Slitaz 3.0

[Beavenburt]

My favourite small distro has a great new release.

Go take a look:-
http://www.slitaz.org/en/
http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=05976

[Ocky]

It looks really polished. Thanks for the links. I suppose it's fine running on 64 bit quad core cpus ?
Originating from Switzerland I would expect meticulous attention to detail - even their low-end Swatch watches are excellent.

[Beavenburt]

Originally Posted by Ocky

It looks really polished. Thanks for the links. I suppose it's fine running on 64 bit quad core cpus ?

I think 64bit is supported but don't quote me on that. Have a rummage around their website, i'm sure it's referenced.

[linuxforall]

They don't have x64 version but their standard version should work with x64 CPUs, its currently working on my dual quad cores.

[Ocky]

Tried it in Vbox. Very nice. However when I wanted to install it in Vbox the install rushes to 50% and then stops - I waited for about 3 mins-4mins then gave up. I must have overlooked something, but don't know what.

[KikiBibi]

Is this a rolling distribution? Do I have to reinstall each time a new version is out??

[Ocky]

I think you can upgrade.

BTW. The Midori browser seems rather nice with adblock extension amongst several others, speed dial etc. It also seems pretty fast and they say it passes Acid 3. http://www.twotoasts.de/index.php?/p...i_summary.html

SliTaz is really nice - from setup hardware support even began download of 190.x something nvidia driver. Unfortunately I can't install Slitaz in Vbox from the iso. Maybe it requires an existing partition(s) made beforehand.

Edit: Nice Review. http://www.linuxcritic.com/slitaz-li...mall-powerful/

[Ocky]

Yes, partitioning must be done before install. Now I know why the installer doesn't work in Vbox.

The text-based installer is very simple and fast, but I have had it fail to upgrade a system from cooking to 3.0. You must also do any partitioning prior to using it. Installation only takes 5-10 minutes, and GRUB is configured as the boot loader, but I don't know how well the installer handles including other operating systems in the menu.

[Ocky]

Beavenburt has started me on this. Time to replace my Ubuntus with SliTaz .. only joking for now, it would make a nice tertiary OS to play with. I want to install it soon to hdd.

[Beavenburt]

Sorry Ocky, have I awoken your inner distro hopper?

Slitaz is a mighty fine tiny os and livecd. However, I've tried it as a full time os and it's sadly lacking in some areas, at least for me. Though it may work for you? Still, it is great to play and experiment with.

[Ocky]

Originally Posted by Beavenburt

Sorry Ocky, have I awoken your inner distro hopper?

Slitaz is a mighty fine tiny os and livecd. However, I've tried it as a full time os and it's sadly lacking in some areas, at least for me. Though it may work for you? Still, it is great to play and experiment with.

Beavenburt you are right, hence my tongue smiley after saying it's time to replace my Ubuntus.
However it's great in Vbox and as a live CD and the package management is one of the best I have seen. Lot's of useful tools as well. I am waiting with baited breath for the next cooking release.