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This page can be deleted, as the Linux distro Zen is no longer based on Puppy Linux
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ZEN
An elegant and powerful Linux distribution
CategoryDerivative
ZEN is an elegant, yet powerful Puppy Linux derivative.
Many key features have been removed to simplify and stabilize the desktop/user environment.
The ROX desktop and Rox Filer have been removed, and replaced by xli for background image loading, and a modified version of the original emelFM file browser that we are calling Zen Runner.
Zen Runner is a powerful, multipurpose system management tool that can perform many tasks from a single, integrated interface - file management, mounting/unmounting, program-launching, command-line functions, and much more .....
Joe's window manager is being retained in a modified form, with desktop/taskbar shortcuts replaced by powerful function-key commands.
A complete development environment is also included to allow compiling from source any additional applications to be added by the user.
There is no package management for this distro other than make, as the intent is to make Zen as stable as possible.
This makes this a 'power-user' distro, while remaining accessible to relative newcomers as well.
We have found precompiled binaries to be less stable than compiled-from-source programs - customized for the specific hardware and user-space environment that they will be running in.
Compiling from source using make worked extremely well for beginning Linux users for many years before package management systems began to be developed, and none of them has yet proven to be entirely satisfactory or universal.
(Where precompiled binaries must be used, they can be unarchived into their own directory, with the relevant files simply being copied to their needed destination.) :)
At this time, Xvesa is the preferred X-server, with Xorg as an option.
We are planning to explore the Linux Framebuffer with DirectFB∞ as a possible alternative to Xvesa.
We are presently using Zen in its alpha-stage, and hope to make a beta version available very soon.
So far it is working beautifully. :-)
Progress updates here: Zen Log
To Do List: (coming soon ...)
Screenshot: ZEN (alpha)
Edited on 2008-03-18 22:52:11 by MaluviA
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Progress updates here: Zen Log
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Progress updates here: ZenLog
Edited on 2008-03-17 23:44:19 by MaluviA
Additions:
The ROX desktop and Rox Filer have been removed, and replaced by xli for background image loading, and a modified version of the original emelFM file browser that we are calling Zen Runner.
Zen Runner is a powerful, multipurpose system management tool that can perform many tasks from a single, integrated interface - file management, mounting/unmounting, program-launching, command-line functions, and much more .....
Progress updates here: ZenLog
To Do List: (coming soon ...)
Deletions:
The ROX desktop and Rox Filer have been removed, and replaced by xli for background image loading, and a modified version of the original Emelfm file browser that we are calling 'Zen Filer'.
Zen Filer is a powerful, multipurpose system management tool that can perform many tasks from a single, integrated interface - file management, mounting/unmounting, program-launching, command-line functions, and more .....
Edited on 2008-03-17 16:13:24 by MaluviA
Additions:
The ROX desktop and Rox Filer have been removed, and replaced by xli for background image loading, and a modified version of the original Emelfm file browser that we are calling 'Zen Filer'.
Zen Filer is a powerful, multipurpose system management tool that can perform many tasks from a single, integrated interface - file management, mounting/unmounting, program-launching, command-line functions, and more .....
Deletions:
The ROX desktop and Rox Filer have been removed, and replaced by xli for background image loading, and a modified version of the original Emelfm file browser, called Zen Filer.
Edited on 2008-03-17 04:01:19 by MaluviA
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This makes this a 'power-user' distro, while remaining accessible to relative newcomers as well.
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This makes this distro a 'power-user' distro, yet remains accessible to relative newcomers as well.
Edited on 2008-03-17 03:58:39 by MaluviA
Additions:
We are planning to explore the Linux Framebuffer with DirectFB∞ as a possible alternative to Xvesa.
So far it is working beautifully. :-)
Deletions:
We are planning to explore the Linux Framebuffer with DirectFB as a possible alternative to Xvesa.
So far it is working beautifully.
Edited on 2008-03-17 03:39:11 by MaluviA
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CategoryDerivative
ZEN is an elegant, yet powerful Puppy Linux derivative.
We have found precompiled binaries to be less stable than compiled-from-source programs - customized for the specific hardware and user-space environment that they will be running in.
Compiling from source using make worked extremely well for beginning Linux users for many years before package management systems began to be developed, and none of them has yet proven to be entirely satisfactory or universal.
(Where precompiled binaries must be used, they can be unarchived into their own directory, with the relevant files simply being copied to their needed destination.) :)
We are planning to explore the Linux Framebuffer with DirectFB as a possible alternative to Xvesa.
Screenshot: ZEN (alpha)
Deletions:
Zen is an elegant, yet powerful Puppy Linux derivative.
We have found precompiled binaries to be less stable than compiled-from-source programs, customized for the specific hardware and user-space environment that they will be running in.
Compiling from source using make worked extremely well for beginning Linux users for many years before package management systems began to be developed, and none of them has proven to be truly satisfactory or universal.
(Where precompiled binaries must be used, they can be unarchived into their own directory, with the relevant files simply being copied to their needed destination.)
I am planning to explore the Linux Framebuffer with DirectFB as a possible alternative to Xvesa.
Screenshot:
Edited on 2008-03-17 02:44:12 by MaluviA
Additions:
Zen is an elegant, yet powerful Puppy Linux derivative.
Many key features have been removed to simplify and stabilize the desktop/user environment.
The ROX desktop and Rox Filer have been removed, and replaced by xli for background image loading, and a modified version of the original Emelfm file browser, called Zen Filer.
Joe's window manager is being retained in a modified form, with desktop/taskbar shortcuts replaced by powerful function-key commands.
A complete development environment is also included to allow compiling from source any additional applications to be added by the user.
There is no package management for this distro other than make, as the intent is to make Zen as stable as possible.
This makes this distro a 'power-user' distro, yet remains accessible to relative newcomers as well.
We have found precompiled binaries to be less stable than compiled-from-source programs, customized for the specific hardware and user-space environment that they will be running in.
Compiling from source using make worked extremely well for beginning Linux users for many years before package management systems began to be developed, and none of them has proven to be truly satisfactory or universal.
(Where precompiled binaries must be used, they can be unarchived into their own directory, with the relevant files simply being copied to their needed destination.)
At this time, Xvesa is the preferred X-server, with Xorg as an option.
I am planning to explore the Linux Framebuffer with DirectFB as a possible alternative to Xvesa.
We are presently using Zen in its alpha-stage, and hope to make a beta version available very soon.
So far it is working beautifully.
Screenshot:
Edited on 2008-03-17 02:29:31 by MaluviA
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Edited on 2008-03-17 02:27:10 by MaluviA
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Edited on 2008-03-17 02:26:34 by MaluviA
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ZEN
An elegant and powerful Linux distribution
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