Puppy Studio 3.1

 Posted on October 5, 2010

Puppy Studio 3.1-107

Even though I used PCLinux as my gold standard (it has some problem with its new partition tool-not recognizing some partition types) for live CDs for its versatility and the availability of many versions at disposal, the record for most number of CDs downloaded goes unquestionably to Puppy Linux (I have, more than 20).
Puppy Linux Studio is the latest I downloaded.
It has lite version which is 288MB.
The full version is 376 MB.

It is pretty good and has taken most of the useful packages from TeenPup and LeagcyPup.

Both over 650MB.

Puppy less than 200 is always in my front pocket even when I travel abroad.

Even though, I carry a flash drive (pen drive) I rarely use it for any problem solving.

Puppy is enough and it is amazing in doing simple and complex things.

Why carry a laptop when one can avoid it.

Before I buy something I load Puppy and see whether everything works before paying in foreign currency.

 
If Puppy fails I do not buy that for sure however much the market hype is.
As far as I am concerned I categorize (like any other Live) Live CDs based on Puppy MB.
Is it less than 200 MB?
I love the ones below 200.

NimbleX is one of them. 

NimbleX has become bit fatter recently but still less than 500 (420MB).

It is based on KDE and uses OpenOffice-03 and not Abiword..

The next category is 200 to 500 MB (little less or more).
CRUX, Peppermint and many more out there now.
What annoys me is why try to compress into 700 MB which is impossible unless one uses compression used by Knoppix.

If it goes beyond 700 MB might as well double 500 to 1000 and go for a decent DVD like Mint rather than remain in no man’s land.
There is another problem with trying to compress into 700MiB.
Unless one has 1GB RAM, live session is slow and painful.
 

Many people do not have more than 512 RAM or DVD.
Many of the old machines can be revitalized with 500MB input.
 

I am glad to see some are catering for these machines.

Having said that with or without your own machine all Puppies are adorable.

I will be with you on Pendrive Linux soon.

PuppyBrowser

19-09-2010

PuppyBrowser 

PuppyBrowser-100
It is fitting to arrive at 100 with two Puppy editions.

I am booted now with Puppy Browser. 

It is 5.1. and I started with 4.1 and I have a large collection of Puppies now.
The other that I downloaded a few minutes ago was PupItUp, the music Puppy.
Both connects to the web instantaneously.
If not setup it configures the Ethernet in seconds.

I am afraid Microsoft pets cannot even bark.

Well done.

You cross the line at 100 with flying colours.

Don’t worry Guys / Girls, I think I have made several entries for R.I.P and would add a few more than the 100 already in store.

I would to remain until 2011 for R.I.P..
I should now concentrate on Puppy to entertain me when big fat DVDs take a long time to download and test.

Guess, 4 more days of downloading for Suse and then Mandriva before they metamorphosis.

For record ArtistX has an erratic boot loader.

Reason For YOUR Linux System Running Slow

1. Number one is your Browser. It has to cater for all the languages of the world.

Go for light browser like Epiphany of Gnome or Falkon or Dillo or Konqueror.

If you are using Firefox remove all the language packs you do not need,

 

2.. Other One is KDE.

KDE also has to support for many countries.

 

3. Number three and the most heavy is LibreOffice.

Remove all the language packs or like me go for an alternative office package.

Focus Writer

Calligra

 

 

 

Lubuntu with LxQt toolkit

This was edited with Lubuntu on a live session.

It asks for the Ethernet and nevertheless configure the WiFi effortlessly.

 

It is KDE based and has not got a Software Repository. I am proven wrong it depends on Synaptic Sifrware manger.

Now Ubuntu is gone astray I think Linux guys should keep on supporting Lubutu for at least kids with so many educational packages.

I am going to keep LxQt session in my Gnome base.

LxQt kit did the unthinkable and wrote over my Gnome Desktop. It could not moun

Besides it filled up my /root folder to the brim and that would have been the reason. It had only 22GB of space.

DebianEdu is a Server Edition and it has over 100 games and application I hardly use. It is meant for a school server for multiuser environment. It is the the strength of Linux.

Lubuntu live iso image practically had nothing. It project itself as slim and that may be the reason I never used in 30 years of Linux.

Yes I have to install Debian Gnome 12.9.

I already have Debian KDE 12.9.

No damage done and data are intact in my /home folder.

Another cycle of Linux.

I need to include Lubuntu iny book.

A serious commission.

While we are at Light Weight distribution Puppy Linux is the best (not Easy OS).

It has only 10 applications.

1. File Manger something like Roxi filer

2. Standard Terminal Emulator 

3. Process Viewer

4. Default Browser

5. Default Text Editor

6. Default Paint 

7. Default Word Processor 

It used to be AbiWord now gone to bulky LibreOffice.

8. Puppy SetUp including persistent volume.

9. Edit Tray

10. Help

11. Exit

Compiz

Now Compiz had a graphic Start UP.

It's configuration Setup is messy and could not get a desktop running under Gnome. It lacks the libraries that should be associated with a desktop.

Emulators always run under the desktop not on its own.

It is neither window manager nor a desktop. I hope they would iron out this problem and use a window mander like Puppy but bit eyejandy.

Installation is finishing.

Good Bye fro my Android 13 cellphone.

Lubuntu with LxQt toolkit

I accidentally clicked on LxQt toolkit and I ran a LxQt session under Gnome and ran into Frozen Mode.

Quickly installed fool tool kit including Educational package.

It have over 100 packages and I am hesitant to recommend it for kids (Linux in general).

1. Hydogen was one of my old pal it has beta version

2. LibreCAD

3. It has Htop, too.

4. GeoGebra

5. Fotoxx

6. Kalgebra

but the package that caught my eye was Parley for adding to one's vocabulary. 

Lubuntu is about to be finishing its downloading,

 

See you later with some additional comments. 

It does not load with games and educational pages on has to install them

It is 3.5GB fits in a 4GB USB Stick. 

What I really like is the Bird Front and I do not know its name.

Is it called Racer (Qt is based on)?

It is lovely distribution and I prefer it to AntiX now that Ubuntu gone commercial and fiddling with Rush

Linux Programming Languages

Linux Programming Languages
 

1. Vi was my beginning but later went to Vim.

2. PHP MyAdmin was my Samba and Server friend but I do not want to touch it in my old age.

3. Perl was my attraction
Being a Writer this was an attraction and quickly settle down on 28MB Abiword.

4. Lyx and Gambas (no more Latex now buts it's derivatives)

4. Abiword
Is a word processor and a command line functionality.
It is over 250MB and is my work horse and it has its development package but very few has time for it.
Debian 12.10- - - dropped it so, I will stick with 12.9--.

1. C
Linux is written in C and this where I started coding.

2. C++
I did not waste time on C++

3. Python
Python was the one which attracted to me on Linux in the book Joy of Linux. It is versatile but so long I gave up.

4. Java I really liked when it had Java phones which one could manipulate. One cannot find a Java phone now.

5. JavaScript I hate because it is cross platform.

6. Bash/Shell is unique
I still read Linux Bible when I decide to look at a shell script for fun

7.  Perl was my attraction until I settled down in Abiword.

8. Go of Google.
I collected its package in Ubuntu which was 1.2GB when it became 2.4GB I have it up.
It has over 75 at which level I stopped counting
Go is Linux based and BULKY.

9. Ruby
Ruby on rails was web development language which ai had a flash when I first developed my first Private Web Phase with WordProcess.com (not .og organisation which has gone commercial now) long before Google was born. I still have it and I have forgotten my Yahoo.Mail (I am going to activate it when I am ready with my 5 books with slow progress. Linus fundamental is reaching 450 pages). I want ot keep it as it is and do not want to post any there. It now active but one need to go searching for my web site’s name.

10. Rust is new and I have no knowledge except Ubuntu trying to Reinvent Linux is going to be a either flash in the pan or making money which was not the intention of Ubuntu Master GURU.

11. Swift
It is macOS which I have no interest.

13.  Haskell and compiz compositor is supposed to be for Research Work with very little FAT in its CORE.
It is on black terminal and until it becomes with a simple graphic front I won’t try it.

14. R is the only statistical package for Linux.
It comes as Octave and is very large package.
I think it was developed in New Zealand.
not when I was roaming in South Island.

 

15. PHP

Server side scripting language which has become plump and may be a pest and takes over your system.

Graph-Monkey

Graph-Monkey

This a Graphical Interface, I found accidentally when I was installing Debian Gnome and Debian KDE for the umpteenth time to get my basic NUC System running the way, I want.

The installation is very fast and hangs on a application only if it has importance to Linux. This did so, I could read it but could only remember except the monkey part. Did some Google Search and got its functionality and it is cute and it is to my liking of two face physics (Physics is multidimensional) and I am going to revise my basic mathematics, too

 

My NUC has only 8GB RAM but functional only at 7.2 to 7.3 GB

I have two partitions 13 / and 2 /home dedicated to Text Editers and Nemo (another new find of a Linux File System) with Graph-Monkey facility.

I am going to use it instead of Jitsi which is proprietary. 

 

This is to illustrate the fact, if have access to the Internet which is not free, I can say I am still alive and well in the Linux community.

I am functional at basic code level.

Opera OS

Opera OS
SliTaz is One of the smallest distribution, from which Opera Originated. 

I used this in the past but I cannot remember for what purpose.

By the way no AbiWrod to begin with.
 

Web site: sourceforge.net/projects/operaos/
Origin:
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: Openbox
Architecture: x86
Based on: SliTaz
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 1.1 | December 26, 2011

Opera OS – a lightning fast operating system based on SliTaz 3.0.

Opera OS is the smallest complete distro, featuring Opera web browser, one of the fastest browsers available for Linux, and the flash player.
All that is packed into just 65 megabytes of an iso image.

Opera OS uses the Openbox window manager and offers PCManFM file manager, and a few tools borrowed from SliTaz.

Other features:
– capable of booting in 6sec. (from the boot-loader)
– only 128mb of RAM required to run
– the live-cd runs completely in RAM
– connect to wifi-networks easily

The latest version of Opera OS 1.1 was released in 2011.

Symphony OS

Symphony OS
Mezzo desktop has a unique attitude to file system.

It does not have folders

1. System, 

2. Programs, 

3. Files, and 

4. Trash 

 

I am going to have a full account of this distribution in my book "Linux Essential" file types in Linux.

I still wonder why Google AI spammed this piece?

May be many other celebrity guys linked ??? Symphony XX are shaken up by the whole episode.

In any case, I am winding up my blog pieces here.

May be related to my favorite actor Gene Hackman (more his wife's death).

My guess was the guys who were dealing with fiances.

I hope FBI would crack this lest President Trump would be really annoyed.

 

Web site:
Origin: USA
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: Mezzo
Architecture: x86_64
Based on: Debian
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 15.0 beta | February 01, 2015
Zobacz po polsku Zobacz po polsku: Symphony OS

Symphony OS – a Linux distribution which features its own lightweight desktop called “Mezzo”.

Mezzo offers a new way of presenting data to the user. It disposes of standard concepts like “The desktop is a folder” and nested menu systems and instead presents all needed information directly to the user via the main desktop and four desk targets for tasks and files related to System, Programs, Files, and Trash. Mezzo is written in Perl and Gtk2::Webkit, and uses (is based on)the lightweight FVWM Window Manager.

The founders of Symphony OS are Ryan Quinn and Jason Spisak.

The first version of Symphony OS was based on Knoppix, than on Debian unstable, until 2006.

Symphony OS 2007 Preview and the next ones 2008, 2008.1 were based on Ubuntu 7.04 and then Ubuntu 7.10.
The last version of Symphony OS 2008.1 was released in 2008.
The project was dormant until 29 June 2011, when Ryan Quinn started development of the distribution again.

The latest version Of Symphony OS 2015 Beta is based on Debian.

KDE and Enlightenment Update

KDE and Enlightenment Update

I have found a way to shed fat from the full blown KDE.

There are reason for it

 

I started with KDE and it has fantastic applications.

But what I do not like is it takes ages to mount due to its bulk.

 

1. Kdenlive is one of them which is much better than KODI that comes from X-Box Media Center (XBMC) from Microsoft. 

Everybody knows, I hate anything from Microsoft Windows.

2. I really like Konqueror, the browser

3. Kaffeine is the media player

 

4. Spectacle an excellent screenshot application

 

5. Sweeper clean up utility but I prefer Bleachbit of Gnome,

 

6. Dolphin  a very good file manager.

all these applications come with K in front except Dolphin and ? ?I forget

7. Problem with KDE is its themes especially Breeze and desktop wrappings which do not add to functionality.  

Once I fiddled with Breeze themes in MX Linux and I could not mount the Plymouth the boot login screen.

Plymouth is a graphical boot system and logger for Linux that runs before the file system is mounted. It provides a boot animation and handles user interaction during boot

This why I call it a rich lady with lot of fancy dresses which she cannot finish wearing during the 7 days of the week. 

Microsoft Windows I describes as rich but clumsy lady.

Please ladies do not get offended.

 

Just go to Synaptic package manager and select what one wants and it automatically selects Plasma Desktop which is the default.

Yet, one can even remove the desktop but one cannot go back to old KDE Desktop.

That is my point.

Enlightenment Desktop

One need not PAY Elive guys money.

Just use Synaptic Package Manager and install Enlightenment Desktop.

It is light and for old computers and very beautiful, elegant and eye catchy.

DO NOT fiddle with it unnecessarily if you have NVIDIA graphic card If you do not know what you are doing.

Solving The Problem with Wireless Connection

Solving The Problem with Wireless Connection

Some of the Widow Managers on their own cannot configure the Wireless Connection.

What one can do is to run it under Debian, Gnome

If the Widow Manager has web browser it would then connect to the Internet.

If the Widow Manager has a light weight browser, one has the luxury of  no snooping, too.

Ubuntu-Archived

Ubuntu-Archived


Web site: www.ubuntu.com
Origin: Isle of Man
Category: Desktop, Server
Desktop environment: GNOME
Architecture: x86_64
Based on: Debian
Wikipedia: Ubuntu
Media: Live DVD, Install (Alternative) CD/DVD
The last version | Released: active
Zobacz po polsku Zobacz po polsku: Ubuntu

Ubuntu – a Debian-based Linux distribution, with Unity as its default desktop environment for personal computers including laptops, desktops, smartphones and for server machines as well. It is based on free software and named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu (literally, “human-ness”), which often is translated as “humanity towards others”.

The first official Ubuntu release 4.10 (Warty Warthog) was published in October 20, 2004.
Every next release is published in April and October, in a 6 mount cycle.
Every 2 years, Ubuntu is offered as a Long Term Support release (10.04, 12.04, 14.04, etc.).
Up to version 10.10, the main desktop was Gnome 2; starting from version 11.04 the Gnome was replaced by Unity.
Ubuntu is available as a Live, installable iso image, as well as alternative version which provides text based installer only.

Development of Ubuntu is led by UK-based Canonical Ltd., a company owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth.

There are a few official Ubuntu variants shipped with different desktop environment or language, such as:
– Kubuntu – with KDE desktop environment
– Xubuntu – with Xfce
– Lubuntu – with LXDE, targeted to older machines
– Edubuntu – for school environments and home users
– Ubuntu Studio – for professional video and audio editing
– Mythbuntu – designed for creating a home theater PC with MythTV pre-installed
– Ubuntu Kylin – a Chinese version of Ubuntu Desktop
– Ubuntu Gnome – with Gnome 3
– Ubuntu MATE – with MATE (fork Gnome 2)

There is also a large number of derivatives built on the top of Ubuntu.

I provided the first stable iso image of Ubuntu 4.10 to be downloaded.
If you need an up-to-date Ubuntu image, you can download it from the project page or from Linuxiarze.pl/Download Ubuntu page.

TinyPaw

TinyPaw

Web site: tinypawlinux.x10.bz
Origin: unknown
Category: Pentest
Desktop environment: Hackedbox
Architecture: x86
Based on: TinyCore
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 2.0 | March 23, 2024
Zobacz po polsku Zobacz po polsku: TinyPaw

TinyPaw – a lightweight and built off Tiny Core Linux distribution, for “Passive & Aggressive WiFi”.

Passive in reference to pre-packaged tools and scripts for the passive and / or collection of packets and data without actively engaging in offensive testing and auditing. Aggressive in reference to pre-packaged tools and scripts that, unlike the previous mentioned actively engage in offensive testing and auditing – whether by DOS, bruteforce, exploitation, etc., WiFi is quite obviously the intended purpose for testing, as we all know wireless access is the achilles heel of most if not all home and / or other internet / network access. That being said, again this distribution and / or software is intended for use and testing on your own wireless network, systems and devices or any that you have explicit permision to test.

Ideal for:
– WiFi / wireless network and systems auditing
– Running from USB / Live CD / VM
– Minimal system footprint and resource consumption
– Intermediate – Advanced skill range
– Those who would like to test and / or know the vulnerabilities of their wireless setup

SteamOS

SteamOS

Web site: store.steampowered.com/steamos/
Origin: USA
Category: Game
Desktop environment: GNOME
Architecture: x86_64
Based on: Debian
Wikipedia: SteamOS
Media: Live DVD
The last version | Released: 2.195 | July 17, 2019
Zobacz po polsku Zobacz po polsku: SteamOS

SteamOS – a Linux distribution developed by the Valve Corporation, an American company, specializing in creating computer games.

The system is based on the Debian stable branch and provides two default profiles:
– GNOME desktop containing basic programs from this environment
– Big Picture – full screen mode

SteamOS additionally includes proprietary drivers and a newer LTS Extended Support Kernel.
The system is mainly designed to work with the Steam platform and run games available on Steam.
A desktop profile based on the GNOME desktop and Debian repositories allow the installation of additional programs and their operation on the system.

The underlying system is open source, but the Steam client is closed (proprietary) software.

SteamOS is available for 64-bit machines equipped with a motherboard with UEFI.

From January 21, 2014 the SteamOS has been released for older 64-bit machines running with BIOS.

SlimPup Linux

SlimPup Linux

Web site: slimpuplinux.sourceforge.net
Origin:
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: Openbox
Architecture: x86
Based on: Puppy Linux
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 3.8 | March 3, 2013
Zobacz po polsku Zobacz po polsku: SlimPup Linux

SlimPup Linux – a slim, fast, fully-equipped, and minimalistic Puppy Linux distribution, heavily inspired by Crunchbang and Archbang.

SlimPup uses the Openbox window manager and features a set of applications for different task.
It runs using only 35-70MB of RAM memory and CPU 600mhz.

As its parent, SlimPup can be installed on a hard disk on used as a live system with possibility of saving the live system settings (furgal).

The project was under development between 2011 and 2013.

Opera OS

Opera OS

Web site: sourceforge.net/projects/operaos/
Origin:
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: Openbox
Architecture: x86
Based on: SliTaz
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 1.1 | December 26, 2011

Opera OS – a lightning fast operating system based on SliTaz 3.0.

Opera OS is the smallest complete distro, featuring Opera web browser, one of the fastest browsers available for Linux, and the flash player.
All that is packed into just 65 megabytes of an iso image.

Opera OS uses the Openbox window manager and offers PCManFM file manager, and a few tools borrowed from SliTaz.

Other features:
– capable of booting in 6sec. (from the boot-loader)
– only 128mb of RAM required to run
– the live-cd runs completely in RAM
– connect to wifi-networks easily

The latest version of Opera OS 1.1 was released in 2011.

Polippix

Polippix

Web site: polippix.org (not active)
Origin: Denmark
Category: Specialist, Privacy
Desktop environment: KDE
Architecture: x86
Based on: Ubuntu
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 2.1 | June 23, 2009

Polippix (The Political Linux Distribution of Denmark) – a privacy enhanced CD presented by IT-Political Association of Denmark. 

This CD demonstrates some programs that can be used to ensure privacy on the internet and to exercise your rights according to copyright laws.

Polippix is an open source and completely free distribution of Linux derived from the Kubuntu operating system and designed to be used by German-speaking users on home or office computers. It uses KDE Plasma as its default and only desktop environment.

The OS is distributed as a dual-arch Live CD ISO image of approximately 700MB in size, which fits perfectly on a CD disc. It can also be used from a USB stick and supports both 32-bit and 64-bit computers.

Polippix 2.1 is based on Kubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope” i386.

PuppyRus

PuppyRus

Web site: puppyrus.org
Origin: Russia
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: JWM
Architecture: x86
Based on: Puppy
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 204-m | February 27, 2012

PuppyRus – a fast and lightweight operating system that runs on almost any, even outdated, computer. It is possible to work in full installation mode, as well as full-fledged work with CD-ROM (LiveCD) or USB-Flash. The PuppyRus Linux system can be installed as an additional one, without changing the main OS.

Features:
– Use your light and fast system under 200 MB on CD or USB-flash
– Install it as an additional (second) system
– Surf the Internet without viruses, with a complete set of programs at hand

There are relatively many different versions of Puppy distributions. 

There are assemblies of different groups and individual developers, assemblies in different languages, etc.

Puppy Gnome

Puppy Gnome

Web site: sourceforge.net/projects/puppygnome342/
Origin: France
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: GNOME
Architecture: x86
Based on: Puppy Linux
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 3.4.2-08.12 | August 30, 2012

Puppy Gnome – a Puppy Linux based, small in size Linux distribution which provides a GNOME desktop environment as default.

250MB of the iso size on laptops with 4GB of memory makes this a Puppy Linux remix very fast and efficient to give you access to all the applications you need at home. Without having to start a Windows or a large-displacement Linux.

Springdale Linux

Springdale Linux

Web site: springdale.math.ias.edu
Origin: USA
Category: Desktop, Server
Desktop environment: GNOME, KDE
Architecture: x86, x86_64
Based on: Red Hat
Wikipedia:
Media: Install DVD
The last version | Released: 9.2 | May 13, 2023
Zobacz po polsku Zobacz po polsku: Springdale Linux

Springdale Linux – a custom Red Hat®-based distribution and mirror. 

A project of members of the computing staff of ​Princeton University and the ​Institute for Advanced Study.

Springdale Linux 9/8.x is offered as a Netinstall iso media for x86_64 machines, and to x86 and x86_64 machines of version 7.x.

PUIAS Linux changed its name to Springdale Linux.

This project was started long before ​CentOS or other projects were available. Even if you do not install the core distribution, the Addons, Computational and Unsupported repositories may be of use to you. The Addons repository contains additional packages not included in a stock Red Hat distribution. The Computational repository also includes additional packages, however, these packages are specific to scientific computing. The Unsupported repository is a place where one time packages are put, they are unsupported and may change frequently.

Red Star OS

Red Star OS

Web site: www.naenara.com.kp/en/kcc/ (not active)
Origin: North Korea
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: KDE
Architecture: x86
Based on: Fedora (?)
Wikipedia: Red Star OS
Media: Install DVD
The last version | Released: 3.0 | 2014
Zobacz po polsku Zobacz po polsku: Red Star OS

Red Star OS – a North Korean Linux based operating system, developed at the Korea Computer Center (KCC).

The Korea Computer Center (KCC), the leading IT R& D base of the DPRK, was founded on October 24, 1990 under the careful guidance of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il. It develops and supplies software and hardware products for various fields such as operating system, computer network, control & signal processing, biosignal processing and information security, and supports software development for important national projects.

Red Star 3.0 uses KDE 3 desktop environment, which was customized to look like Mac OSX desktop.
It features modified Mozilla Firefox browser called Naenara, to browse internet network known as Kwangmyong, and other apps such as: text editor, an e-mail client, audio and video players, games, and Wine which allows Windows programs to be run under Linux.

Razor Puppy

Razor Puppy

Web site: razorpuppy.sourceforge.io
Origin: France
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: Razor-Qt
Architecture: x86,
Based on: Puppy Linux
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 1 | August 25, 2012

Razor Puppy – a Puppy Linux based Linux distribution which features the RazorQt desktop environment as default and a small set of daily usage applications.

The last version of Razor Puppy 1 was released in 2012.

MyPupalpha

MyPupalpha

Web site: (not active)
Origin:
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: IceWM
Architecture: x86
Based on: Puppy
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 216 | July 18, 2007

MyPupalpha – a Live CD of small size but frighteningly effective. 

This is one of the many derivatives of the Puppy distribution.

Myah OS

Myah OS

Web site: myah.org (not active)
Origin: USA
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: KDE, LXDE, Xfce
Architecture: x86
Based on: Independent
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 3.0.1 | October 5, 2008

Myah OS – an independently developed Linux distribution built around the KDE3 desktop and optimized for i686 processor architecture.

Myah OS offers “Full Hard Drive” install option, although there are also options for installing to USB or net-installing versions with Xfce, OpenBox, KDE 3, GNOME, KDE 4, or pure console. The system uses its own package manager.

The full KDE version features a large set of preinstalled applications, such as: Asunder, Audacious, Audacity, Graveman, streamtuner, Xine, MPlayer, Kino, Myah DVD Creator; programs for graphical media: Blender for 3-D modeling, CinePaint, GIMP, mtPaint, Tux Paint; Dia for technical diagrams; Inkscape for scalable vector graphics; and GPicView and gtkam; office tools: Abiword and Gnumeric; network: Pidgin, Azureus, Transmission, Chatzilla, XChat, fireFTP, Firefox.

The live system user name/password is: myah/myah

Myah OS was under development between 2005 and 2008.

Macpup

Macpup

Web site: macpup.org
Origin:
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: Enlightenment
Architecture: x86
Based on: Puppy
Wikipedia: Macpup
Media: Live DVD
The last version | Released: 5.5.0 | August 23, 2013
Zobacz po polsku Zobacz po polsku: Macpup

Macpup – a minimalist Linux distribution based on Puppy Linux.

Macpup uses the Enlightenment window manager as its default desktop.
It is a small, light OS, it runs in ram and is very fast. Macpup is a full featured system right out of the box with apps for office, graphics, multimedia, internet and much more.

Macpup 550 is the latest version based on Precise Puppy 5.5.0 which is binary-compatible with Ubuntu Precise Pangolin packages.

Mandriva Linux

Mandriva Linux

Web site: mandriva.com/en/linux/ (not active)
Origin: France
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: GNOME, KDE, LXDE, Xfce
Architecture: x86, x86_64
Based on: Independent, Red Hat
Wikipedia: Mandriva Linux
Media: Live CD/DVD, Install DVD
The last version | Released: 2012 Alpha 2 | November 6, 2012
Zobacz po polsku Zobacz po polsku: Mandriva Linux

Mandriva Linux (previously: Mandrake Linux) – an independent Linux distribution, originally forked from Red Hat Linux.

The system features the most popular desktop environments, a set of pre-installed application for daily usage, and integrated its own graphical configuration utilities tool ‘Mandriva Control Center’.

Mandriva Linux uses ‘urpmi’ package manager, which allows installation of packages by automatically installing all the needed dependencies, from various media, including network/Internet, CD/DVD and local disk. Urpmi has a graphical front-end called ‘pmdrake’, which is integrated into the Mandriva Control Center.
The RPM package management system is also available in the system to perform operation on the packages.

Mandriva Linux was started in 1998 under the name of Mandrake Linux.
The first release was based on Red Hat Linux 5.1, used the K Desktop Environment 1, and was released in July 1998.
In February 2005, MandrakeSoft merged with Brazil’s company called Conectiva to the new Mandriva S.A. 

In May 2015 Mandriva SA has been closed.

The last stable version of Mandriva Linux 2011 was released in August 2011.

Derivatives:
– Most Mandriva Linux developers went to Mandriva fork called Mageia.
– ROSA is a fork of Mandriva created by former Mandriva developers too.
– OpenMandriva Lx has been built on the top of ROSA as its fork.
– PCLinuxOS initially derived from Mandrake.
– Unity Linux (discontinued) is a Mandriva based distribution.

NimbleX

NimbleX

Web site: nimblex.net
Origin: Romania
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: KDE
Architecture: x86
Based on: SLAX
Wikipedia: NimbleX
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 2010 beta | April 30, 2010

NimbleX – a small but versatile operating system which is able to boot from CD, flash memory (USB pens or Mp3 players) and even from the network. It runs entirely from a CD, USB or network so it doesn’t require installation or even much hardware.

NimbleX was designed to be versatile, user friendly, very fast and most importantly indestructible.

The key features of NimbleX are:
– Very fast even on slow disks. The OS is decompressed on the fly so IO is minimized.
– Indestructible: The OS is read only and only the changes get written to RAM or disk.
– Full featured. Out of the box NimbleX comes with over 1000 packages.

NimbleX is based on Slax and Slackware Linux.
The project developer is Bogdan Rădulescu.

Lycoris Desktop/LX

Lycoris Desktop/LX

Web site: lycoris.com (not active)
Origin: USA
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: KDE
Architecture: x86
Based on: Caldera
Wikipedia: Lycoris (company)
Media: Install CD
The last version | Released: 1.4 | September 13, 2004

Lycoris Desktop/LX – a Linux distribution developed by Lycoris company (formerly Redmond Linux Corp.) located in Redmond, Washington, was founded in 2000 with a vision of making Linux simple enough for everyone, and pioneered the Linux-based home user desktop. 

Lycoris packages Open Source applications for the consumer market and integrates them into Desktop/LX, its simple, robust OS.

Lycoris GamePak gaming suite including 5 full action-packed games in the trademark Lycoris easy install package, plus access to WineX, TransGaming Technologies’ cross platform gaming software that gives users the ability to play over 150 Windows games on Desktop/LX.

Redmond Linux was founded by Joseph Cheek.
In 2001 it merged with company called DeepLinux, what made the Redmond Linux Corporation.
The company was renamed to Lycoris in January 2002 and it was acquired by Mandriva on June 15, 2005.

Old Computers Come and Gone-Before Microsoft Invasion

Old Computers Come and Gone

Before Microsoft Invasion

1. Commodore PET, VIC, 64, 128

Started in 1977 and wound up in 1994

Guy switched to Atari, killing the project

I cut my teeth in 1988 with Commodore 128

 

 

2. Apple

IIe, Next, Mac, iMac

Never heard of them in Ceylon

I tried an Apple Globe discarded from Japan.

With minimum RAM but needed 6 or 7 CDs to boot Red Hat (Yellow hat) version.

Later booted with 2 Debian CDs and discarded before leaving Ceylon.

It was pain to operate it. 

 

 

3. Tandy

TRS-80, 1000

I have seen a few in Unite kingdom but never tried it.

 

 

4. IBM PC (51XX) 

 

My first computer was assembled Intel Commuter and not a branded one.

128MB ? 3-DDR RAM

4MB Video RAM

2 GB Dusk Drive upgraded to 80GB

Two CD/DVD Drives

It is still in Ceylon

 

It won't boot even Ubuntu 6 version

My branded computers were second hand IBM discarded from America or Canada in Alpha Computers in Kandy

 

I had 15 of IBM Intel Network at home.

Discarded 13 of them leaving two for testing Linux distributions.

Did not give any of them even to test.

Power consumption was enormous. 

This was the 32 bit time

 

Discarded all of them after I assembled a new PC with SATA drives.

Moved to 64 bit computers

It is in running condition in Ceylon but gathering dust.

 

The IBM Server was in my office room with 128 RAM and I could never find another IBM RAM to upgrade it and discarded.

The server

The telecom did not have routers but a Modem

I went Singapore and bought a router to connect all the 15 computers at home with 7 levels.

Ethernet wiring was done by me having climbed to the the roof.

I was supervising the Samba Network in the Faculty of Dental Sciences and I trained a guy in wiring and he was sent to the Engineering Faculty.

I measured the lengths and connections needed and got the PC Land guys in Kandy to fix the end point Ethernet plugs.

The wiring was expensive and I did not want them to be bent and destroy (I removed them before coming to Australia) the tiny coppers wires inside. They were put inside pipes used to run electric wires and were not exposed to e3lements.

5. DEC  

PDP and VAX

6. Atari

800, ST

I had an Atari 800 in 1994

 

 

7. Acorn /BBC

Not interested in

 

 

8, Sinclair

ZX80, ZX81, 1000, 1500

 

 

9.TI00 /4ATI

10. AMSTRAD

 

 British Origin was very big and was never interested in.

 

 

11. SGI / Gray

Onyx

12. Healthkit

 

 

13. ALTOS

MITS and ALTAIR 8800

14. SILICON GRAPHICS

15. NUC

I am currently on a Mini Computer

Why Sansoni Commission Forgotten?

Why Sansoni Commission Forgotten?

JVP only talk about Udulagama Commission but carefully ignored the Sansoni Commission which some politicians burned to hide the facts.

 

Also President Premadasa Commission was published 12 years after his death

 

These commissions did not bring meaningful correction to our polity excet pardoning ones who were involved.

Some others were killed in extrajudicial actions

Batalanda commission comes under these extrajudicial actions.

 

Under British Before Independence
    Colebrooke–Cameron Commission

    Donoughmore Commission

    Soulbury Commission

Under Sirimavo 

Criminal Justice Commission in 1972 to investigate J.V.P

Criminal Justice Commission to investigate Exchange Frauds in 1975.

Commission to Inquire into Bribery in the State Council of Ceylon
  

1. Victor Ivan

2. Jayadeva Uyangoda

3. Gamanayake

4. Rohana Wijeweera and several others were charged

Under JRJ 

Both were repealed in 1977.

Amnesty were granted to almost all. 

Prevention of Terrorism (PTA) Act in 1979

1977 anti-Tamil pogrom

 

Under MR

Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission

Under MS

Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Easter Attacks

Elementary OS

 17-04-2019

Elementary OS
Concept of Elementary OS is elementary.

It has a small footprint to start with but it can expand to one's needs.

Its look is something like Mac Os with square windows, is eye-catching but nevertheless still foreign to one who comes from Gnome and KDE base with minimal clutter (with work spaces that keep individual process one not currently working out of sight).
 
Having said that its commercial entry and approach, I welcome, since Linux guys also needs bread and butter (or rice and curry) for survival.

Its packages are $1 to $3 dollars are withing everyone’s reach and for $100 dollars one can have 25 to 30 packages of ones liking.

It has large repertoire of FREE packages, I do not need any of the fancy stuff, since I use Debian as my workhorse.

Peppermint by the way, I am losing interest due to its bulkiness and slow speed of booting.

I keep an eye on PinguyOs but it has some teething problem with Grub File.

None of them supports UnetBootIn except AVLinux.
 
So don’t be a distro-hopper but have multiple distributions installed on an external turntable hard drive (preferably not SSD, that has problems with multiple booting).

If you are using SSD better try, MultiSystem CD for booting multiple distributions on a USB pendrive.

Currently UnetBootIn support only one distribution (good old days multiple distributions on a stick) at a time.
 
Debian does not support the MultiSystem, which is  a French System but UnetBootIn does the honours with Debian (I put Debian 9.8.0 on a stick since I hate humming Disk Drive in the background when running).
 
Thanks the guys and girls doing the wonderful stuff for Linux.
 
Please do not let UnetBootIn go into extinction.