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alphadog · Posted: Wed 01 Jan 2014, 15:35 Post subject: Subject description: Austrumi 2.8.5

Just tried out the latest offering from these Latvian linuxers and boy it is good !
Only one slight problem, I couldn't get a uk keyboard which is a shame 'cos I really like this distro.
Comes with Enlightment and Fvwm .
ftp://austrumi.ru.lv/austrumi-2.8.5.iso

nubc · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 1995 Location: USA

Austrumi was my first Linux distro, because I could download it on dialup (~65 MB). Always a pleasure to check the latest version (265 MB).

Colonel Panic · Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 2060

Colonel Panic · Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 2060

One thing to watch with Austrumi (and which I've been caught out by) is that "uk" in the language selector doesn't mean British English; it means Ukrainian. Smile

gcmartin · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 6730 Location: Earth

Also tried Simplicity 14.1. My download came as a '...141beta.iso'. Its a nice distro. But, PhatSlacko is a better match for, both, features and LAN integrations; especially for new Windows tire-kickers looking for a simple OOTB Linux alternative. At least so, at this point.

I Agree with the earlier commenter of a Puppyland distro(s) which matches against Simplicity.

Here to help

serdal22 · Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Posts: 7 Location: Canada

I have been switching between Ubuntu, Mint, Suse (COuldn't install), Mandriva 13, I think (Couldn't install) till I tried Puppy Linux. I couldn't install Lupu yet, either. Now I am using older Navigatrix, a very Linux distro prepared for sailors and navigators like myself.

I finished d/l'ing Lupuplus 5.2.8.6.4.1.4 and Lupu 5.2.8.6 and latest Navigatrix 0.5 few hours ago.

I will let you know how it goes with Lupuplus.

I even tried to install my first Linux OS distro Mandrake 10.1, but the DVD didn't install. That DVD is very sentimental for me for being my first serious Linux try; and since then (12 years ago?) I have been switching between various Linux distros and other OSs.

BUT I have decided to continue using Linux only from 2014 and forth.

Happy new year everybody, and thanks for your great helps and infos and supports . . .

Serdal

musher0 · Posted: Tue 07 Jan 2014, 15:58 Post subject: Subject description: Austrumi 2.8.5

alphadog · Posted: Thu 09 Jan 2014, 16:08 Post subject:

Hi Musher , came across this http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2009/01/making-slackware-and-derivativ.html.
Any help to you ?
May give this a go myself this w/end.

Hey! Who knows I might even end up being classed as a Slacker !! lol

musher0 · Posted: Thu 09 Jan 2014, 21:14 Post subject:

Thanks, alphadog. Interesting reading. But where to find the proper keyboard map in the slackware repos and then add it to the distro? BFN.

GustavoYz · Joined: 07 Jul 2010 Posts: 894 Location: .ar

In Slackware, I do:

musher0 · Posted: Fri 17 Jan 2014, 16:37 Post subject:

PANZERKOPF · Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Posts: 282 Location: Earth

mcewanw · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 3200

Been trying out the latest Slitaz-rolling download. Absolutely amazing distribution. Openbox WM and lots of LXDE components, well-behaved Midori browser. So much in such a small download and very pleasant to use. Of course, you are limited to its package manager, but that works well and has thousands of well-prepared packages in its repo - so when I don't need a distribution with apt-get or similar, Slitaz is a nice. (Still not moving from Puppy Guydog on the main household computer, however - for its overall speed/usability nothing beats Guydog yet - well done Iguleder).

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 6728 Location: Kentucky

Still playing with Debian........ Jessie with MATE.

Colonel Panic · Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 2060

I'm now using MeX - Exton's take on Mint - and I have to say I'm impressed. It's based on Mint 16 (Petra) but with a 64-bit kernel and using the Cinnamon desktop.

It's a bit "cut down" from standard Mint and the ISO is less than 1 GB in size(for example, you have to install your own office suite) but it has the unusual property for a Ubuntu / Debian based distro that you can log in as root and with no password if you want. Nice wallpaper too (though I've changed it to something suitably wintry instead)

Worth a look;

http://mex.exton.net/