Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: Make Openbox available again in next Knoppix and other suggestions

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Posts
    29

    Make Openbox available again in next Knoppix and other suggestions

    There had been quite a lot of time since the previous Knoppix edition (v9.1). So, I want to seize the opportunity to suggest returning to Openbox. Unfortunately in 9.1 version it is no longer installed. So, it should be installed again (only some MB in plus...), and the "desktop=openbox" boot option should start a simple openbox session. And not lxde-openbox session. (With that nightmare Compiz...) The lxpanel should be started by specifying this in openbox autostart file. (So we can use lx menu and run dialog.) Openbox is very stable, it needs very little system resources, it is easily configurable with its configuration file. And this Openbox configuration file should be well set, i.e. appropriate keybindings for main menu, run dialog, terminal, to take screenshot, etc.


    Other suggestions


    ) possibility to select devices (at boot time) by UUID too
    ) possibility to specify "knoppix.sh" script name and location (also by UUID), so that it can be used when running from ISO file too
    ) possibility to specify the name and location (also by UUID) of persistence file to be used, possibility to use also persistence directory if the file system supports this (like EXT...)
    ) possibility to save changes only at shutdown, or at specific intervals, or not at all (set by boot options, by dedicated Knoppix settings, manually in a popup window (at shutdown)) to dramatically reduce flash ware when using persistence


    Some application suggestions

    ) a better virtual keyboard (xvkbd does not support a lot of languages, like my language, Hungarian)
    ) Gaupol subtitle editor
    ) Kate (KWrite does not have multitab support)
    ) SMplayer (it is better than VLC)
    ) Streamripper
    ) GoldenDict with preinstalled dictionary files
    ) Kodi

  2. #2
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Posts
    29
    Since after 10 minutes the post cannot be edited, I "edit" the post by adding comment...
    More suggestions:
    ) In case of multiple monitors, on all monitors should be displayed the same view, not a shared view (i.e. one primary monitor (laptop monitor) with panel and on other monitor without panel) by default, since there are cases when somebody uses a second monitor because his laptop monitor is broken, And if the shared view is the default it is a nightmare to change to the good monitor... It would be nice a boot option to set this behaviour, too (in case somebody wants shared view).
    ) yt-dlp instead of youtube-dl (which is no longer maintained) and "telling" mpv to use yt-dlp
    Last edited by szzsqing1; 03-14-2024 at 09:54 PM.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  


A-Tech 8GB DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 Laptop SODIMM 204-Pin Memory RAM PC3L DDR3L 1x 8G picture

A-Tech 8GB DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 Laptop SODIMM 204-Pin Memory RAM PC3L DDR3L 1x 8G

$11.99



Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 PC Ram Intel XMP 2.0 Memory picture

Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 PC Ram Intel XMP 2.0 Memory

$27.99



A-Tech 16GB 2 x 8GB PC3-12800 Laptop SODIMM DDR3 1600 Memory RAM PC3L 16G DDR3L picture

A-Tech 16GB 2 x 8GB PC3-12800 Laptop SODIMM DDR3 1600 Memory RAM PC3L 16G DDR3L

$23.98



A-Tech 16GB DDR4 2400 MHz PC4-19200 Laptop SODIMM 260-Pin 2Rx8 Memory RAM 1x 16G picture

A-Tech 16GB DDR4 2400 MHz PC4-19200 Laptop SODIMM 260-Pin 2Rx8 Memory RAM 1x 16G

$24.99



A-Tech 8GB PC3-12800 Desktop DDR3 1600 MHz Non ECC 240-Pin DIMM Memory RAM 1x 8G picture

A-Tech 8GB PC3-12800 Desktop DDR3 1600 MHz Non ECC 240-Pin DIMM Memory RAM 1x 8G

$11.99



Patriot Viper 16GB (2x8G) DDR3 1600MHz PC3-12800 C9 240-Pin UDIMM Desktop Memory picture

Patriot Viper 16GB (2x8G) DDR3 1600MHz PC3-12800 C9 240-Pin UDIMM Desktop Memory

$21.49



Samsung 16GB 2Rx4 PC3L-12800R DDR3-1600 1.35V ECC REG RDIMM Server Memory RAM 1x picture

Samsung 16GB 2Rx4 PC3L-12800R DDR3-1600 1.35V ECC REG RDIMM Server Memory RAM 1x

$8.50



A-Tech 16GB 2x 8GB PC3-10600 Desktop DDR3 1333 MHz DIMM 240pin Memory RAM 16G 8G picture

A-Tech 16GB 2x 8GB PC3-10600 Desktop DDR3 1333 MHz DIMM 240pin Memory RAM 16G 8G

$23.98



Crucial 64GB Kit (2x 32GB) DDR5 5600 PC5-44800 Laptop Memory CT2K32G56C46S5 picture

Crucial 64GB Kit (2x 32GB) DDR5 5600 PC5-44800 Laptop Memory CT2K32G56C46S5

$150.00



A-Tech 128GB 4x 32GB 2Rx4 PC4-21300R DDR4 2666 ECC REG RDIMM Server Memory RAM picture

A-Tech 128GB 4x 32GB 2Rx4 PC4-21300R DDR4 2666 ECC REG RDIMM Server Memory RAM

$131.96