Re: [Tails-dev] Help to please be able to use the live disc

Hi John,

I'm forwarding your email to the Tails support list. Let's follow up on
your questions there.

> To whom it may concern,
>
> I am newer to GNU/Linux but know a few things and already looked into info
> related to my issue.
>
> With Tails my computer used to freeze on occasion, and I would have to start
> all over again- turn the computer off- or even have to unplug it along with
> the battery!, let it cool down since it was hot from working hard, booting
> up again, setting up preferences, logging onto internet, hardening the rest
> of preferences in var. programs, connect to the network, and finally use it
> again ~1/2 hour later...!
>
> So doing this only 2 times takes an hour! and that doesnt include time to do
> things. Also, sometimes it freezes at the wrong time before I saved a file I
> was working on losing important data, or before I followed up on a link in
> another tab in the browser, that I cant access anymore due to the freeze,
> that at times was also very important.
>
> Now, the computer freezes Every time!- soon after I get to the desktop, or
> often just at some point of getting things set up..
> So I was wondering if you could Please help me to see which of the following
> options listed below are possible to enable me to work with your great live
> disc! with my older computer with limited memory, and is non-pae.
>
> 1) Does the iso also come with any other Desktop Environment as a bootup
> option- lighter one that uses less memory?
>
> 2) I saw that if one uses a persistent volume one can Install additional
> software (as long as it's avail. with Debian). If that is the case, can one
> Install onto a USB drive a 2nd lighter Desktop Environment along with the
> iso?
>
> 3) Does the Gnome Desktop vers. included with Tails contain a 'Fallback
> Desktop' that is MUCH less resource intensive (esp. memory) ?
>
> Thank you so much for your help with this!
>
> John - hopeful there is a workable option to use Tails :)