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Re: SliTaz Linux
« Reply #15 on: June 21, 2012, 10:58:17 pm »
EDIT:

Oooh, guess what i found:
http://hg.slitaz.org/tazpkg/raw-file/tip/doc/tazpkg.en.html#convert
This is a... ehh, tad bit risky. I have doubts that you can take any package and do that, unless I'm wrong and this thing is smarter than I think it is.
For instance... say you try to convert the meta-package, kubuntu-desktop. Will it download all the dependencies and convert those?
(Although that is indeed an extreme case, many packages require dependencies in order to run. You probably don't want to run around downloading them!)

Yeah,i guess. However, I do not see any programs right now that i want to install that are not in the slitaz package manager.

Also, I have used the "alien" command in ubuntu to install rpm's before,and it seemed to work fine, so I dont see how this is different.
The alien tool was written by a Debian developer, who not only understands his project's own dependency requirements, but also other package managers as well.

Not saying that the person who wrote that tool is not capable of writing a good tool, but it's kinda unlikely that success will occur. Also, the alien tool's man page does say that this conversion is done with rebuilding the entire source, so... and Ubuntu highly discourages this method of installing packages due to the possibility of dependency problems.

If you'd like to put it to the test, here's a package that you'd might like:
http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/tilp2

Download the DEB that matches your architecture, and then convert and install the package. I'm quite curious as to whether SliTaz can install this guy without a hitch or not. If it does, it will be quite the technological achievement! :)

When and if I install SliTaz, I'll try it :)



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Re: SliTaz Linux
« Reply #16 on: June 22, 2012, 10:24:43 am »
OK, so if SliTaz may not be a good choice, what other light OSs would you recommend besides puppyand DSL?



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Re: SliTaz Linux
« Reply #17 on: June 22, 2012, 10:33:32 am »
arch really is probably the best other choice. you can make it as light as you want, and there is plenty of forum support.

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Re: SliTaz Linux
« Reply #18 on: June 22, 2012, 10:59:44 am »
I'd also like to tack on Debian to the list. If you grab the netinst image (the preferred CD ISO for installation), you have many options of installation. You can even start out with the bare minimum and install nothing, preferring to install packages later after the installation. The install is quite similar to the Arch's install process, but with less hands-on configuration.

On a side note, if you choose to try out Debian, use the CLI installer. Less user friendly, but it's not as confusing, especially for partitioning. (The CLI is a little bit confusing too, but it doesn't pretend that the options you choose are wizard like where you have to hit "Next >" to select your options... :P)

Also, two tips for lightness in Debian:
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APT::Install-Suggests "false";
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Re: SliTaz Linux
« Reply #19 on: June 22, 2012, 11:52:12 am »
arch really is probably the best other choice. you can make it as light as you want, and there is plenty of forum support.

is it very user-friendly?

EDIT:

It also appears that there is not a 32-bit version of arch?


EDIT2: Maybe I'lljust go ahead and reinstall Ubuntu...
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