Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Semplice Linux 7 Preview is released, called "Vera" built on top of the Openbox window manager


Semplice Linux 7 Preview is released, called "Vera" built on top of the Openbox window manager

Eugenio Paolantonio has announced the availability of the first development build of Semplice Linux 7, a lightweight, Debian-based distribution that ships with a desktop environment called "Vera" built on top of the Openbox window manager 
 
Semplice Linux is a simple, fast and lightweight distribution based on Debian's unstable branch. It includes a small collection of up-to-date applications running on top of the Openbox window manager.

Known issues

We have squashed as many bugs as possible, but given the huge under-the-hood changes that this cycle had we are rolling-out a preview release first.
Expect bugs to be present.
Additionally, please keep in mind the following notes about this preview snapshot:
  • There is no user interface to add, modify and remove users/groups
  • There is no user interface to modify power management preferences
  • tlp (power management) is missing
  • The new desktop launcher is not reliable and may not show some applications.
  • The new login greeter is missing
  • It's not possible to set different backgrounds on multiple monitors.
    This is only an user interface issue, as it's still possible to set different backgrounds manually
  • There is no user interface to configure the applications to autostart
  • Only GTK+3 applications take advantage of the "vera-color" feature.
    There are plans to expand this feature to GTK+2 and Openbox
  • Translation support for vera is missing
  • You must enable the MPRIS2 pragha plugin to get the music player controls in the menu.
    Open Pragha Music Player, then Tools -> Preferences -> Plugins, then tick the "Mpris2" checkbutton.
  • The installer fails to accept LVM/LUKS+LVM configurations.
    This will be fixed as soon as possible. linstaller bug #4
  • Both isos are big, expecially the 32-bit one. They still fit in a normal, 700 MB CD, but we'll do our best to lower the final iso image.

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