kde>Phoenix

[PendragonUK]

I have installed the kde version but I'm finding it a little heavy going on my netbook. I would like to try Phoenix, my question is can I install it from synaptic or should I clean install?

[parnote]

PendragonUK,

I would recommend a clean install. You may find Sproggy's forthcoming (as in VERY near) Phoenix Mini to be very well suited for your netbook, since it uses many more native Xfce applications.

You COULD install task-xfce, but then you won't get all the tweaks that Joble and Sproggy have employed, plus you'll still have the heavier Qt4 and KDE libraries present (and experience the same performance hit when you launch apps that use them).

parnote

[Was_Just19]

Yes

task-xfce

from the repository

(EDIT .....  see Parnote beat me to the puch  )

[PendragonUK]

Thank you gentlemen, I'll install task-xfce from the repo to have a look at the interface. I've not use it before, then download the mini ISO in time and clean install.

[Was_Just19]

Thank you gentlemen, I'll install task-xfce from the repo to have a look at the interface. I've not use it before, then download the mini ISO in time and clean install.

A good plan IMO.

You might like to also try task-lxde  before you decide which to use. 

[PendragonUK]

I now have Phoenix Mini installed... time to have some fun setting it up