Need to thoroughly understand what people expect from Linux Lite

[sanmayjoshi]

Namaskar, 

I was wandering around the web with keyword Linux Lite. I found some useful information which may be used by community and LL team to enhance user experience and to enhance reach.


1. I found some links which have thoughts of users about LL. I am sharing them here.

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=225069

The main problem people think, seems to be incompatibility with UEFI. Actually, people are real angry for that.

https://freedompenguin.com/articles/opin...inux-lite/

It's a one year old review, may be useful.

http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2016/09...linux.html


2. When I was searching for an appropriate OS for my PC, I had crawled many comparing sites and many forums to come to a decision, which was Linux Mint XFCE(I'll be honest here). But, only some time after my decision and some time before I had installed OS, I came to know about Linux Lite. And, the result is LL.

May we be lacking in marketing and in taking the word out?

I hope Linux Lite makes top in near future. 

Thanks,
Sanmay

[valtam]

I've addressed UEFI in this Forum many times, so I won't be repeating that stance again here

'Linux Lite needs real marketing strategy' - we're already covering many bases on 'marketing'.
'Wherever you go, you find Mint' - ofc! They have been around a lot longer than us, and they lept to a high ranking when Ubuntu introduced Unity. LL wasn't even a thought then

I do numerous interviews, and give info for websites. In fact, there's a new interview coming out soon for a website (will let you know when).

It takes time to build an OS following. Steady as she goes, be patient, do the right thing consistently, and your time will come

[sanmayjoshi]

Thanks a lot for your kind reply.

I agree with you on that. Now what LL needs is a bit of time, I think. Feeling awesome to hear that.


Sanmay

[rokytnji]

Not doing too shabby on current page hit rankings at Distrowatch. Ranking at 17 is nothing to poo poo about. MX and AntiX. A distro team I belong to. Sits Lower today. These rankings rise and fall and do not mean installs were done.

Page Hit Ranking
Data span:
Rank Distribution HPD*
1 Mint 2892>
2 Debian 2124>
3 Manjaro 1879>
4 Ubuntu 1522>
5 openSUSE 1123=
6 Antergos 1084>
7 deepin 1040=
8 Zorin 1005=
9 Fedora 990=
10 elementary 845>
11 Solus 838>
12 CentOS 743=
13 PCLinuxOS 732=
14 Arch 722=
15 ReactOS 644=
16 TrueOS 638>
17 Lite 539=
18 Kali 530=
19 KDE neon 509>
20 Mageia 479=
21 Lubuntu 468=
22 LXLE 465=
23 antiX 435=
24 Ubuntu MATE 427<
25 Puppy 419=
26 MX Linux 390=
27 Tails 388=
28 Peppermint 372=
29 Android-x86 351=
30 Parrot 336<
31 FreeBSD 334=
32 Ultimate 332>
33 Slackware 328=
34 Xubuntu 316=
35 Ubuntu Budgie 308=
36 KaOS 306=
37 Bodhi 301<
38 Netrunner 285=
39 SparkyLinux 282=
40 ArchBang 277=
41 ROSA 274=
42 BlackArch 270<
43 Gentoo 268=
44 Alpine 257<
45 Red Hat 256=
46 Black Lab 254=
47 Kubuntu 241>
48 Sabayon 237=
49 RancherOS 236=
50 Ubuntu GNOME 234=
51 Devuan 233=
52 RemixOS 232<
53 KNOPPIX 213=
54 Q4OS 212=
55 Lakka 207<
56 Gecko 203<
57 ClearOS 201=
58 wattOS 201=
59 Ubuntu Studio 199=
60 NuTyX 194>
61 Scientific 194=
62 Chakra 193=
63 OpenMandriva 190<
64 SmartOS 190=
65 GhostBSD 183=
66 Voyager 181>
67 4MLinux 180<
68 Bluestar 179=
69 Tiny Core 179=
70 Maui 175=
71 Arya 171=
72 DragonFly 170>
73 Porteus 170=
74 NixOS 166=
75 Korora 164=
76 OBRevenge 164>
77 Ubuntu DP 162=
78 SteamOS 160<
79 OpenBSD 159=
80 Calculate 158=
81 Clonezilla 158=
82 Container 156=
83 Elive 156=
84 BackBox 149>
85 Robolinux 149=
86 Zenwalk 149=
87 Oracle 146=
88 Kodachi 145=
89 Trisquel 143=
90 siduction 143<
91 ExTiX 142=
92 Vector 141=
93 Qubes 140=
94 OpenELEC 139=
95 Parabola 139=
96 Ubuntu Kylin 139<
97 AUSTRUMI 138=
98 Absolute 138=
99 ChaletOS 138=
100 Salix 138<

Nevertheless, I am starting a campaign to promote Linux Lite. I hope community accepts this idea wholeheartedly

Can't hurt if done in knowledgeable, respectful, polite way. Saying LL is the best. F----- the rest. Won't attract some folks.
Our distro selling points are personal scripts for persistent usb, installed system snapshots to live iso.

In other words. If promoting Linux Lite. Learn what special included features may appeal to someone coming from Windows.
Like easy Printer installs. External USB Blutooth Speaker installs. Uses of LibreOffice. You got a big job ahead of you if you wish
to promote a distro intelligently.

Good luck with it, Rok

[sanmayjoshi]

Ranking at 17 is nothing to poo poo about.

*laugh* That was nice. I agree with you.

You got a big job ahead of you if you wish to promote a distro intelligently.

I just had this idea. I guess I'm not that intelligent... 

Can't hurt if done in knowledgeable, respectful, polite way.

I am sorry if I sounded impolite. I didn't mean to.

Thanks for the push up!

[Coastie]

Distro watch is interesting to check occasionally to see what Linux Lite number is but it is not an accurate count of users or testers. As long as Jerry and his team stay motivate to keep up the good work, that is all that matters!  8)

[bitsnpcs]

Hello,

looking around the forums, I see many people doing so many different kinds of things with their LL.
For me it would not be possible to narrow the people down to a focused few.
Indeed the community is too diverse, and in itself this is what people can expect from Linux Lite.

[sanmayjoshi]

Indeed, I agree. The comprehensive approach of LL towards providing features and accessibility to users is what makes LL stand out!