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melloe · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2025 3:53 pm Post subject:

JP wrote

Lord.DragonFly.of.Dawn · Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2025 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: Kahel OS

jester · Sr. Member Joined: 19 Apr 2025 Posts: 1166

No iphone - they're mostly used as 'an accessory' here, secondary to the main phone which usually tend to sport one-seg TV (not for me), keitai-saifu (swipe phone to pay), integration with most domestic transport companies (rail/air - yes I use avidly) instead of paper tickets or plastic passes/membership cards.

But yeah, I enjoy the joke, especially reframed in a linux context - I don't think the default WM/DE a distro ships with should be grounds for evaluation, unless its repos do not support further choices, at which point, there are some more fundamental issues to consider Wink

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masinick · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2025 9:22 pm Post subject:

melloe · Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2025 5:18 pm Post subject:

Depends if it is one I might keep, which I often do not know till I test it. <G>< There is a word for that.

If a distro has KDE, Gnome and possibly xfce as the default download, I will probably try KDE first. My BIAS. If I am not pleased, I may or may not ever try the Gnome. But just because a distro don't offer KDE as a default download don't mean I won't try it. If I keep it for any period of time, I add K3B and ktorrent at a minimum if available.

I have grown to appreciate some of the xfce offerings.

BUT Mostly, I try a distro with three ideas in mind 1. Do I want to keep it 2. Is it usable by a NooB and 3. Is it one I want to put on a build ( with level of expertise in mind ). Other than looking for a build OS for a specific audience, I evaluate as to whether I like or don't like a distro with my bias up front.
Nothing scientific about it <G><

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tlmiller · Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2025 7:13 pm Post subject:

Yeah, unlike many, I either require that it be KDE 4, or that it has NOTHING. That's the reason when I download Debian, it's ALWAYS the netinstalls. They have no X, so I build it up with KDE and nothing else.

I'm not willing to go through and install KDE, then remove Gnome. Makes me think I'm running windows that I have to fix everything that's broken, so I just don't do it. For me, KDE is the only DE that I like of the major DE's, and while once a year or so I'll download something gnome or XFCE to see if it's improved to the point where I can tolerate it (I can tolerate XFCE if needed, Gnome I despise and consider worse than running windows), it doesn't change overly often.

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melloe · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2025 12:13 pm Post subject:

tlmiller
I ran across this at Arch site

http://wiki.archlinux.org//Arch_Based_Distributions#ArchBang

* 1 Active Distributions
o 1.1 ArchBang
o 1.2 Arch Linux Mobile
o 1.3 ArchLinux PPC
o 1.4 ArchPwn
o 1.5 archboot
o 1.6 archlive
o 1.7 Chakra
o 1.8 Chaox
o 1.9 CTKarchLive
o 1.10 Kahel OS
o 1.11 LinHES
o 1.12 live.linuX-gamers.net
o 1.13 Maryan Linux 2
o 1.14 Mesk Linux
* 2 Meta Distributions
o 2.1 archiso
o 2.2 Archiso-live
o 2.3 larch
* 3 Arch Influenced Distros
o 3.1 Alpine Linux
o 3.2 Enlisy
o 3.3 Frugalware

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melloe · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2025 12:14 pm Post subject:

And the discontinued ones
Arch Based Distributions

* 4 Discontinued Distributions
o 4.1 Aegis Project
o 4.2 Archie
o 4.3 archlive-i586
o 4.4 Arch Linux Modified
o 4.5 Borderless Linux
o 4.6 FaunOS
o 4.7 Firefly Linux
o 4.8 March Linux
o 4.9 Shift Linux
o 4.10 Underground Desktop
o 4.11 Miscellaneous Distributions

Inquiring persons want to know <G><

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melloe · Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2025 5:16 pm Post subject: ArchBang

New Archbang, and now have their own website

ArchBang is lightweight distribution and live CD that combines Arch Linux with the Openbox window manager. The latest version also includes a graphical system installer.
ArchBang version 1.05 is out!

Changes:

* whole new look
* included more video drivers
* added effects for some basic eye-candy
* fixed other minor issues
Now at 2.0 RC http://archbang.org/Main/Download

http://archbang.org/

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melloe · Posted: Sat May 01, 2025 6:58 pm Post subject: Kahel OS 05-01-2010

Distribution Release: Kahel OS 05-01-2010
KahelOS Meric Mara has announced the release of Kahel OS 05-01-2010, an Arch-based, desktop-oriented Linux distribution with GNOME as the default desktop: "The May One version of KahelOS installer (KahelOS 050110) is dedicated to all the laborers around the world. The highlight of this installer is the easier and friendlier way to do installation in a just a few steps, unlike the first two installer release. Improvements that you may discover: Compiz Fusion is enabled by default; font clean-up and improvements; improved hinting and rendering of fonts; massive clean-up of unnecessary packages, saving disk space; massive optimization of PNG, MNG, TIFF and GIF packages; new boot splash, background and theme; out-of-the-box easy file-sharing; Mabuhay Welcome Center with introduction of Kahel OS; iBus is now the default alternative input bus; include all possible WiFi firmware by default." Read the remainder of the release announcement for more details. http://www.kahelos.org/newsdetails.html?newsid=43

Download http://www.kahelos.org/downloads.html
DE editions only at www.distrowatch.com
(this is an installation CD only, no live mode): kahel-desktop-050110-i686.iso (693MB, MD5), kahel-desktop-050110-x86_64.iso (694MB, MD5).

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melloe · Posted: Sun May 23, 2025 2:11 pm Post subject: : Chakra GNU/Linux Phoix

NEW • Development Release: Chakra GNU/Linux Phoix
Chakra GNU/Linux Phil Miller has announced the release of Chakra GNU/Linux Phoix, an Arch-based distribution and live CD with KDE 4. This is the project's first release that uses packages compiled in-house rather than those provided by Arch Linux. From the announcement: http://chakra.sourceforge.net/news/?/archives/2-Development-Release-Phoix.html "There was a rumor about splitting from Arch Linux. Yes, that is right. I did a big step and continued what Jan Mette started in the dark. During my first week of my vacation I built over 900 packages for our new distribution - Chakra GNU/Linux. I split it into three repositories: core - all the good stuff you need for a simple system; platform - X11 and drivers plus dependencies and applications you need to build KDE; desktop - KDE in all its glory. The initial release of Chakra GNU/Linux is called Phoix and has the following features: Linux kernel 2.6.33.4 with LZMA support, KDEmod 4.4.3, X.Org Server 1.7.6, Catalyst 10.4, NVIDIA 195."

Download: http://chakra.sourceforge.net/download.html
Or at www.distrowatch.com
chakra-i686-phoix-2010-05-22.iso (667MB, MD5).

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melloe · Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2025 12:51 pm Post subject: linuX-gamers Live 0.9.6

nuNEW • Distribution Release: linuX-gamers Live 0.9.6
linuX-gamers Live DVD Marko Kaiser has announced the release of linuX-gamers Live 0.9.6, an Arch-based live CD/DVD/USB image containing a large collection of popular Linux games: "We recently released a new version of our games distribution. New features: host system in local network. New games: Osmos demo, LinCityNG, OpenTTD. All other games are based on their most recent versions. You will notice that there are two editions now. Lite ISO: a small CD image (700 MB) containing a limited games selection suitable for children and older computers. Burn it to a blank CD-R/CD-RW using regular Linux or Linux tools like Nero, K3B, Infrarecorder, etc. Alternatively, you can write it to a USB device (at least 1 GB capacity). Big ISO: a big DVD image (4.7 GB) containing the full games selection for adults and more recent computers. Burn it to a blank DVD-R/DVD-RW using any burning tool of your choosing or write it to a USB device (at least 5 GB capacity)." Here is the brief release announcement. http://live.linux-gamers.net/

Download mirrors and torrents: Both ISO's http://live.linux-gamers.net/?s=download
Or BIG ISO only at www.distrowatch.com
lglive-0.9.6-i686-hybrid-big.iso (4,477MB, MD5, torrent).

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