Whether the actual cause of these problems is in tasks code or in core LS code is not clear - but I am working closely with jugg to clean up these issues. Installation of LiteStep should be a painles process. We have started building a new installer for the 24.6 release based on the installer you see in the 24.5 release. The new installer has not been completely spec'ed out, but it will likely allow some level of shell configuration before dropping the user into the default desktop. The installation will be cleaner and more extensive than it has been in the past, and will allow more newbies to try Litestep without an extensive step.rc understanding.
Installation is still in early design stages.
Expect to see it distributed in beta form with daily builds in the next month. LiteStep has a terminally difficult configuration system. A large text files with cryptic keywords and variables does not lend itself well to easy understanding. Truly, this is one reason that Linux has had such trouble penetrating the novice PC market - flat text files just suck for general configuration, hands down. On the other hand, the configuration principles are sound.