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**What is e17?** | **What is e17?** | ||
- | Ceux qui regardent la page listant les hits sur Distrowatch auront probablement remarqué une entrée au nom bizarre, trustant le top 25 depuis une bonne partie de 2011. Nommée Bodhi (la version actuelle est la 1.3.0), | + | Ceux qui regardent la page listant les hits sur Distrowatch auront probablement remarqué une entrée au nom bizarre, trustant le top 25 depuis une bonne partie de 2011. Nommée Bodhi (la version actuelle est la 1.3.0), elle a non seulement |
Qu' | Qu' | ||
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Although initial development focused on low base spec computers, current testing is geared to multi-core processors with higher RAM counts, although e17 is at home in either setting. | Although initial development focused on low base spec computers, current testing is geared to multi-core processors with higher RAM counts, although e17 is at home in either setting. | ||
- | Enlightenment est un gestionnaire de bureau, | + | Enlightenment est un gestionnaire de bureau, |
- | Bien que le développement initial ciblait les ordinateurs de faible | + | Bien que le développement initial ciblait les ordinateurs de faibles |
**As options go, Enlightenment | **As options go, Enlightenment | ||
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Although there may be others, I know of just one OS other than Bodhi that is Ubuntu and e17 based, and that's ExLight from Sweden (don't bother looking, it doesn' | Although there may be others, I know of just one OS other than Bodhi that is Ubuntu and e17 based, and that's ExLight from Sweden (don't bother looking, it doesn' | ||
- | Comme toutes options, Enlightenment n'a jamais réellement | + | En tant qu' |
**The Basics** | **The Basics** | ||
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Les bases | Les bases | ||
- | Bodhi n'est pas aussi étrangère que son nom semble l' | + | Bodhi n'est pas aussi étrangère que son nom semble l' |
- | A l' | + | A l' |
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- | Pas d'autres manière de le dire sinon que Bodhi est minimaliste, | + | |
+ | Pas d' | ||
**Website** | **Website** | ||
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Site web | Site web | ||
- | Après des années à compulser | + | Après des années à faire des critiques |
- | Mais www.bodhilinux.com est la rareté dans le nombre, avec des informations complètes et pertinentes, | + | Mais www.bodhilinux.com est l’exception à la règle |
- | Que ce soit voulu ou non, les développeurs de Bodhi ont les meilleurs tutoriels | + | Que ce soit voulu ou non, les développeurs de Bodhi ont de meilleurs tutoriels |
**Installation** | **Installation** | ||
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Installation | Installation | ||
- | Normalement, | + | Normalement, |
Deux choix doivent être effectués avant d' | Deux choix doivent être effectués avant d' | ||
+ | Cela va de « Bare » (nu) (papier-peint et rien d' | ||
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+ | Ensuite, vous sélectionnez un thème parmi d' | ||
**The last stumbling block involves default backlight settings that are pegged to dark, for lack of a better description. | **The last stumbling block involves default backlight settings that are pegged to dark, for lack of a better description. | ||
- | Even with all this, live mode boot times averaged 2 minutes; however, continued use of this mode is a bear since any changes made will disappear when the power does. Those desiring portability are advised to visit www.pendrivelinux.com for info on creating persistent USB drives (i.e. drives that retain changes). | + | Even with all this, live mode boot times averaged 2 minutes; however, continued use of this mode is a bear since any changes made will disappear when the power does. Those desiring portability are advised to visit www.pendrivelinux.com for info on creating persistent USB drives (i.e. drives that retain changes).** |
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+ | La dernière pierre d' | ||
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+ | Malgré tout cela, le mode live démarre en 2 minutes en moyenne ; cependant, l' | ||
- | So it was full installation, | + | **So it was full installation, |
How about 8? You read right, 8 minutes. | How about 8? You read right, 8 minutes. | ||
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The only other issue is a final screen hang. When all is said and done, the CD ejects but the final splash screen (nicely designed with small green leaves cascading left to right) refuses to close. | The only other issue is a final screen hang. When all is said and done, the CD ejects but the final splash screen (nicely designed with small green leaves cascading left to right) refuses to close. | ||
- | If you're wondering, Bodhi takes roughly 2GB off your hard drive post-install. | + | If you're wondering, Bodhi takes roughly 2GB off your hard drive post-install.** |
- | Desktop Design | + | Ainsi, j'ai opté pour une installation complète, mais il y a une agréable surprise derrière. Cela vous tente de deviner le temps d' |
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+ | Que pensez-vous de 8 ? Vous lisez bien, 8 minutes. Bien régler les paramètres d' | ||
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+ | La seule autre ombre au tableau est le gel final de l' | ||
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+ | Si vous vous posez la question, Bodhi prend approximativement 2 Go sur votre disque dur après installation. | ||
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+ | **Desktop Design | ||
Even with entering user ID and password, cold boot times are a respectable 30 seconds or less. Those familiar with Fedora 12 will recognize the blue bar that creeps from left to right on the screen to indicate boot progress (no boot music, though). | Even with entering user ID and password, cold boot times are a respectable 30 seconds or less. Those familiar with Fedora 12 will recognize the blue bar that creeps from left to right on the screen to indicate boot progress (no boot music, though). | ||
- | As much as I'd like to describe the first desktop, that's sort of difficult since so many choices are offered; however, some attributes are the same no matter what, and those I'll discuss. | + | As much as I'd like to describe the first desktop, that's sort of difficult since so many choices are offered; however, some attributes are the same no matter what, and those I'll discuss.** |
- | You can quit looking for desktop icons. | + | Environnement graphique |
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+ | Même en entrant le login et le mot de passe de l' | ||
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+ | Pour autant que j' | ||
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+ | **You can quit looking for desktop icons. | ||
Instead, e17 uses shelves (a.k.a. docks), modules and gadgets. Shelves can be placed anywhere along the borders, and you can install several. | Instead, e17 uses shelves (a.k.a. docks), modules and gadgets. Shelves can be placed anywhere along the borders, and you can install several. | ||
- | An unfortunate aspect of e17, and possibly one of the reasons it never became as popular as Gnome or KDE, is that the protocol for adding, deleting or modifying any of these areas can be overwhelming for the uninitiated. | + | An unfortunate aspect of e17, and possibly one of the reasons it never became as popular as Gnome or KDE, is that the protocol for adding, deleting or modifying any of these areas can be overwhelming for the uninitiated. |
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+ | Ce n'est pas la peine de chercher d' | ||
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+ | À la place, e17 utilise des « étagères » (« shelves » autrement dit, des docks), des modules et des gadgets. Les « étagères » peuvent être placées tout au long des bords de l' | ||
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+ | Un des aspects regrettable de e17 - et l'une des éventuelles raisons pour laquelle e17 n'est jamais devenu aussi populaire que Gnome ou KDE, est que la procédure pour ajouter, supprimer ou modifier n' | ||
- | For example, changing backlight settings requires 7 to 8 clicks or mouse movements and is hardly intuitive. | + | **For example, changing backlight settings requires 7 to 8 clicks or mouse movements and is hardly intuitive. |
As for main menu access, you have two choices, the first of which is to click the Enlightenment or Bodhi button found in the left corner of most shelves (except for the Bare design – it has no shelves). | As for main menu access, you have two choices, the first of which is to click the Enlightenment or Bodhi button found in the left corner of most shelves (except for the Bare design – it has no shelves). | ||
- | The second option is to left-click an empty desktop area, but make sure you're not too close to the right side of your screen. | + | The second option is to left-click an empty desktop area, but make sure you're not too close to the right side of your screen. |
- | One other peculiarity of the e17 menu design is that the main menu is not static in left-click mode, that is, both the main and secondary menus cascade up and down when scrolling through program listings, so it's possible to have the main menu disappear off the screen when scrolling. | + | Par exemple, changer les paramètres d' |
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+ | Quant à l' | ||
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+ | La seconde méthode est de cliquer gauche sur une partie vide du bureau, tout en restant éloigné du côté droit de l' | ||
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+ | **One other peculiarity of the e17 menu design is that the main menu is not static in left-click mode, that is, both the main and secondary menus cascade up and down when scrolling through program listings, so it's possible to have the main menu disappear off the screen when scrolling. | ||
As for the right mouse button, it's active only when used on shelves, modules or gadgets and then only to reset or choose options for those areas; however, if programs are added to favorites, right-clicking an empty desktop area will produce a menu of those. | As for the right mouse button, it's active only when used on shelves, modules or gadgets and then only to reset or choose options for those areas; however, if programs are added to favorites, right-clicking an empty desktop area will produce a menu of those. | ||
- | In essence, plan on taking some time to learn these procedures. | + | In essence, plan on taking some time to learn these procedures.** |
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+ | Une autre particularité des menus de e17 est que le menu principal n'est pas statique dans le cas de la méthode " | ||
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+ | Concernant le bouton droit de la souris, celui-ci est actif uniquement sur les étagères, les modules ou gadgets, et seulement pour les réinitialiser ou choisir des options ; Cependant, si des applications sont ajoutées aux favoris, un clic droit sur une zone vide du bureau affichera un menu pour ces dernières. | ||
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+ | En substance, prévoyez de prendre un peu de temps pour apprendre toutes ces procédures. | ||
- | Operational Efficiency | + | **Operational Efficiency |
E17 is fast. Amazingly, blazingly, blindingly fast. Without a doubt the fastest desktop shell I've ever used. Programs snap to attention within a few seconds. LibreOffice Writer opens within 5 seconds and Gimp is ready to use within 10. Either of these programs in Gnome or KDE would take 3 to 5 times longer to open on my system. | E17 is fast. Amazingly, blazingly, blindingly fast. Without a doubt the fastest desktop shell I've ever used. Programs snap to attention within a few seconds. LibreOffice Writer opens within 5 seconds and Gimp is ready to use within 10. Either of these programs in Gnome or KDE would take 3 to 5 times longer to open on my system. | ||
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Hardware acceptance was exemplary, with no downloads necessary, an oddity given that usually 1 or 2 are necessary with Gnome or KDE. Wireless, video and audio were operational from first boot, and I was happy to not see that aggravating “AMD Unsupported Hardware” pop-up. About the only thing missing is a printer driver set, but that can be added (read below for that). | Hardware acceptance was exemplary, with no downloads necessary, an oddity given that usually 1 or 2 are necessary with Gnome or KDE. Wireless, video and audio were operational from first boot, and I was happy to not see that aggravating “AMD Unsupported Hardware” pop-up. About the only thing missing is a printer driver set, but that can be added (read below for that). | ||
- | Wish I could give kudos for battery consumption and generated heat but Bodhi is no better than Gnome or KDE counterparts in this category, rather odd given that resource usage is so low. | + | Wish I could give kudos for battery consumption and generated heat but Bodhi is no better than Gnome or KDE counterparts in this category, rather odd given that resource usage is so low.** |
- | Adding Programs | + | Efficacité opérationnelle |
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+ | E17 est rapide. Extraordinairement, | ||
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+ | Plus surprenant encore est l' | ||
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+ | La compatibilité matérielle est exemplaire, sans aucun téléchargement nécessaire, | ||
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+ | J' | ||
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+ | **Adding Programs | ||
Bodhi is purposely light, so users can make their own program additions, and believe me when I state you probably will. Midori is a mediocre browser and LeafPad is equally dismal as a text editor. | Bodhi is purposely light, so users can make their own program additions, and believe me when I state you probably will. Midori is a mediocre browser and LeafPad is equally dismal as a text editor. | ||
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There are four ways of adding programs – apt-get, modified apt-get, the website or Synaptic. | There are four ways of adding programs – apt-get, modified apt-get, the website or Synaptic. | ||
- | Of these, the website is my recommended first stop. | + | Of these, the website is my recommended first stop.** |
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+ | Ajout de programmes | ||
- | Midori defaults to the Bodhi website. | + | ** Midori defaults to the Bodhi website. |
- | Nikhila (Sanskrit for “whole, entire, all, complete) is 530MB and includes Mirage, Adobe PDF Reader, Cheese, Firefox, gEdit, Handbrake, k3b, LibreOffice, | + | Nikhila (Sanskrit for "whole, entire, all, complete ) is 530MB and includes Mirage, Adobe PDF Reader, Cheese, Firefox, gEdit, Handbrake, k3b, LibreOffice, |
Pratibha (“light, splendour, intelligence) is 157MB and packs Claws, DeadBeef, ePDFView, ePhoto, Geany, Light Office (Abiword plus a couple others), Pinta, Qalculate, VLC, Xchat and Xfburn. | Pratibha (“light, splendour, intelligence) is 157MB and packs Claws, DeadBeef, ePDFView, ePhoto, Geany, Light Office (Abiword plus a couple others), Pinta, Qalculate, VLC, Xchat and Xfburn. | ||
- | Specific packages for Audio, Image, Scientific Publishing, Educational, | + | Specific packages for Audio, Image, Scientific Publishing, Educational, |
- | Although some apps are repeated in various categories, this all adds up to a whopping 2.5GB +/- larger than the initial Bodhi installation uses on the hard drive. | + | **Although some apps are repeated in various categories, this all adds up to a whopping 2.5GB +/- larger than the initial Bodhi installation uses on the hard drive. |
Not only do your have programs galore but you'll see options to install or download them. " | Not only do your have programs galore but you'll see options to install or download them. " | ||
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While this is simple enough, using Synaptic and/or apt-get can present difficulties. E17 has no problem accepting Gnome and KDE programs but it does find related dependencies and “recommended” files hard to digest, and both techniques load them by the bushel. | While this is simple enough, using Synaptic and/or apt-get can present difficulties. E17 has no problem accepting Gnome and KDE programs but it does find related dependencies and “recommended” files hard to digest, and both techniques load them by the bushel. | ||
- | This is where the modified apt-get comes into play. The usual command line would be “sudo apt-get install” along with the program name, but developers recommend you use a different approach with “sudo apt-get install –no-install-recommends” with the program name. This effectively halts those extra, unnecessary dependencies (this technique is also mentioned on the Ubuntu website). | + | This is where the modified apt-get comes into play. The usual command line would be “sudo apt-get install” along with the program name, but developers recommend you use a different approach with “sudo apt-get install –no-install-recommends” with the program name. This effectively halts those extra, unnecessary dependencies (this technique is also mentioned on the Ubuntu website).** |
- | Does it work? Both Synaptic and apt-get attempted to retrieve 660MB of files when I downloaded Kile, a LaTeX processor, but using the modified apt-get command reduced that figure to just 80MB and it works perfectly. | + | Bodhi est léger à dessein, afin que les utilisateurs puissent ajouter les programmes qu'ils veulent et, croyez-moi, vous le ferez très probablement. Midori est un navigateur médiocre et Leafpad est tout aussi mauvais comme éditeur de texte. |
+ | E17 étant neutre, il acceptera les programmes aussi bien de Gnome que de KDE, mais il faut respecter un protocole qui est souligné sur le site web de Bodhi. | ||
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+ | Il y a quatre façons d' | ||
+ | Parmi elles, je recommande le site web en priorité. | ||
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+ | Midori s' | ||
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+ | Nikhila (du sanskrit signifiant « ensemble, | ||
+ | Pratibha (du sanskrit « lumière, splendeur, intelligence ») apporte dans 157 Mo, Claws, DeadBeef, ePDFView, ePhoto, Geany, Light Office (Abiword plus un ou deux autres), Pinta, Qalculate, VLC, Xchat et Xfburn. | ||
+ | Des paquets spécifiques pour l' | ||
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+ | Bien que certaines applications soient classées dans plusieurs catégories, | ||
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+ | Non seulement vous avez des programmes en abondance, mais vous avez également des options pour les installer ou les télécharger. « Installer » télécharge et installe les programmes sélectionnés avec un minimum d' | ||
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+ | « Télécharger » n'est pas une méthode spécifique au navigateur puisqu' | ||
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+ | Alors que tout cela semble assez simple, utiliser Synaptic et/ou apt-get peut présenter des difficultés. E17 n'a aucun souci avec les programmes de Gnome ou KDE, mais il trouve que les fichiers dépendants et « recommandés » sont difficiles à digérer et ces deux dernières techniques les installent tous. | ||
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+ | C'est ici que la méthode du apt-get modifié entre en jeu. La commande habituelle serait "sudo apt-get install" | ||
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+ | Est-ce que cela fonctionne ? Synaptic et apt-get tentent d' | ||
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+ | Alors que vous pouvez ajouter Ailurus, la Logithèque Ubuntu ou Ubuntu Tweak comme gestionnaire de paquets, ils ne peuvent être utilisés que sous root (ce qui signifie que les entrées dans le menu principal ne serviront à rien), nécessitant donc la commande sudo dans un terminal (ailurus, software-center ou ubuntu-tweak précédé de sudo), mais le risque d' | ||
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+ | J'ai appris à utiliser ces gestionnaires de paquets comme une ressource qui identifie des programmes sur un thème et ensuite je les installe via la commande modifiée dans un terminal. | ||
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+ | Que se passe-t-il si vous ne suivez pas ce protocole ? Comme je l'ai découvert, vous remarquerez que les programmes commenceront à ralentir, e17 pourra se planter de temps en temps, et les options de login changeront peut-être pour inclure des bureaux Gnome et KDE (ce sont des versions très sobres sous Openbox avec le papier-peint et rien d' | ||
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+ | Bien que la lenteur des programmes soit un problème, le plantage d'e17 est une espèce de bénédiction perverse et est aux antipodes de l' | ||
+ | De temps en temps, il y a l' | ||
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+ | Par comparaison, | ||
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+ | Analyse finale | ||
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+ | E17 est un choix étrange pour un environnement de bureau, mais pas mauvais dans le long terme. Il est rapide et, la plupart du temps, fiable. Respectez les règles, ajoutez des programmes comme il faut et vous n' | ||
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+ | Sincèrement, | ||
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+ | Tout bien considéré, | ||
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+ | Je donné une note de 4 étoiles sur 5 à Bodhi, soit une étoile en moins seulement parce que sa courbe d' | ||
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+ | **Does it work? Both Synaptic and apt-get attempted to retrieve 660MB of files when I downloaded Kile, a LaTeX processor, but using the modified apt-get command reduced that figure to just 80MB and it works perfectly. | ||
While you can add Ailurus, Ubuntu Software Center or Ubuntu Tweak as package managers, they can be used only as root (which means the added menu entries are for show only) necessitating a terminal sudo command (ailurus, software-center or ubuntu-tweak preceded by sudo), but the risk of including yet unnecessary files will still be there. | While you can add Ailurus, Ubuntu Software Center or Ubuntu Tweak as package managers, they can be used only as root (which means the added menu entries are for show only) necessitating a terminal sudo command (ailurus, software-center or ubuntu-tweak preceded by sudo), but the risk of including yet unnecessary files will still be there. | ||
- | I learned to use these package managers as a means of spotting programs of interest and then using the modified terminal command to actually install them. | + | I learned to use these package managers as a means of spotting programs of interest and then using the modified terminal command to actually install them.** |
- | What happens if you don't follow this protocol? | + | **What happens if you don't follow this protocol? |
- | While slow programs are a problem, an e17 crash is a perverse blessing of sorts and is the polar opposite of a Windows BSOD. Shelves, modules and gadgets all disappear along with the capability of shutting down except by pushing the power button, but programs still work and open documents can be saved without any loss. In fact, I once went over an hour with a crashed desktop and lost nothing (the only oddity is that the left click menu still works to open programs but it can't be used to shut down or log out – that part of the menu vanishes). | + | While slow programs are a problem, an e17 crash is a perverse blessing of sorts and is the polar opposite of a Windows BSOD. Shelves, modules and gadgets all disappear along with the capability of shutting down except by pushing the power button, but programs still work and open documents can be saved without any loss. In fact, I once went over an hour with a crashed desktop and lost nothing (the only oddity is that the left click menu still works to open programs but it can't be used to shut down or log out – that part of the menu vanishes).** |
- | Final Analysis | + | **Final Analysis |
E17 is an odd choice for a desktop shell but not a bad one in the long run. It's fast and, for the most part, reliable. | E17 is an odd choice for a desktop shell but not a bad one in the long run. It's fast and, for the most part, reliable. | ||
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I did have the usual snafus with disappearing shelves and the odd gadget or two that failed to always work, but that's life. I've had the same issues with Gnome, KDE and Windows. | I did have the usual snafus with disappearing shelves and the odd gadget or two that failed to always work, but that's life. I've had the same issues with Gnome, KDE and Windows. | ||
- | As a comparison I installed Xfce as a login option, and was somewhat surprised to see it used double the resources, and programs were noticeably slower to respond. | + | As a comparison I installed Xfce as a login option, and was somewhat surprised to see it used double the resources, and programs were noticeably slower to respond. |
- | Truthfully, I went into this review biased concerning Enlightenment' | + | **Truthfully, I went into this review biased concerning Enlightenment' |
All things considered, Bodhi is a stellar choice for those looking to start with a minimal system, and build it up with what they like. There is nothing to indicate it can't be a daily user. | All things considered, Bodhi is a stellar choice for those looking to start with a minimal system, and build it up with what they like. There is nothing to indicate it can't be a daily user. | ||
I'd give Bodhi 4 out of 5 stars with a drop of one only because it has a learning curve that may confuse some, and a desktop shell with a few quirks that necessitates caution when performing some actions, such as adding programs.** | I'd give Bodhi 4 out of 5 stars with a drop of one only because it has a learning curve that may confuse some, and a desktop shell with a few quirks that necessitates caution when performing some actions, such as adding programs.** | ||
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