On Saturday, 20 May 2023 17:04:42 NZST Susmita/Rajib wrote: > My dear illustrious leaders and senior list members of debian-user ML, > > I hope I will have a clear reply on the matter by the end of the > inputs received for this query. > > For example, in Debian https://wiki.debian.org/LXDE has almost > nothing. Whereas Arch has at least a better wiki documentation on > LXDE. Also, as described in the earlier post: > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/05/msg00792.html, the native > wiki website of LXDE is non-existent. >
A lot of information on the Arch Wiki is relevant on any other distro that packages that software, including Debian. In a lot of cases, info on those wikis can be used to manage Debian systems, excluding some package names, some paths, and a few other rare things. > ArchLinux LXDE is not Debian LXDE. The corresponding packages > available in any one of the two isn't compatible with the other > (.tar.bz2 vs .deb). Debian installation via synaptic (or apt) is very > organised and simple for me. > > So this query also: is .deb packages a better alternative than > .tar.bz2? What are the pros and cons if the two are compared? > > I tried to add a menu item to the right click, drop down menu in LXDE, > but failed to find any information on this. > > I moved away from LXDE as a result and have begun using OpenBox. > > So my question becomes all the more pertinent. > > Best wishes, > Rajib B > Etc.
