(just to not cause any confusion to those reading: I'm not a Tails dev,
only an advanced user)
I always use old laptops, and Tails runs quite slow on them, and it's
annoying. On my travel laptop it's close to impossible to use it
actually. On the same laptop XFCE runs very smooth.
I'm using such old laptops for those reasons:
- I consider electronic waste a huge problem for the environment, so I
use devices others would through away
- I'm poor
- when being on a protest camp or similar, laptops are often very old so
that the economical damage police can cause by taking them away remains
small.
health considerations:
- those old laptops heat up much moore while using Tails, resulting in
evaporation of toxic gas, I think
If you're about to build XFCE Tails version, I'd be keen to become a
tester.
I would highly appreciate the existence of such a version. (as long as
my assumption is correct, that an XFCE version would run smoothly on old
laptops)
kind regards
syster
On 7/19/21 7:24 AM, Hans wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> ok, I have understood, that it is not easy to install a windowmanager looking
> like MacOS or Windows.
>
> Also, you told me, you are using Gnome.
>
> Well, thinking about this, please allow me a very personal feedback:
>
> 1. The choice of using Gnome is IMO not very lucky. Gnome is big, Gnome is
> eating much ressources.
>
> 2. I would use LXDE or better XFCE, because they are very small and tiny. XFCE
> also has the advantage, to use the very fine package "kali-undercover", which
> let XFCE look like Windows10.
>
> 3. The lack of TAILS in 32-bit is a great disadvantage, because it can not be
> used on netbooks, like EEEPC or others. I believe, many people are using these
> still. However, I agree, that journalists today might use all 64-Bit
> notebooks.
>
> 4. Tails should be for everyone, so it should be small and tiny, so it can be
> run smoothly also on older hardware. I am sure, especially in poorer
> countries, people are not able, to buy the newest hardware.
>
>
> Last but not least: Thank you for the documentation, how to build tails. This
> will allow me, to build a tails version according to my own needs. Of course,
> there is also much to learn.
>
> Generally: Thank you all for the hard work - it is really needed and
> appreceated in this corrupt world!
>
> Best regards
>
> Hans
>
>
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