Linux light – PCLinuxOS 2010.7 Openbox

” Ok, there are smaller, leaner distributions out there like
Tiny Core or these two if you prefer a system that’s in many ways
similar, but PCLinuxOS Openbox is pretty good while still providing
a full set of applications for the consumer desktop, incl. flash,
multimedia codecs, wireless. More on that later. I thought of that
line while deciding whether to go for the Openbox or the Lxde
version. I’ve had a look at both, but Lxde (short for the light
weight desktop environment) is always the same set of apps and the
panel strikes me as not quite as elegant. I like the flexibility of
modularity and in this case dropped for the Openbox version with
the Tint2 panel. Apart from this both spins are almost identical,
and for those that don’t know, the Lxde desktop is also using
Openbox for window management.

“The Lxde version will give you a nicer menu with icons though,
and a few more on panel and desktop. This accessibility may be
important to some people. It also comes with Dropbox for online
storage, which underlines that in the words on the website is
“especially designed for cloud computers with low hardware
specifications, such as, netbooks, mobile devices”.

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