
> in the forums. a lot of us suffered with this initially.  it has to do wi=
th
> the kdesu stuff.. i will dig out the corresponding post and update again.=
 or
> pm the person on the forum.
> cheers
> ram
>
>
> On 4/20/06, John B <joh...@gm...> wrote:
> >
>  Guys,
>
> I received a PM from Bustere, who has recently joined the forums. I
> thought I would share it with you, since some good points are made in
> it.
>
> Best,
> John
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> You work really hard on the forums!!!! Wrote to you instead of
> posting. Maybe you can make use of my experiences. No need to reply if
> you're busy.
>
> What I really like about SOHO:
> 1. Great LiveCD
> 2. Multimedia package saves lots of time
> 3. Seems quick, even in KDE
> 4. Friendly forums
> 5. Has a Canadian source (Guess where I live)
> 6. Attractive defaults
> 7. Gslapt works easily and quickly
> 8. Many things set up automatically with the install
> 9. You can put lilo on a floppy
> 10. You can boot into root
>
> What I accept as OK
> 1. An installer that seems "old fashioned"
> 2. Installing with a separate disc from the LiveCD (This will probably
> change)
> 3. Lilo is used instead of my preferred GRUB
>
> What I found annoying
> 1. There was no indication that the firewall would negate the
> automatic finding of shares
> 2 Streaming of mpg and avi files from a different computer seems
> awkward to set up, and I haven't succeeded yet
> 3 The reference to scsi drives during the install, even though the 2.6
> kernel doesn't need this, could be handled better
> 4. 3d acceleration, which has been pretty well automatic for a few
> years with my ati rage128 pro card, is proving elusive
> 5. When I su to root I can't get kate or kwrite to open from the terminal
>
> If I think of more things I'd be happy to write if it helps. Vector
> seems like a great idea, and I feel a certain amount of discomfort
> when I see it dropping to 21st position on Distrowatch (Not
> conclusive, but an indicator of some loss of interest.) Appreciate
> your help, and I'll keep working on my SOHO, but PCLinuxOS and Mepis
> are tough competition, except Vector is FAST! And maybe that's it
> niche.
>
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