ExTiX 10

This new version of ExTiX Linux Live DVD includes the 2.6.11 kernel by default, KDE 3.4.1, OpenOffice.org 2.0, KOffice, Emacs, Gimp 2.2.8, Qcad, AMSN, Kopete (Instant Messenger), Konversation (IRC Chat), aMule (filesharing - you will automatically be connected to the best servers), Firefox 1.0.6, Mozilla 1.7.8,Thunderbird 1.0.2, Kino, Xmovie,Totem Movie Player, Rosegarden4 (Music Editor), Bittornado, Wine, gFTP, Kbear and Vsftpd.

The exciting news, however, is the addition of UnionFS. UnionFS stacks your Knoppix ramdisk on top of the read-only filesystem on the DVD, the effect being that you can apt-get install, and otherwise modify all of the files on the running system as though they were all writeable.

Changes can be stored too (even on NTFS). The standard KDE-language is English. You can, however, easily change language (and keyboard layout) to Swedish, Danish, Finnish or Norwegian. (Go to Menu >> Control Center >> Country >> Keyboard Layouts).

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What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Previous versions of ExTiX were based on KNOPPIX/Debian. Version 7.0 of ExTiX was based on the Swiss Linux System Paldo. Version 8 of ExTiX was based on Debian Sid. Version 9 of ExTiX was based on Ubuntu 11.10.

· ExTiX 10 64bit is a remaster of Ubuntu 12.04 released April 26, 2012. The original system includes the Desktop Environment Unity 5.8. After removing Unity I have installed Gnome 3.4, Gnome Shell and Razor-qt so that everyone on the spot (during live operation) can compare the different Desktop Environments. The system language is English.

Program content etc.:
· Among many other programs Libre Office 3.5.3.2, AbiWord, Firefox 12.0, Opera, Thunderbird 12.0.1, Brasero, Vlc 2.0.1, Gimp and win32 codecs. In addition, Java and all necessary additions in order to install programs from source. All programs have been updated to the latest available stable version as of May 17, 2012 >> see a complete list.

· Passwords
· The password for live is live. You can only run ExTiX 10 live (from dvd or usb) as the ordinary user live. The password for root is root.

Compatibility:
· Differences: Ubuntu 12.04 and ExTiX 10 is different only in principle to the terms of program content. A general truth: If an original system can run on a particular computer an "Exton remaster" of the same original system can run on the same computer. I never change a Linux system for the worse in terms of auto configuration and hardware detection, etc. It happens that I replace the original kernel, but always to a "better" one with even more native support for various hardware etc.

Differences:
· One big difference in ExTiX 10 though:There is a password for root. After installation to harddisk ExTiX 10 will behave exactly as any other Ubuntu system. You can even remove root's password (if you want). Command (as root): password root -l. Or change it with passwd root.

Nvidia's proprietary driver:
· I have installed driver 295.53 so that you can enjoy the full Gnome Desktop live (if you have a new Nvidia card in you computer).

Installation to hard disk:
· Note that you in advance (just in case) should create a partition of at least 8 GB for ExTiX 10 and a SWAP space double the size of your computer's RAM. Ie if you have RAM of 1024 MB or less. If you have RAM of 2 GB or more it's enough with a SWAP space of 2 GB. The installation program in ExTiX 10/Ubuntu is otherwise "intuitive". Choose manual partitioning and select the partition you created in advance for installation. If you receive the error message The username you entered is invalid: See this solution. SAFE INSTALLATON: Do not change language/locale from default English during installation.

USB installation:
· You should use UNetbootin in Windows or Linux. See a picture how it looks before the installation starts in Windows 7. There's other ways to do it, but using UNetbootin is the best/safest way. However, if you want to install ExTiX 10 to harddisk you will have to run the system from a dvd during installation. If you use Startup Disk Creator in Linux to transfer ExTiX 10 to USB it is possible to install ExTiX to harddisk later on from the USB stick.

Change of locale/language:
· After a harddisk installation you can (of course) change the default language (English) settings. Login as root and go to System Settings >> Locale Support and install necessary language packages. Apply your settings System-Wide. Then edit /root/.bashrc and change at the bottom of that file en_US.UTF-8 to sv_SE.UTF-8 or your preferred language. Restart your computer and everything should be in your choosen language.