09-10-2014, 01:47 AM
First off..Let me say Kudos to all the dedicated people who made this distro come alive...they deserve it. As a long time Linux user (and distro hopper) I really think Linux Lite is the way a Linux distro should be...Easy and efficient...
This being said, my first impressions of ver.2.0 are somewhat mixed. Mind you, not enough to stray (I still keep a Slackopup around for fun in root).
My first peeve came with the installer. It couldn't find my location (which is Montreal, QC, Canada).
And when I tried to enter it manually, it started looping. I know too well this is a Ubuntu bug. Having experienced it before. Still, If you use someone else's installer...it should be checked..even reworked.
Second came the sound. Truthfully, this has been an ongoing problem (Mint reported something similar) where it goes to mute by default. Now it seems unresponsive and only comes on after clicking back and forth. Again this could be U's fault. Still, it's a software wedgie...Ouch..!
Last but not least is the loss of my beloved Synapse. I know this is not of the teams doing, but if there ever was a tool to trump MS and sway in new users in search of ease of use and productivity...Synapse would rank way up there.
Concluding, I would like to point out that these are in no way deal breakers. However, I strongly believe that they can turn away some prospective users, especially the sound glitch (nobody cares about finding Montreal on a map except Montrealers..(lol).
Respectfully yours,
Michel
This being said, my first impressions of ver.2.0 are somewhat mixed. Mind you, not enough to stray (I still keep a Slackopup around for fun in root).
My first peeve came with the installer. It couldn't find my location (which is Montreal, QC, Canada).
And when I tried to enter it manually, it started looping. I know too well this is a Ubuntu bug. Having experienced it before. Still, If you use someone else's installer...it should be checked..even reworked.
Second came the sound. Truthfully, this has been an ongoing problem (Mint reported something similar) where it goes to mute by default. Now it seems unresponsive and only comes on after clicking back and forth. Again this could be U's fault. Still, it's a software wedgie...Ouch..!
Last but not least is the loss of my beloved Synapse. I know this is not of the teams doing, but if there ever was a tool to trump MS and sway in new users in search of ease of use and productivity...Synapse would rank way up there.
Concluding, I would like to point out that these are in no way deal breakers. However, I strongly believe that they can turn away some prospective users, especially the sound glitch (nobody cares about finding Montreal on a map except Montrealers..(lol).
Respectfully yours,
Michel