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infinityOS - The Media Distribution
iindigo:
Interesting. I might mess with it in a virtual machine later if I have time.
Just curious, though, what's your opinion on the Haiku project (http://www.haiku-os.org/)? It, too, is being written in the spirit of BeOS.
darkphon22:
I look at Haiku as more of a continuation of BeOS. infinityOS is more of a reimplementation of many of the ideas that BeOS had, specifically in terms of multimedia capabilities and user interface design.
darkphon22:
I have made infinityOS 1.0pre2 available on Sourceforge as of this moment. This release has a variety of bug fixes and UI improvements, and heavily reflects what the final infinityOS 1.0 will be. In fact, I anticipate that the only difference between 1.0pre2 and 1.0 will be a new boot screen and proper multi-user support, both for which packages will be made available.
Grab it from http://sourceforge.net/projects/infinity-os/ !
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With this release, I would also like to announce infinityOS' planned development model.
Simply, I intend for infinityOS to be an operating system developed by its users, for its users. You will have a voice in every step of its development, from planning features to fixing bugs to helping solve each others problems.
I have setup a project at Launchpad, a website that integrates bug fixing, feature planning, commiting code, and answering questions into a simple easy to use UI. All you need to do to participate in infinityOS' development is sign up for an account.
Just go to https://launchpad.net/infinityos to get started.
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The official IDE will be MonoDevelop, an open source IDE for Windows, Linux and Mac. We will be using Gtk# and C# (chosen as this is the language my university teaches) to develop applications. These tools will also allow your apps to be used back on Windows and Mac if you wish, as the libraries are fully cross-platform.
To get started, type in the following into the terminal:
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sudo aptitude install monodevelop
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This will install everything you will need to develop apps for infinityOS. It will also be at most a ~250 MB download.
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There was a file transfer error when I was uploading the release overnight.
I'm going to request that Sourgeforge change back their listed filesizes to MiB, as the uploaded MB and MiB were about the same, causing me not to notice.
I'm uploading infinityOS 1.0pre3 now (which is just 1.0pre2 renamed). It's going to take a bit to transfer though (~5 hours).
Thanks for your support,
Ryan
darkphon22:
Alright, infinity1.0pre3 is finally up. I redownloaded it, ran a check and booted the live CD and it worked fine. I'm going to add this to my testing procedures so this doesn't happen again.
For some reason Sourceforge is displaying the wrong file size on their site. Ensure that the file you are actually downloading is 667.4 MiB.
Additionally, when you boot off the CD for the first time, type in "check" at the boot prompt, this will check your disc for errors.
Grab it from:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/infinity-os/files/infinityOS/infinityOS-1.0pre4.iso/download
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I've also decided to reveal another feature of my distro that I've been keeping under wraps, it's new release system.
I call it the "semi-rolling release system".
What this entails is that infinityOS will automatically notify you when any application you have installed on infinityOS (anything from Firefox, to Deluge, to Pidgin, to SMPlayer) has been updated by its developers. From that point its a matter of three clicks to make every application installed on infinityOS up-to-date. No more going to websites to download the latest version to fix bugs or get new features. infinityOS does it all for you.
In this process, however, the core operating system (meaning the kernel, the desktop environment, and the core drivers) will only have one major update every six months, apart from security updates. This release system allows for your computer to be completely stable and error-free while the things you actually use are kept completely up-to-date.
My goal is to push package maintaining and testing for end-user applications back to the developers themselves. When they make a new release on their PPA and notify me, I will push it to either my "testing" or "unstable" repositories, depending on the results of my testing and the packages it depends on. After a period of time the package will be then moved to "stable".
I intend to support each major version of infinityOS for a year with new packages.
Sincerely,
Ryan
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I have renamed infinityOS 1.0pre3 to infinityOS 1.0pre4 to fix the Sourceforge file size.
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I have updated the Nvidia driver installation instructions above.
darkphon22:
infinityOS 1.0 RC1 has been released on Sourceforge. As I feel that this release is production-ready, I am releasing it to the general public. Hell, some of its features might even convince some of your friends and loved ones to switch to Linux for good.
Due to infinityOS' semi-rolling release system, it includes most of the new features and applications in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid without the bugs and hassles. It also is much prettier as it has a much better theme. In fact, I would go as far as to say that this release is more stable and bug-free than Ubuntu 9.10.
For those of you stuck waiting for CrunchBang 10, feel free to jump on the infinityOS bandwagon. infinityOS offers a very similar footprint (~150 MB of RAM, ~2.5 GB of HD space) while including more features and functionality.
The changes from 1.0pre4 to 1.0rc1 include:
- Full Multi-User Support (and no default user or password)
- Deluge WebUI is now the default BitTorrent UI (the old GTK UI may still be used, though it requires some configuration)
- Removal of OpenSSH Server and FreeNX from default install (I can't get them to work out of the box w/o reinstallation)
- No folders are shared by default in Samba (the service is still running though, waiting for you to share folders)
- Added infinityOS related bookmarks to Epiphany
- Changing the default browser in Xfce now changes the browser used in shortcuts and links in external programs
I'm going to wait about a week before I release 1.0, just to find any remaining bugs. This release, however, is fully stable and production-ready. The only difference between this release and 1.0 will be the removal of all the Xubuntu branding and its replacement with infinityOS/Infinity Tux branding.
Note: The default BitTorrent WebUI password is "deluge". You can (and should) change this in the WebUI preferences under "Interface".
Grab it from:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/infinity-os/files/infinityOS/infinityOS-1.0rc1.iso/download
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For users of infinityOS 0.5.*, 0.6.*, and 1.0pre*, use the following instructions to update infinityOS to have the multi-user features.
https://answers.launchpad.net/infinityos/+question/105859
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I would also like to announce the official launch of my new website. It is Drupal based, though I still haven't finished the theme. I have also opened up my forums, so feel free to ask questions or make suggestions there. There's even a store filled with Infinity Tux merchandise.
Check it out at:
http://infinity-os.sourceforge.net
Thanks,
Ryan
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