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Two years later, however, I have noticed that many GNU/Linux distribution developers seem to have been busy making their offerings more agreeable to lower-powered computers, specifically since Ubuntu 17.10 came out. Earlier versions also have been progressively made slightly less resource-greedy or, at least, that has been my impression concerning Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This optimization means that even the most modern distributions can often be used on earlier hardware. I wanted to find out if this progress could actually be translated into making my laptop useful again as an actual laptop, with a full graphical environment. To do so, I kept the hardware at precisely the original specifications, | Two years later, however, I have noticed that many GNU/Linux distribution developers seem to have been busy making their offerings more agreeable to lower-powered computers, specifically since Ubuntu 17.10 came out. Earlier versions also have been progressively made slightly less resource-greedy or, at least, that has been my impression concerning Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This optimization means that even the most modern distributions can often be used on earlier hardware. I wanted to find out if this progress could actually be translated into making my laptop useful again as an actual laptop, with a full graphical environment. To do so, I kept the hardware at precisely the original specifications, | ||
- | Comme certains lecteurs | + | Comme certains lecteurs |
+ | Deux ans plus tard, cependant, j'ai remarqué que de nombreux développeurs de distribution GNU/Linux semblent avoir été occupés à rendre leurs offres plus attrayantes pour les ordinateurs avec moins de puissance et, plus précisément, | ||
- | + | **The Neon distribution (https:// | |
- | The Neon distribution (https:// | + | |
The original version of the Plasma desktop in Kubuntu 16.04 was version 5.5.5, going up to 5.10.5 in Kubuntu 17.10. Newer versions are available in the backport PPA repository, currently with version 5.12.0 of the software. In Neon, the project repositories are added out-of-the-box, | The original version of the Plasma desktop in Kubuntu 16.04 was version 5.5.5, going up to 5.10.5 in Kubuntu 17.10. Newer versions are available in the backport PPA repository, currently with version 5.12.0 of the software. In Neon, the project repositories are added out-of-the-box, | ||
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+ | La distribution Neon (https:// | ||
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+ | La version originale du bureau Plasma dans Kubuntu 16.04 était la version 5.5.5, passant à la 5.10.5 dans kubuntu 17.10. Des versions plus récentes sont disponibles dans le dépôt des PPA, actuellement avec la version 5.12.0 du logiciel.Dans Neon, les dépôts du projet sont ajoutés dès l' | ||
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- | In my opinion, recent versions of the Plasma desktop have had time to evolve into a nice, mature environment. This can be seen with seemingly simple operations, such as using the Alt + Tab key combination to switch between applications. A very clear list of open windows is presented to the left of the screen, and the user can see precisely which application is under focus. Application windows are also seen overlayed in transparency in the main desktop area, with the topmost completely opaque and easy to see. This is of help when choosing between various windows of the same application - think of several Konsole terminals open at once, for instance. | + | **In my opinion, recent versions of the Plasma desktop have had time to evolve into a nice, mature environment. This can be seen with seemingly simple operations, such as using the Alt + Tab key combination to switch between applications. A very clear list of open windows is presented to the left of the screen, and the user can see precisely which application is under focus. Application windows are also seen overlayed in transparency in the main desktop area, with the topmost completely opaque and easy to see. This is of help when choosing between various windows of the same application - think of several Konsole terminals open at once, for instance. |
- | In essence, one could very easily transform a Kubuntu installation into a Neon, in much the same way an Ubuntu 17.10 can be transformed into a Xubuntu or Ubuntu Mate, for example. However, installing Neon instead of another *Buntu distribution has two specific advantages, that may or may not be pertinent for specific users. In the first place, Neon has the most recent Plasma software, with no need to fiddle around with the repositories. This makes sense if one wishes to stay as current as possible with the KDE desktop. The second point is that Neon has no supplementary software, which makes for a smaller download file (1.2 GB, instead of up to 2 GB or more for some recent distributions) and a quicker installation process. Applications such as LibreOffice are not included by default, though they can be added with ease using the regular Ubuntu software management techniques. Depending on which use the system will be given, it may be more handy to install just those packages that are needed by the user. | + | In essence, one could very easily transform a Kubuntu installation into a Neon, in much the same way an Ubuntu 17.10 can be transformed into a Xubuntu or Ubuntu Mate, for example. However, installing Neon instead of another *Buntu distribution has two specific advantages, that may or may not be pertinent for specific users. In the first place, Neon has the most recent Plasma software, with no need to fiddle around with the repositories. This makes sense if one wishes to stay as current as possible with the KDE desktop. The second point is that Neon has no supplementary software, which makes for a smaller download file (1.2 GB, instead of up to 2 GB or more for some recent distributions) and a quicker installation process. Applications such as LibreOffice are not included by default, though they can be added with ease using the regular Ubuntu software management techniques. Depending on which use the system will be given, it may be more handy to install just those packages that are needed by the user.** |
- | Speed is quite good. System startup and shutdown are performed in a reasonable time for the hardware. There is, in fact, not much difference between Neon and Xubuntu 17.10. For some reason, Neon seems to be more responsive than a comparable version of Kubuntu or Linux Mint 18 KDE version. To my mind, this is a symptom of good systems integration between the underlying operating system, the SDDM display manager, and the desktop itself. Applications also come up nicely, though with a bit of a delay between clicking on the icon and seeing a window, especially when the desktop is still settling down after initialization. This slight lag will probably not be a nuisance for calm users. Perhaps power users would need to consider running Neon on more powerful hardware, which they would probably already use in any case. As usual with KDE, the system configuration | + | À mon avis, les versions récentes du bureau Plasma ont eu le temps de devenir un bon environnement mâture. Cela se voit avec des opérations qui semblent simples, telles qu' |
- | The sore point will, as usual, be the web browser. Though truly necessary to make actual use of a computer in this day and age, browsers are also known to hog processor power and computer memory, moreso when that bane of the Internet known as JavaScript is in use. I will admit that it does have some advantages when trying to make a web page more pretty and perhaps make browser-to-server communication more responsive. However, it must also be said that some abuse of this technology can be seen out there – for nefarious purposes or not, much in the same way Adobe Flash had previously become | + | En substance, une installation de Kubuntu peut facilement être transformée en Neon, à peu près de la même manière qu'une Ubuntu 17.10 peut être transformée en Xubuntu ou Ubuntu Mate, par exemple. Toutefois, installer Neon à la place d'une autre distribution *buntu comporte deux avantages précis, qui peuvent être pertinents ou pas selon l' |
- | At the time of writing, a fully upgraded version of Neon comes with Firefox “Quantum” version 58.0.1. It works quite well even with Google Drive and suchlike, much quicker in fact than previous versions of this browser. This concurs with my impression that developers are in fact listening to users; fair play to them for that. I actually quite enjoyed using Firefox for browsing and for some online editing, to the point that I saw no need to install a more lightweight browser such as Midori or Epiphany. Both of these are excellent choices for simple browsing; however, many of the heavier Web platforms - such as Google Drive or Apple’s iCloud - tend to whinge a bit about “your browser not being compatible”. | + | **Speed is quite good. System startup and shutdown are performed in a reasonable time for the hardware. There is, in fact, not much difference between Neon and Xubuntu 17.10. For some reason, Neon seems to be more responsive than a comparable version of Kubuntu or Linux Mint 18 KDE version. To my mind, this is a symptom of good systems integration between the underlying operating system, the SDDM display manager, and the desktop itself. Applications also come up nicely, though with a bit of a delay between clicking on the icon and seeing a window, especially when the desktop is still settling down after initialization. This slight lag will probably not be a nuisance for calm users. Perhaps power users would need to consider running Neon on more powerful hardware, which they would probably already use in any case. As usual with KDE, the system configuration application has many options that can be used to activate graphical effects as required. I found that the default set works well and is not too intrusive. However, users using just the Intel processor internal graphics circuit may wish to quit some of the animations to get better performance. |
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+ | The sore point will, as usual, be the web browser. Though truly necessary to make actual use of a computer in this day and age, browsers are also known to hog processor power and computer memory, moreso when that bane of the Internet known as JavaScript is in use. I will admit that it does have some advantages when trying to make a web page more pretty and perhaps make browser-to-server communication more responsive. However, it must also be said that some abuse of this technology can be seen out there – for nefarious purposes or not, much in the same way Adobe Flash had previously become a vector of both the best and the worst in programming techniques.** | ||
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+ | La rapidité est très bonne. Le démarrage et l' | ||
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+ | Là où le bât blesse, c'est, comme d' | ||
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+ | **At the time of writing, a fully upgraded version of Neon comes with Firefox “Quantum” version 58.0.1. It works quite well even with Google Drive and suchlike, much quicker in fact than previous versions of this browser. This concurs with my impression that developers are in fact listening to users; fair play to them for that. I actually quite enjoyed using Firefox for browsing and for some online editing, to the point that I saw no need to install a more lightweight browser such as Midori or Epiphany. Both of these are excellent choices for simple browsing; however, many of the heavier Web platforms - such as Google Drive or Apple’s iCloud - tend to whinge a bit about “your browser not being compatible”. | ||
Google’s Chrome and the Opera browser are two modern alternatives that can very easily be installed in Neon. For Chrome, just download the .DEB package from https:// | Google’s Chrome and the Opera browser are two modern alternatives that can very easily be installed in Neon. For Chrome, just download the .DEB package from https:// | ||
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In the case of Opera, the same procedure applies after downloading the .DEB package from http:// | In the case of Opera, the same procedure applies after downloading the .DEB package from http:// | ||
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+ | dpkg -i opera-stable_51.0.2830.26_amd64.deb | ||
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+ | aptitude install libcurl3** | ||
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+ | Au moment où j' | ||
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+ | Chrome de Google et le navigateur Opera sont deux alternatives modernes qui peuvent s' | ||
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+ | sudo bash | ||
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+ | cd Downloads | ||
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+ | dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb | ||
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+ | aptitude install fonts-liberation libappindicator1 | ||
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+ | Pour ce qui concerne Opera, la même procédure s' | ||
dpkg -i opera-stable_51.0.2830.26_amd64.deb | dpkg -i opera-stable_51.0.2830.26_amd64.deb | ||
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aptitude install libcurl3 | aptitude install libcurl3 | ||
- | All of these three browsers work well, within hardware limitations. In most workflows, RAM usage can be kept underneath 2 GB, which, on a computer with a mere 4 GB, still leaves us some free space. However, the processor does tend to struggle a bit on these low-spec, cheap laptops. With my AMD E1-2100, both cores are pegged at about the 50% mark even while doing relatively light tasks. In this screen capture, I was editing a single Google Document (this article) in Google Chrome. This gives you an idea of what to expect under real-world conditions: as long as you do one thing at a time, and keep unnecessary windows closed, the computer and operating system should hold up quite well. However, multitasking and editing lengthy documents would probably be better left to a more capable piece of kit. | + | **All of these three browsers work well, within hardware limitations. In most workflows, RAM usage can be kept underneath 2 GB, which, on a computer with a mere 4 GB, still leaves us some free space. However, the processor does tend to struggle a bit on these low-spec, cheap laptops. With my AMD E1-2100, both cores are pegged at about the 50% mark even while doing relatively light tasks. In this screen capture, I was editing a single Google Document (this article) in Google Chrome. This gives you an idea of what to expect under real-world conditions: as long as you do one thing at a time, and keep unnecessary windows closed, the computer and operating system should hold up quite well. However, multitasking and editing lengthy documents would probably be better left to a more capable piece of kit. |
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+ | The takeaway on Neon is that this modern distribution offers a very nice desktop environment, | ||
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+ | Les trois navigateurs fonctionnent bien, étant donné les limites du matériel. Dans la plupart des flux de travail, l' | ||
- | The takeaway on Neon is that this modern | + | En conclusion, |
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