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[djohnston]

Openbox Desktop

All about the PCLinuxOS Openbox 2011.08 desktop



Release Date: 08-19-2011
Size: 683MB
Md5Sum: 6b6f2fef62875d8604d45183ae2a40ff
Produced by: Melodie
User Level:  Intermediate, Advanced

Info:
Openbox is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment. Openbox is not a desktop manager, it is a window manager with extended features. But with the addition of a few small programs, a full desktop is achieved. It is also unique as a “stand-alone” Openbox version thanks to openbox-menu. This small program  allows you to have Openbox right-click menus which are dynamically reloaded each time you add or remove a program, as does any full desktop with a task panel and program menu launcher. The standard Openbox installation does not provide these capabilities. Openbox uses less CPU and less RAM than other environments. It is especially suited for cloud computers with low hardware specifications, such as netbooks, mobile devices (e.g. MIDs) or older computers. It is also well-suited to modern computers with fast CPUs and lots of RAM. You can install your favorite programs in an environment that leaves more of the computer's resources available for CPU and memory-hungry applications.

Features:

Kernel
2.6.38.8-bfs kernel for maximum desktop performance.

Full Openbox Desktop.
Nvidia and ATI fglrx driver support.
Multimedia playback support for many popular formats.
Wireless support for many network devices.
Printer support for many local and networked printer devices.
Addlocale allows you to convert PCLinuxOS into over 60 languages.
LibreOffice full edition installed.
MyLiveCD allows you  to take a snapshot of  your installation and burn it to a LiveCD/DVD.
PCLinuxOS-liveusb – allows you to install PCLinuxOS on a USB key disk.

Highlighted Applications:
LibreOffice – full version installed on LiveCD
Bleachbit – system cleaning program
LXPanel - panel with system menu, program launcher, window docker and system tray
ePDFViewer – PDF viewing client
Fileroller – archiving client
Firefox- web browser (Chromium and Opera available from our software center)
flash-player-plugin – flash support
GIMP – graphic drawing program
ImageMagick – graphics manipulation
Viewnior – graphics viewing program
GnomeBaker – CD/DVD burning program
kernel-2.6.38.8-pclos1.bfs-1 – BFS kernel for maximum desktop performance
Geany – text editor
PCLinuxOS-LiveUSB Creator – Put PCLinuxOS on USB key disk (New on LiveCD)
DeadBeef- music player
mc and mcedit – Norton Commander-style file manager and text editor
PCManFM- file manager
MTPaint and MTPaint Screenshot – paint and screenshot programs
VLC – multimedia video and audio player
Sylpheed – email program
XChat – IRC client
ClamTK – virus scanner
Osmo – calendar, notepad and task reminder
RadioTray – internet radio player
SGSearch – desktop search program
GTKam – digital camera photo manager
Gajim Instant Messenger – IM client
Xsane – scanner program

12,000 additional programs available from our Synaptic Software Manager after installation to your computer.

Hardware requirements

Processor
Modern Intel or AMD processor.

Memory & storage
RAM : 384 MB minimum, 1 GB recommended.
Hard disk : 5 GB minimum, 10 GB or more recommended if you plan to install additional software from our repository.

Video card
nVidia, ATI, Intel, SiS, Matrox, VIA.
3D desktop support requires a 3D instructions set compatible card.
Sound card
Any Sound Blaster, AC97 or HDA compatible card.
Other
CD/DVD drive required or PC capable of booting from USB

Openbox Mini Version “Bonsai”



Release Date: 08-18-2011
Size: 263MB
Md5Sum: 6e979f3a2c733447643c70e471a1ec42
Produced by: Melodie
User Level:  Advanced

Features:
Kernel 2.6.38.8-bfs kernel for maximum desktop performance.
The proprietary video drivers are not included. The zram swap-to-RAM kernel module, present in the kernels of all PCLinuxOS versions since kernel 2.6.37, is preconfigured. This Openbox version is intended for advanced users who know what programs and features they want, and do not want to uninstall unwanted programs.

Highlighted Applications:
ssh – secure shell
lftp – advanced file retrieval tool that supports FTP and HTTP protocols
tint2 - panel with window docker and system tray
Geany – text editor and programming IDE
Midori - web browser (Firefox, Chromium and Opera available from our software center)
PCManFM – File manager
mc – CLI file manager and utilities

Download full version here
Download mini version here

[longtom]

Thank you for the announcement!  Looks very sweet !

I see the mini version uses tint2 .  While this is a nice panel I found LXPanel just as light with even more feature I personally care about.  Maybe a consideration for the future.

[Hawkeye_52]

Where can I find the download links to PCLinuxOS Openbox?

Thanks

Hawkeye

[Ferdes Fides]

Where can I find the download links to PCLinuxOS Openbox?

The mirrors right here on PCL Main Page have two current versions, Bonsai and full,
the education version is on http://tyruiop.eu/~melodie/Downloads/ISOS/PCLinuxOS_En_2011/

Edit: the most recent edu version appears at http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,94160.msg813933.html#msg813933.   Should fit on a CD.

[melodie]

Where can I find the download links to PCLinuxOS Openbox?
Thanks
Hawkeye

Hi,

PCLinuxOS Openbox full and mini "Bonsai" can be found on mostly all mirrors, which means any link taken from your Synaptic/apt-get sources.list will do it. Here is a list, I didn't check them all:
http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://ftp.nl.freebsd.org/pub/os/Linux/distr/pclinuxos/live-cd/
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/pub/linux/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ibiblio/distributions/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/pclinuxonline.com/live-cd/  
http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://na.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/pclinuxos/live-cd/    
http://debian.ethz.ch/mirror/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://ftp.ch.debian.org/mirror/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://ftp.nl.freebsd.org/os/Linux/distr/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://gnustep.ethz.ch/mirror/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://ftp.vim.org/ibiblio/distributions/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://mirrors.xservers.ro/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/mirror/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://ftp.leg.uct.ac.za/pub/linux/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/PCLinuxOS/live-cd/  
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://ftp-srv2.kddilabs.jp/Linux/packages/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/live-cd/  
http://kambing.ui.ac.id/pclinuxos/live-cd/  

Look if the size is correct and if the md5sum is correct, I found a mirror where the size of the full Openbox is obviously lower than what it should be. Full version is 683MB.


The PCLinuxOS Education second August version is going through a few final tests, and will be announced in the News and Announcements too, in it's own thread. That one version will not be mirrored by the official repository.

Regards,
Mélodie

[Ferdes Fides]

http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/pclinuxos/live-cd/    

The above mirror probably is the fastest in regards to the most current iso.   Some have
the larger iso which I don't think we really want.   Although both are working OK.

FYI

[melodie]

http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/pclinuxos/live-cd/    

Some have the larger iso which I don't think we really want.   Although both are working OK.

FYI

The 682, almost 683 MB iso is very handy too, when you want to get the full system installed fast and running out of the box. And if you want to go further in removing packages after you will have uninstalled all the drivers you don't need, or replacing the default apps with others, and if you are also already used to the Bonsai version, you can get a list of the installed packages in each, do a "sort", a "diff" and have a look at that diff to help you go further.

[Just18]

Other
CD/DVD drive required

There are PCs on the market without optical drives.

I believe you do yourself a disservice putting in this as a requirement.

Lots of users generate liveUSB using various tools running on differing OSs. Presumably Openbox Edition can be used by such tools to generate a liveUSB.

regards

[melodie]

Other
CD/DVD drive required

There are PCs on the market without optical drives. I believe you do yourself a disservice putting in this as a requirement.

Just19, you are perfectly right.

Johnston, could you add "or a PC which can boot from USB" or something like that ?

Thanks,
Mélodie

PS: Just19, do you by any mean have any machine that don't boot to usb, and have a floppy drive where you could test a tool meant to turn around the usb non bootable question ? I think about plop boot manager and such. Several tools of this type are made available by slitaz under the shape of an img file to be put in a 1.44 MB floppy disk...

I have never had the opportunity to test this, and would really like to know if that really works.

[Just18]

Other
CD/DVD drive required

There are PCs on the market without optical drives. I believe you do yourself a disservice putting in this as a requirement.

Just19, you are perfectly right.

Johnston, could you add "or a PC which can boot from USB" or something like that ?

Thanks,
Mélodie

PS: Just19, do you by any mean have any machine that don't boot to usb, and have a floppy drive where you could test a tool meant to turn around the usb non bootable question ? I think about plop boot manager and such. Several tools of this type are made available by slitaz under the shape of an img file to be put in a 1.44 MB floppy disk...

I have never had the opportunity to test this, and would really like to know if that really works.

I am sure I have such a machine here ...  maybe several.
I used to use a floppy years ago to boot other media ......  which I think included USB devices.
I have not looked at this for quite some time, and will not have an opportunity to fire up an old machine in the coming week or ten days.

After that I expect to be able to test whatever scheme you wish .....  maybe you could remind me in a week or 10 days - if that is suitable ?

regards

[melodie]

I am sure I have such a machine here ...  maybe several.
I used to use a floppy years ago to boot other media ......  which I think included USB devices.
I have not looked at this for quite some time, and will not have an opportunity to fire up an old machine in the coming week or ten days.

After that I expect to be able to test whatever scheme you wish .....  maybe you could remind me in a week or 10 days - if that is suitable ?

regards

Just19, I am not sure I will still think about it in one week or ten days. I think about it once a while only. Therefore I give you the direct link to the file now. It is here. It looks like an "easy" way to me. Else, I had before tried to get into plop boot manager doc, but could not figure out where to start. And the floppy includes other small programs too, which can be interesting.

Regards,
Mélodie

[djohnston]

Other
CD/DVD drive required

There are PCs on the market without optical drives.

I believe you do yourself a disservice putting in this as a requirement.

Well, that was "lifted" directly off the LXDE announcement page @ http://www.pclinuxos.com/?page_id=188.

I've amended the Openbox announcement. By the way, I see no Openbox links in the "Get PCLinuxOS" section on the main page @ http://www.pclinuxos.com/.

[melodie]

I've amended the Openbox announcement.

Very good, thanks !

By the way, I see no Openbox links in the "Get PCLinuxOS" section on the main page @ http://www.pclinuxos.com/.

I don't either. Maybe will it be later ?
Could I suggest you add a few links at the end of the presentation, for the downloads ?

Regards,
Mélodie

[Just18]

I am sure I have such a machine here ...  maybe several.
I used to use a floppy years ago to boot other media ......  which I think included USB devices.
I have not looked at this for quite some time, and will not have an opportunity to fire up an old machine in the coming week or ten days.

After that I expect to be able to test whatever scheme you wish .....  maybe you could remind me in a week or 10 days - if that is suitable ?

regards

Just19, I am not sure I will still think about it in one week or ten days. I think about it once a while only. Therefore I give you the direct link to the file now. It is here. It looks like an "easy" way to me. Else, I had before tried to get into plop boot manager doc, but could not figure out where to start. And the floppy includes other small programs too, which can be interesting.

Regards,
Mélodie

I had a look at the file you linked to, created a floppy with it, but saw no real reason to use it.

It uses Plop boot manager, which can be written to a floppy without all the SLITAZ  stuff cluttering it up.

So if interested I would suggest Plop .....  I tested it on a PC here but not on an old PC .....  but it should work there too.
If I remember I will get one of the old machines out to try it on when I get time.

Hope that is useful.


regards.

[coffeetime]

Thx Mel & DJ !