For all you Linux geeks - I just Released an Upgrade

[GEOINTAnalyst]

Latest Update 28 Dec 2021 Expirion LXQt-CE - the CE stands for Cutting Edge - has mainline kernel 5.15.11 and based on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Developmental-running LXQt 0.17 desktop - it hardly has any extra software pre-installed saving Firefox 91.4 ESR, Atril Document Viewer, VLC Media Player 3.0.16 it is only 1.4GBs in size - Anything else you want to install is done through the Synaptic Package Manager or the Terminal - it also uses QAPT as the deb package installer
https://sourceforge.net/projects/expirion-linux/files/

 

[Mr T]

Sounds like a good light weight setup. I've tried dozens of different Linux variants over the years, bu always come back to stock Debian. Stable. Reliable. No-frills.
Started on Slackware, back in 1993.

 

[GEOINTAnalyst]

Latest Update 17 Jan 2022
Expirion LXQt-CE - the CE stands for Cutting Edge - has mainline kernel 5.16.1 and based on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Developmental-running LXQt 0.17 desktop - software pre-installed includes Firefox 91.5.0 ESR, Thunderbird 91.5.0, OnlyOffice 6.4.2, VLC Media Player 3.0.16 it's about 1.8GBs in size - Anything else you want to install is done through the Synaptic Package Manager or the Terminal - it also uses QAPT as the deb package installer - this is basically a rolling release version and hopefully be updated periodically as my time permits.

 

[MePlus6]

I’ve tried various distros but always come back to some Ubuntu variant. I think it’s cool you’re rolling your own. I wouldn’t know how to do that and wouldn’t have the time but I admire what you’re doing!

 

[Carl]

Latest Update 17 Jan 2022
Expirion LXQt-CE - the CE stands for Cutting Edge - has mainline kernel 5.16.1 and based on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Developmental-running LXQt 0.17 desktop - software pre-installed includes Firefox 91.5.0 ESR, Thunderbird 91.5.0, OnlyOffice 6.4.2, VLC Media Player 3.0.16 it's about 1.8GBs in size - Anything else you want to install is done through the Synaptic Package Manager or the Terminal - it also uses QAPT as the deb package installer - this is basically a rolling release version and hopefully be updated periodically as my time permits.

I have an old XP machine that I have not upgraded because of a drafting program that I am used to and like. So if I use Linux as the operating system will I get to keep my drafting program and other old software?

 

[JSTyler]

I have an old XP machine that I have not upgraded because of a drafting program that I am used to and like. So if I use Linux as the operating system will I get to keep my drafting program and other old software?

Probably. There's a API translator that works in almost all current Linux distros called W.I.N.E. or just WINE. It's not an emulator but a true a true translator and has worked for everything I've thrown at it. Programs like PSP 6 and PhotoShop 7, Seagate's old disc wizard and many many more. In fact I think I'm still at 100% with everything I've tried.

You can always create a live drive on a usb drive and give it a whirl without losing what you currently have. You just install the drafting program on that drive and run it as a sort of test-drive.

 

[GEOINTAnalyst]

I have an old XP machine that I have not upgraded because of a drafting program that I am used to and like. So if I use Linux as the operating system will I get to keep my drafting program and other old software?

Tha Old XP machine maybe only 32Bit - you will have to check that - Expirion is for 64Bit machines - If it is only 32Bit you will have to look at another Linux Distro like Debian or Emmabuntus that still support 32Bit machines - Minimun requirements for Expirion is 64Bit processor and 2GBs of RAM - also what is the name of the Drafting program or CAD there are several free ones for Linux - Here are a few
1) FreeCAD - https://www.freecadweb.org/
2) LibreCAD - https://librecad.org/
3) OpenSCAD - https://openscad.org/
4) BRL-CAD - https://brlcad.org/

 

[Carl]

My machine is a 32 bit machine. I looked and looked and finally found LibreCad. There is a lot of stuff for my 80 year old brain to absorb.
I have also noticed that the internet is really getting slow. Is that because my machine has to convert to 32 bit?

 

[GEOINTAnalyst]

Is that because my machine has to convert to 32 bit?

Not really - more likely just a slow processor - also you should clean out your Internet Cache once in a while, if too much junk gets in there that can cause slow speed as well while surfing - on Windows I recommend CCleaner on Linux I use BleachBit