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I've loved CRUX for years because it gave me a very minimal install from which to build a system that is suited exactly to my needs. This seems to be ...
- 09-15-2011 #1Trusted Penguin
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Bodhi Linux looks like the CRUX of Ubuntu.
I've loved CRUX for years because it gave me a very minimal install from which to build a system that is suited exactly to my needs. This seems to be the same philosophy behing Bodhi Linux, another Ubuntu oddshoot but without a zillion apps pre-installed. Since I recently moved from CRUX to Linux Mint on my home computer, Bodhi Linux sounds like one I need to seriously check out. Have any of you tried it?
EDIT: Downloading the .iso now. It's only 369 MB!
- 09-15-2011 #2Trusted Penguin
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I haven't tried it yet, but I did see it highlighted on DistroWatch recently.
I have to admit, when I saw Ubuntu-based I didn't really read any deeper, as there are so many out there already.
Let us know what you think of it
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- 09-15-2011 #3forum.guy
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That looks interesting considering that it uses Enlightenment.
With the given name, I thought that it might be a foreign distribution, but it is USA based according to their page at DistroWatch. Looks like it comes in 32-bit only, at the present time.
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Linux Format magazine gave it good reviews. Personally, I never really got on with Enlightenment; too much of a heathen I guess
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- 09-15-2011 #5forum.guy
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It's been years since I last tried Enlightenment, but I've been wanting to give it another go to see how it's coming along. Probably won't ever get around to it, though, unless I install a distro that comes with it by default.
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I've been using it on an old laptop for a while. It works OK. I'm getting used to Enlightenment now and the whole thing is quite configurable. The only thing I've not really got the hang of so far is Run Everything.
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Tempted by Bodhi
I'm very tempted to install Bodhi Linux. Everything I have read about it makes me say "mmm!"
The problem is that my hard drive isn't big enough for more than two OS's (and I doubt if I would have time to run more than 2) so I would have to sacrifice Debian. Has anyone here used Bodhi? What did you think of it? I've read some rave reviews."I'm just a little old lady; don't try to dazzle me with jargon!"
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Funny you should post that. I'm actually downloading it now to try on a VM as I guess I've read the same reviews and had my curiosity piqued. I don't know if I'll get on with it that well as I never really clicked with Enlightenment.
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It is really fast. I installed it on a VM with 1GB RAM, direct access to the 3D card and a 20GB hard disk. After post it boots to a login prompt in about 5 seconds. I have only installed a couple of bits of software on it, the main one being LibreOffice. Writer starts in an almost unbelievable 2 seconds from cold.
Software is installed from the website which actually works very well. I feel a blog post coming on....
[edit]Having said that, Flash just failed to install although some people might consider that a plus [/edit]
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You will either love it or hate it. I personally hate it.
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