Quirky Xerus 8.6 released, Small Linux Build From Ubuntu
Quirky is a "quirky" Linux distribution created by Barry Kauler, that forked from Puppy Linux a few years ago. The original intention was to experiment with new ideas, and Quirky has evolved into an exciting and unique distribution.
Quirky, a sister project of Puppy Linux, is a Linux distribution built with a custom tool called Woof. The underlying infrastructure, such as boot-up and shut-down scripts, setup tools, hardware detection, desktop management, user interface, speed and general ease-of-use are common across all distributions built with Woof, but a specific build will have a different package selection and further customisation (even totally different binary packages). Quirky is developed by the founder of Puppy Linux and Woof to push the envelope a bit further, to explore some new ideas in the underlying infrastructure -- some of which may be radical or odd, hence the name Quirky.
What News on Quirky Xerus 8.6 ?
Quirky Linux 8.6 is the latest in the "Xerus" series, binary-compatible with x86_64 Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS, though built with woofQ and architecturally very different from Ubuntu.Quirky is an experimental distribution, that forked from Puppy Linux a few years ago, and has followed a different path, exploring some new ideas. Continuing the Puppy tradition, Quirky has a "complete" suite of applications, drivers and utilities, in a very small size.
Version 8.6 is an incremental upgrade from 8.5, with package upgrades and architectural improvements. The SeaMonkey web browser is now 2.49.4 and the Linux kernel 4.14.63. EasyShare, simple network file and printer sharing, continues to evolve, and now supports connection to an Android phone.
Xerus 8.6
- Many packages upgraded to later versions, and significant changes "under the hood". Release notes:
- Package upgrades. ex: SeaMonkey 2.49.4
- Kernel 4.14.63, with aufs patch.
- Built with the latest DEBs from Ubuntu 16.04.x.
- Improvements to EasyShare, including Android connection
- New Gxlat language translator
- Architectural improvements and fixes
- Bug fixes.
EasyShare is still considered to be a work-in-progress, though quite usable in its current state. The theme remains the same as Quirky 8.2, and of course with the new desktop icon layout of 8.4.
