Lately I (Jonathan) have been taking old laptops no longer worthwhile for Microsoft Windows, and setting them up for some friends of mine who travel to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea and other places. They go bearing gifts, digging freshwater wells for people suffering the lack quite a lot; and they go bearing the joy of the Lord.

So far Linux Lite has been the best of several distros for the purpose. It is extremely reliable and hardware agnostic, installs quite rapidly, and has the available breadth of Ubuntu, including helpful language support, while being a very nicely lightweight OS.

Here is my install outline at this writing.

• 32-bit DVD
• User / user
• Welcome:
  • Install updates
  • Install drivers
  • Install language support
    • Indonesian
    • Korean
    • Malay
• Menu / System / Lite Software
  • Restricted Extras
  • Chromium Web Browser
• Menu / System / Install/Remove Software
  • Xiphos
• Xiphos Modules
  • Biblical Texts
    • English
      • ESV2011
      • ISV
      • KJVA
      • WEB
    • Central Sama
    • Chamoru
    • Kpala
    • Pohnpeian
    • Tausug
    • Uma
    • Wikang Tagalog
    • 10th from bottom: Malayam
    • Last
      • KorHKJV
      • KorRV
  • Dictionaries / English
    • AbbottSmithStrongs
    • ISBE
    • StrongsGreek
    • StrongsHebrew
    • WebstersDict
  • Commentaries / English
    • Geneva
    • TSK
• Xiphos Index, all modules
• Icons on desktop:
  • Firefox
  • Chromium Browser
  • Xiphos
  • Writer
  • Home Folder