Introducing
GoblinX Micro 2.7
The GoblinX Micro
Edition is the smallest version of our distribution and contains only
Fluxbox as windows manager and GTK/GTK2 based applications.
The edition is indicated for those users whose like to do fast tests,
know more about Fluxbox and rebuild the livecd.
The
Micro is created mostly to help us to develop better and
small applications that can be used for all small windows managers such
as Fluxbox, and also prepare the livecd without all less necessary
files we can find.
The -100MB Great Live Distribution
The GoblinX Micro iso image is less than one hundred
megabytes of size, a small operating system mostly prepared to let
everyone know more about GoblinX and improve Fluxbox desktop. The
livecd built using Linux Live scripts includes GoblinX
special modules such as Mcore.lzm, Mlibs.lzm, Fluxbox.lzm,
Mapps.lzm, Micro.lzm
and Muser.lzm and some
modules
included
also
in Standard edition such as X11.lzm. Despite of the small size, some of the best
Linux applications are included such as Firefox,
Gcalctool, Totem, Gimp, Hardinfo, Audacious, Evince, Nautilus, GPicView and
more.
The -100MB Beautiful & Clean Desktop
The
Micro edition uses Fluxbox as windows managers, a clean, fast,
beautiful and suited for all users.
The main workspace is prepared using the Grobsch's Familydesk
wallpaper, the goMurrina style based on Murrina Cappuccino theme, the
toolbar at bottom/center of the screen and six Idesk icons that can be
used to start some applications with double click.
The
-100MB Micro Differences
The 2.7
edition already implemented special features and interfaces built to
increase the usability of Fluxbox.
The Micro edition special interfaces are:
gtkIdesk: a
graphical interface built with Gtkdialog to let you reconfigure, add
and/or remove icons displayed for the Idesk application.
gtkSetbg: a
graphical interface to let you change the background of your desktop.
You can choose between display a wallpaper in several modes like
centered or just colors. It uses gtkdialog for interface and uses
Fluxbox commands like fbsetbg.
gtkautoapps:
a graphical interface to let you add and/or remove applications
autostarted at X login. It uses gtkdialog for interface and works for
now only for Fluxbox. It is an important improvement for Fluxbox.
gx-shutdown:
a simple Shutdown/Logout Interface with hibernate option.
The -100MB GoblinX
Addons
The
GoblinX interfaces (GUIs) prepared to improve the usability of the
system are also presented in Micro edition. These interface you can use
are:
gtkMagicct: Also
called as Magic Center it brings to you an easy and fast way to access
several applications to control and configure your system and each
Magic Center module is responsable for different categories of
applications. It is a power control center that searches your system
for applications to use.
gtkdaemons: It
lets you enable or disable boot scripts to your system.
gtkfstab:
It lets you configure, change and create your mount points.
gtkkeyout:
It allows you to configure and change the deafult keyboard map used by
Xorg.
gtklilo:
It lets you configure lilo.conf and rewrite lilo.
gtksplitz:
It lets you divide files into small pieces to save later.
gtkswaps:
It allows you to create and enable a file swap memory.
gtkdsl:
It allows you to configure an adsl account.
gtkQivss: Qivss
Slideshow allows you to immediately start a slideshow of the pictures
found inside a directory selected by you.
gtkMedia: The
Media Manager includes several GUIs created to use with mountable
media, and/or audiocds and dvds.
gtkRemaster:
The GoblinX Live Remaster, formely liveupgrade allows you to recreate
GoblinX using the LiveCD. You can include and remove files and/or
modules, change default boot parameters, change root personal
configurations, save configurations and more.
gtkModules: The
gtkmodules includes several GUIs created to use with GoblinX modules.
The gtkConvert Tool lets you convert directories and packages into
modules or modules into packages. The gtkEmods Tool allows you to
rebuild modules in order to remove and/or include packages to them. The
gtkMods Tool allows you to build modules from packages or folders.
The -100MB Applications
The
Micro edition includes important applications needed by you to have a
good system to start.
For CLI applications you will find alsa-utils, cdrtools, cdrdao, cdparanoia, curl,
diffstat, dvd+rw-tools, findutils, gettext, hdparm, lilo, logrotate,
mc, ntfsprogs, open-ssh, openssl, slapt-get, sudo, wget and more.
For GUI applications you will find audacious, evince, file-roller,
firefox, gcalctool, gdhcpd, gimp, gnome-terminal, gpicview, gslapt,
grip, hardinfo, leafpad, lkmonitor, nautilus, rutilt, totem, tracker,
urlgfe and more.
The -100MB Micro Screenshots
In
order to let you know how it looks, following some screenshots of the
system. Click over the image to popup 800x600 size picture.
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