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
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.
See the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download (MD5): semplice64_current-devel-7_636.0.iso (665MB).
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