As I recently wrote I started to use the desktop with armbian.

Two obvious missing things puzzle me, but that maybe as not many are using it:

• xserver restart (ctrl + alt+ backspace) key kombination is missing
  disabled by default, go to >settings>session & startup>autostart and add: "setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
  can this be added into a config file of XFCE as a standard?
  The other options that are available for setxkbmap "-option X" are determined by /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst
• Text Editior - the only text editor available...  LibreOffice   
  Lubuntu - leafpad Geany serves both light weight Editor with an Integrated Development Environment
  Xubuntu - mousepad (missing)
  Ubuntu MATE - pluma
• Document Viewer: Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer
• Why is there Thunderbird ? updates of this 50Mb Software is a ressource hog, not the mention LibreOffice..

 

Software Boutique  - is on board. If somebody really needs Thunderbird can install it this way. I can also uninstall it this way - I just would like to start the discussion.

Of course you could say, well it is just plain Ubuntu, BUT Ubuntu runs on X86 hardware and these 'development' board have a little bit a different approach - in my humle opinion.

Edited May 2, 20188 yr by Tido
added Geany & Atril

@Tido

I've been using Linux desktops on a vast number of physical and virtual systems from enterprise to dinky toys, standardizing on plain Debian and LXDE for robust and stable systems. The LXDE-desktop uses even less ressources than XFCE and is particularly suited for small boards. The choice of desktop ( XFCE ) and Ubuntu bloat are somewhat contrary to the idea of Armbian as a lean and robust distribution. If your seriously interested in Linux desktops opt for the real thing and set up a lightning fast LXDE desktop based on Debian stable. In combination with x2go terminal server you'll experience a vastly superior and universal desktop world.

Enjoy !

On 20.3.2018 at 11:20 PM, rodolfo said:

a lightning fast LXDE desktop

With tinker board the speed is quite good.

The points I mentioned above are 'Papercuts'  if this stuff isn't done - the firsttime user will experience some frustrations if the desktop crashes for example - xserver restart (ctrl + alt+ backspace) should work out of the box.

I would be interesting how it performs on a BPi-M2Plus or the BPi-R1 with an A20, but first the Papercuts

 

Papercuts are fast to fix, but annoying "bugs".

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/One Hundred Papercuts/Mission

 

I guess there are some more Papercuts I haven't found