[mythtv-users] Which desktop

[Dan Littlejohn]

On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Josu Lazkano <josu.lazkano at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am reinstalling my ION1 frontend, I normally install it with Debian
> XFCE. I want to know if someone is using any different desktop and
> earn some performance.
>
> In Debian Jessi, if I want to install the basic XFCE desktop I need to
> install lots of packages:
>
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>   acl alsa-base alsa-utils colord cpp cpp-4.7 dbus-x11
> dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service desktop-base desktop-file-utils
>   exo-utils gconf-service gconf2 gconf2-common
> gnome-accessibility-themes gnome-icon-theme gnome-themes-standard
>   gnome-themes-standard-data gstreamer0.10-alsa
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gtk2-engines gtk2-engines-xfce gvfs
> gvfs-common
>   gvfs-daemons gvfs-libs libaudit0 libcairo-gobject2
> libcanberra-gtk3-0 libcanberra-gtk3-module libcanberra0 libcdparanoia0
>   libcloog-ppl1 libcolord1 libcolorhug1 libcroco3 libdconf1
> libdrm-nouveau2 libexif12 libexo-1-0 libexo-common libexo-helpers
>   libfile-copy-recursive-perl libfs6 libgarcon-1-0 libgarcon-common
> libgconf-2-4 libgd2-xpm libgdu0 libglade2-0 libglu1-mesa libgmp10
>   libgmpxx4ldbl libgnome-keyring-common libgnome-keyring0 libgphoto2-2
> libgphoto2-l10n libgphoto2-port0
>   libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 libgstreamer1.0-0 libgtk-3-0
> libgtk-3-bin libgtk-3-common libgusb2 libical0 libieee1284-3
>   libimobiledevice2 libjpeg-progs libkeybinder0 liblightdm-gobject-1-0
> libmpc3 libmpfr4 libmtdev1 libnotify-bin libnotify4 libplist1
>   libpoppler-glib8 libpoppler19 libppl-c4 libppl12 librsvg2-2
> librsvg2-common libsane libsane-common libsane-extras
>   libsane-extras-common libstartup-notification0 libtdb1
> libthunarx-2-0 libtumbler-1-0 libunique-1.0-0 libupower-glib1
> libusbmuxd1
>   libvisual-0.4-0 libvisual-0.4-plugins libwnck-common libwnck22
> libx86-1 libxcb-dri2-0 libxcb-util0 libxfce4ui-1-0 libxfce4ui-utils
>   libxfce4util-bin libxfce4util-common libxfce4util6 libxfconf-0-2
> libxfont1 libxkbfile1 libxklavier16 libxres1 libxvmc1 lightdm
>   lightdm-gtk-greeter notification-daemon orage pm-utils
> policykit-1-gnome sane-utils tango-icon-theme thunar thunar-data
>   thunar-volman tumbler tumbler-common update-inetd upower usbmuxd
> vbetool x11-apps x11-session-utils x11-xfs-utils x11-xkb-utils
>   x11-xserver-utils xdg-user-dirs xfce-keyboard-shortcuts xfce4
> xfce4-appfinder xfce4-mixer xfce4-notifyd xfce4-panel xfce4-session
>   xfce4-settings xfce4-volumed xfconf xfdesktop4 xfdesktop4-data
> xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi xfonts-base xfonts-encodings
>   xfonts-scalable xfonts-utils xfwm4 xfwm4-themes xinit xorg
> xorg-docs-core xscreensaver xscreensaver-data xserver-common
>   xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-all
> xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-mouse
>   xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse
> xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-apm
>   xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati
> xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus
> xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
>   xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-intel
> xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga
> xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
>   xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
> xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon
>   xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3
> xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage
>   xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis
> xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
>   xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-tseng
> xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware
> xserver-xorg-video-voodoo
> 0 upgraded, 198 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 36.1 MB/97.3 MB of archives.
> After this operation, 249 MB of additional disk space will be used.
>
> I will appreciate any help.
>
> Thanks and best regards.
>
> --
> Josu Lazkano
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I have a dedicated underpower frontend in the living room that only does
Mythtv.  I have used evilwm for the last 10 years and it has always done a
good job for me.  It is really barebones and has a learning curve, but my
machine boots right into mythtv so I have no need for anything with lots of
bells and whistles.  I believe there are lots of minimalist window manager
options so there is quite a bit to chose from (rat poison is another one I
have heard of) .

Dan

Dan
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