Vector Linux and lxde

[Andrew Gould]

On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould at gmail.com>wrote:

> After the previous thread regarding KDE4, I thought I'd mention that I'm
> fairly impressed/happy with a new installation of Vector Linux 6.0:
>
> 1. LXDE runs nicely on old hardware.
>
> 2. I got almost all of the applications I usually use via gslapt.. (I'm
> still trying to get PostgreSQL to work.)
>
> 3. DVD playback worked out-of-the-box using xine.  Xine was started
> automatically when the DVD was inserted.
>
> 4. A USB thumbdrive was mounted automatically.  Although no icon appeared
> on the desktop, the thumbdrive appeared as a device in the file manager.
>
> 5. The menu is organized in a similar manner to KDE3.
>
> The only thing I haven't tested is printing which will have to wait until I
> return to my printer on Tuesday.
>
>
> Have a great weekend!
>
> Andrew
>

Oops.  One correction:  The USB thumbdrive was not mounted automatically.
It appeared in the File Manager; but I had to right-click it and select the
option to mount the drive,

Andrew
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