iDeal (Linux Image) KDE Desktop Image Install

 iDeal (Linux Image) KDE Desktop Image Install

Yes, ran into problem, installing iDeal Image.

It is a derivative MX Linux and it has two options.

Diamond which is 5.3GB with lot of KDE applications and Synaptic Package Manager as in Netrunner.  Other Option is smaller and is called Emerald.

I am beginning to like KDE, especially if the distribution gives me Gnome applications.

It has BelanaEtcher pre-compiled. 

If one is a newbie this is a good distribution to try.

However, KDE partition manger is not as good as Gnome's Gparted. 

Anyway, I had to resize the partition and I had to reduce the size of the NTFS partition and in the process I had to delete at least 5 Linux images that I rarely use.

Luckily I had Ubuntu 24.10. in one of the SD Cards mounted on USB Stick.

That save the day.

Gparted and Tails cannot be mounted on USB and need a CD/DVD. 

Installation is almost finishing and I hope it would get Efi GRUB configuration right.

Installation was OK.

It probably configured the keyboard to a German and I could not log in with the password typed. Besides this Encryption Craze makes me mad. I had to add a boot partition in addition to EFT. However it is my usual protocol and this small partition did not deserve  /boot partition but using NTFS, I dis add another partition to the system.

By the way, MX Linux let me have a Gnome Desktop if I get bored with KDE.

I am now Installing proper MX Linux on top of it.

Bset part is MX Linux let me uninstall LibreOffice and Firefox from the system saving me space becuase this installation is in a very small partition of little over 15GB.

Thank YOU MX Linux.

 

Pentoo Linux

 Welcome to Pentoo Linux
Pentoo is a Live CD and Live USB designed for penetration testing and security assessment. 

Based off Gentoo Linux, Pentoo is provided both as 32 and 64 bit installable Live CD.

Our chat services are linked, although discord is considered "main".

Join us on discord for support: https://discord.gg/5yhY9bg
Or on irc on https://libera.chat/ #pentoo

Or on telegram https://t.me/pentoolinux

Report bugs on github: https://github.com/pentoo/pentoo-overlay/issues

Pendrive Linux

Pendrive Linux

Web site: pendrivelinux.com (not active)
Origin: unknown
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: CLI
Architecture: x86
Based on: Debian
Wikipedia:
Media: Live
The last version | Released: June 14, 2007

PendriveLinux – a Debian based Linux distribution, aimed to work as a live system from a flash USB disk.

The last version released in 2007.

Point Linux

Point Linux

Web site: pointlinux.org
Origin: Russia
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: MATE, Xfce
Architecture: x86, x86_64
Based on: Debian
Wikipedia:
Media: Live DVD
The last version | Released: 3.2 | June 21, 2016
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Point Linux – a Linux distribution based on Debian of the stable branch, and focused on personal computers. As default, it is equipped with the MATE desktop – a fork of GNOME 2.

Point Linux provides a traditional desktop, support for many additional devices, easy configuration and system management, and the ability to choose a local language during installation process.

Point Linux is also equipped with Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird products and uses the DuckDuckGo search engine.

The system is available for i686-pae and x86_64 machines in full and core version.

Play Linux

Play Linux

Web site: play-linux.com (not active)
Origin:
Category: Game
Desktop environment: Cinnamon
Architecture: x86, x86_64
Based on: Ubuntu
Wikipedia:
Media: Live DVD
The last version | Released: beta1 rev2 | September 26, 2015
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Play Linux – a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS made for Gamers. It combines the power of Linux with the simplicity of Ubuntu.

Play Linux comes with 

Firefox, 

Steam client, 

Skype, 

Spotify, 

Flash plugin, 

multimedia plugins, 

VLC, 

LibreOffice, and 

WINE, 

Winetricks and 

PlayOnLinux, which allows you to install and execute many Windows programs.

As an addition, the live system features an application called “Kosmos” which lets users install a few popular programs as well.

Pinguy OS

Pinguy OS

Web site: pinguyos.com (not active)
Origin: United Kingdom
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: GNOME
Architecture: x86_64
Based on: Ubuntu
Wikipedia: Pinguy OS
Media: Live DVD
The last version | Released: 18.04.2 | March 30, 2019
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Pinguy OS – an out-of-the-box working operating system for everyone, not just geeks. It is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution aimed at Linux beginners. The system is equipped with tools and facilities for novices, offers support for multimedia codecs and web browser plugins.

Pinguy OS features a slightly modified GNOME desktop and personalized program menu, and a good number of pre-installed additional everyday applications.

The system is available for 32 and 64 bit machines in mini and full version.
As of version 18.04, Pinguy is only offered for 64 bit machines.

Parted Magic OS

Parted Magic OS


Web site: partedmagic.com
Origin: USA
Category: Rescue
Desktop environment: Openbox
Architecture: x86
Based on: Independent
Wikipedia: Parted Magic
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: active
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Parted Magic OS – a live, independent developed Linux distribution which contains disk partitioning and data recovery tools.

Parted Magic OS works as a live CD/USB only without a hard drive installation and can be boot through a network using PXE.
It features recovery tools such as: Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, ddrescue, GParted, Parted, Truecrypt, Clonezilla, G4L, SuperGrubDisk, etc., and supports many file systems, including ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, reiserfs, reiser4, and xfs.

In August 2013 Parted Magic OS became a commercial distribution.
One of the latest free version 2013_06_14 is available to download and test.

If you need an up to date Parted Magic OS iso image, you have to purchase it from the project page.

BeatrIX

BeatrIX

Web site: www.watsky.net (not active)
Origin: Czech Republic
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: Gnome
Architecture: x86
Based on: Ubuntu
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 2005.1 | January 28, 2005

BeatrIX – a minimal, Ubuntu based Linux distribution, designed to run on computers with old hardware components.

It features only a few applications, such as: e-mail, instant messaging, word processing and web browse on the top of Gnome desktop environment. The Live CD fits into 80 mm discs that can store up to 200 MB of data.

It can run on machines with 64MB RAM in live mode so can be used on very old machines.

The system developer is Steven Watsky.
The latest version of BeatrIX was released in 2005, and was based on Ubuntu 4.10 “Warty Warthog”.

Debris

Debris

Web site: debrislinux.org (not active)
Origin: Switzerland
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: Gnome
Architecture: x86
Based on: Ubuntu
Wikipedia: Debris Linux
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 2.0 | November 29, 2009

Debris Linux (previously: BeaFanatIX, BFX) – a minimalist Linux distribution based on Ubuntu with GNOME as a default desktop. The ISO image file is about 200 MB in size and works as a Live CD, with a hard drive installation option.

After the missing of Steven Watsky (maker of BeatrIX) the community fell apart. Stephan Emmerich wanted to continue the project, but since this was no longer possible with BeatrIX, he decided to make a new distro, based on BeatrIX, called BeaFanatIX. This was later renamed to Debris Linux.

Debris offers GNOME and Openbox, a lightweight session powered only by the Openbox window manager or a traditional session with GNOME and Metacity.

The live system features software:
– Mozilla Firefox – a web browser
– Beep – a mediaplayer
– AbiWord – a text processor
– Gnumeric – a spreadsheet program
– Evolution – an e-mail client
– Pidgin multi-protocol instant messenger.
– Audacious – an audio player
– gFTP – a file transfer client
– GParted – a partition editor
– NDISwrapper – the Microsoft Wireless driver manager
– ePDFViewer – a document viewer
– GQView – an image viewer
– Leafpad – a text editor
– DebI – a custom system installer

Gnoppix

Gnoppix

Web site: gnoppix.com | nongnu.org/gnoppix/
Origin: Switzerland
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: Gnome
Architecture: x86
Based on: Ubuntu
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 2.12 | September 7, 2005

Gnoppix – a Linux distribution inspired by Knoppix, but based on Ubuntu.
Gnoppix can be compared to Knoppix but GNOPPIX uses GNOME as desktop environment.

The system can be used as a live CD without installing to hard disk, but it offers a hard drive installer too.

Gnoppix 1.0 is based on Ubuntu 5.04 Hoary Hedgehog.
The last version of Gnoppix 2.12 was released in September 2005.

The founder and main developer of Gnoppix is Andreas Mueller.

As of March 20, 2022 the developer let me posted, that the project is still under active development, and:

“Gnoppix is based on Kali Linux Rolling, Gnoppix comes complete with a set of additional software repositories containing the latest 64-bit versions of the Plasma 5 desktop environment/framework, Qt 5 toolkit and other compatible KDE software. Gnoppix was first announced in June 2003.

In Addition to the famous Gnoppix Desktop, we’ll provide also a docker version of Gnoppix, currently we’re working on a Gnoppix version for Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets as well.

The last version | Released: 22.313 | March 13, 2022”

Science Education and Linux

Science Education and Linux
One of my first articles on Linux was based on Linux in education.

Then, I was grumbling about not been able to find a Linux Guru either in Kandy or Colombo.

Result at that time was an appallingly negative outcome.

Of course I found a few Gurus from abroad which included Cristopher Naegus.

Unfortunately he has stopped writing or updating the Linux Bible.

I want blame him for his delay. (I bought his new edition few months ago which came after almost after 5 years).

The way Linux is progressing, nobody can keep pace with, including books on Linux.

Moment you write something on Linux and post it, it is outdated by many a miles.

My entry today is to talk about contribution of Linux to Education in general and Science in particular.

With the introduction of One Lap Top for Child (OLPS) project there was proliferation of educational products from France to Germany to Poland and Spain.

Material included from preschool to university level.

Unfortunately due to interference of Microsoft and they being able to port their product on OLPS with the sole object of destroying the initiative is hindering the progress of the OLPS.

For OLPS there is SOAP (Sugar On A stick or Plastics -means Flash Drive) packages but unfortunately nobody seems to streamline and organize these educational material in a systematic and stepwise manner (Built on an existing platform and add on serially to suit the different age groups and needs).

I found few packages very interesting and deal with them first before proposing a scientific way to establish this scenario of Open Source Science and Education.

I call it OSSE-U (Open for Students, budding Scientists and Explorers of this Universe).

There is is a serious of 7 to 10 Linux CDS for Science which I have not downloaded yet. (I have done it now-writing on science may be not in the immediate future)

Therefore, I am not going to talk about science at the moment but education in general.

To begin with there is gCompris from France with a definite French accent for Linux and Microsoft.

But my best in Knoppix for Kids (probably originated form Germany) but unfortunately there are no updates after 2005 or 2007.

There are packages from Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Greece, Spain, Poland and Italy and many other countries(including China-Taiwan-Linpus Linux-now become commercial).

But all these are catering for the domestic audience with their language bias without international clout.

Unfortunately UNICEF and UNO is Dumb and Numb about producing educational (Freeduc-that originated probably from France died in infancy at the hands of UNO) material at least for children and doctors of the Third World.

There is nothing from England and USA, who still with the colonial attitude and mind that they are the repository of Education, which is not so, now. If Open Source take a root in the Developing World their monopoly in education would slowly diminish in importance (European countries are embracing Linux, Spain in particular and Latin Americans including Brazil) but

Unfortunately India also has failed because Indian Maha Rajas also think education is money like their colonial Past Masters.

In this context Russia without a global outlook has failed to catch the market.

I am still to get a live CD version of ALT Linux (they have a DVD version in English-I have the Russian version, though) from Russia in spite of contacting them on several occasions. I have got a CD in Linux now.

I think my Linux 100 and critical comments on the web are bearing fruits in less than 6 months and stock market crisis is a blessing in disguise for the third world except U.N.O pundits who have succumbed to the pressure and insinuation by Microsoft.

Everybody think that once a CD ISO is posted at their web site for free download the job is done.

That is not so.

They do not realize that the Telelom Industry is still in infancy in the Third World and download speed is appallingly slow.

(This has become appalling after the introduction of PEO TV in Sri-Lanka).

It took 12 to 14 hours for me to download SuSe Sugar (please do not download SuSe Sugar, it is slow and has a serious bug in the Grub File).

Because of the proliferation of mobile industry Telecom Industry cannot think of a Giga bite download speed for another decade or so.

That is also if one pays a hefty fee.

UNICEF has failed.

UNO has failed to impart emphasis on education because education from preschool to university is big money spinner.

Unfortunately, even in this Banana Republic of Sri-Lanka it is true.

They are not thinking digitally (Brain Atrophied).

Currently trying to destroy the existing system and the students..
I think many more children will go abroad and will never come back with the budget for education going down while budget for defense is going up.

They think by giving outdated free education material to students free that they have solved our Education Problem. It is not so!

They do not pause to think why our brightest students and the children of rich families with foreign connections go abroad paying massive sums.

With this digital age that information can be had for 10% of the price.

All what the student should have is a laptop with Apple Approach (I would write about Apple computer in preference to Microsoft in due course).

This I have to defer since the price is not within the reach of average Sri-Lankan who has to pay almost 50 Rupees for a coconut now!

Mind you now Linux is porting free Linux distributions for Mac too.

We have to import English Teachers from Hyderabad to teach our teachers, having killed the English Education for the last 35 years.

If one wants to learn about Linux and Education, just go to Google and type Linux and Education you get a heap of material form nearby Australia to Germany and France.

This is only a glimpse. I would give a list below and wind with some hints for the Educational Developers with a Linux bent.

1.OLPS with my new OSSE-Universe Linux

2.SOAP

3.Knoppix for Kids

4.Look for defunct Freeduck

5.gCompris

6.Alt Linux form Russia

7.Pardus Linux from Greece and many more.

Even though SuSE Community assembled many of these resources from the repositories they have done a poor job.

Educational package should in my opinion should have they following as the base.

Mysql.

Mysql PHP

Mysql Admin graphic face

My Admin as the front end for student to play with and develop a database of packages.

Gbasic as a front end of Visual Basic application

gFlash as or Flash as a front end.

A Quick time simulator for playing Apple Education software.

Some way to hack itunes.

Kind of Play Station based on Wine and similar emulators.

Then divide the material as preschool, Junior, Intermediate, Higher and University Level to begin with.

Common software repository with series of Levels (for the Linux Distribution in mind) to download.

I would like the distribution to named as OSSE-U Linux (Open for Students, budding Scientists and Explorers of this Universe).

That is my contribution for the time being!

Asoka
Edited 0n the 15th of November. 2010

Original 14th of October, 2009

Open for Students, budding Scientists and Explorers of this Universe).
Copyright name of OSSE-U belongs to me anyway!

Google you can improve on this idea with cloud computing in mind.

Microsoft do not steal this idea.

I will be on your tail!

aLinux

 aLinux

Web site: alinux.tv (not active)
Origin: Canada
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment:

 AfterStep, 

Fluxbox, 

IceWM, 

KDE, 

WindowMaker, 

Xfce
Architecture: x86
Based on: Independent
Wikipedia:
Media: Live DVD
The last version | Released: 15.0 | February 26, 2013
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aLinux (previously: Peanut Linux) – an independent Linux distribution targeted to home and small office users.

aLinux contains pre-installed a large set of applications of audio, video and graphics categories. 

It supports High Definition TV, so it is called as "Extreme Multimedia Center”.

The main desktop is KDE, but it is designed to have a Windows-style “look”.
The system uses RPM packages, and Synaptic as its GUI’s package manager.

The last stable version aLinux 15.0 featured KDE 3.10 and was released in February 2013.
The last (testing) version was 17.0 beta3.
aLinux founder and developer is Jay Klepacs.

The Live system user name is: root; and the password is blank.