Quirky6 "first taste"The original concept of Quirky is introduced here:http://bkhome.org/quirky Quirky 5.99 is a "first taste" of the "6.x" series, with a host of radical new concepts, introduced here: http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00007 http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00011 http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00013 By "first taste", I mean this is a pre-release for those who are eager to find out what this Quirky6 is all about. Yes, the download is only 93MB, and yes, it has a full suite of applications, tools and drivers (and I mean full). Quirky6 is forked from Puppy Linux, and as-of-now has a lot of "Puppy stuff" that is inappropriate. Also this first-taste has some apps that don't work. 5.99 is an unofficial upload for enthusiasts -- the first public release will be 6.0, which may still have issues, which may be fixed in 6.0.1, etc. Important: Quirky is my fun project to explore new ideas, and I will not get into heavy support. Nor will there be alpha/beta/RC releases before a "final". Enthusiasts are encouraged to setup their own support network, perhaps a forum (or forum thread?) Download and installQuirky 5.99 is deployed as a compressed image for an 8GB Flash drive. To install, just download and write it to the Flash drive. Here are the steps (you must be running Linux or Unix):
The futurePlease go to my News blog page for progress reports and announcements of future releases: DevelopmentIf you feel motivated to compile apps for Quirky6, go for it! Important though, there is no 'mesa' or 'dbus'. Note, any of these could be added, for example, 'mesa' could be compiled (I recommend version 8.0.5 for maximum compatibility with older PCs), and 'xorg-server' recompiled (see sources link below) to support openGL, and the Xorg upgrade made available as a PET.How to setup Quirky6 for compilingBootup Quirky 5.99 from the Flash drive, connect to Internet. Then:
Note, Quirky6 does not have a layered filesystem like Puppy Linux, so SFS files cannot be installed as is done in Puppy. The above-described method is a permanent installation. SourcesQuirky was compiled in T2 (http://t2-project.org). All of the sources are here:http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky6/sources/ LegalDisclaimer: I have created Quirky6 and documentation in good faith, however usage and consequences thereof are entirely your responsibility. I do not accept any responsibility for issues arising, and you use Quirky6 with this understanding.Licences: Quirky6 is under various GPL licences, mostly GPL2 and GPL3. There is some non-GPL but free to use, such as driver firmware and Adobe Flash player. Ownership: I have copyright where ever stated, and claim where ever there is no other ownership statement. The name "Quirky" in relation to a Linux distribution is copyrighted to me under common-law. The Quirky logo may only be used to represent Quirky, not for any personal or other purpose. Regards, Barry Kauler December 8, 2013 |