Mini Ubuntu Project (AKA Mubuntu)

[Israel]

On 12/17/2013 07:38 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
> Hello Israel :)
>
> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Israel <israeldahl at gmail.com
> <mailto:israeldahl at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 12/17/2013 07:17 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
>>
>>     On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Lars Noodén
>>     <lars.nooden at gmail.com <mailto:lars.nooden at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         On 12/17/2013 02:47 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
>>         > Note: the name might be change later so don't pay much
>>         attention to the
>>         > name, but the idea itself :)
>>         >
>>         > Hello,
>>         >
>>         > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2130718
>>         >
>>         > Myself and Nio have teamed up to work on this project so
>>         I'd like to invite
>>         > ANYONE who would like to join us ... he/she is more than
>>         welcome to join :)
>>         >
>>         > Everything should be explained on the above thread.
>>         >
>>         > If you have any Q, please do ask :)
>>         >
>>         > Thank you!
>>
>>         The level of user this might be targeting would also be able
>>         to install
>>         the minimal CD, add lubuntu-core plus any specific
>>         applications they
>>         want.  Maybe this project is better as a short HowTo on the net
>>         somewhere or as a short article in some Linux publication.
>>          Have you
>>         tried selling the idea as an article to them?
>>
>>         Regards,
>>         /Lars
>>
>>         --
>>
>>
>>     Hello Lars,
>>
>>     Myself and guess Nio too are serious to have an installable
>>     system that should be 'lighter' than Lubuntu and 'more simple'
>>     than Lubuntu. We might have two versions, one with OBI (One
>>     Button Installer) and other version. First version will be based
>>     on Ubuntu 12.04 and the later versions can be based on Ubuntu
>>     14.04 but it is too early for that now.
>>
>>     This project is not meant as a HOWTO, there is an ISO and
>>     everything :)
>>
>>     http://amjjawad.blogspot.com/2013/12/minimal-ubuntu-aka-mubuntu.html
>>
>>     Thank you!
>>
>>     -- 
>>     Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
>>     Best Regards,
>>     amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>
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>>     <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/AreasOfInvolvement>
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>>
>>
>     Have you heard of Puppy Linux before? 
>
>
> Of course I have :)

Every long time GNU/Linux user has had to have heard of/used Puppy at
least once.

>
>  
>
>     Barry, the guy who does it has been toying around with the idea of
>     making a way to convert an ubuntu install to Puppy style. 
>
>
> Puppy is independent - http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=Puppy
> So, it seems he is trying to do what you just described :)
>
Yeah... there are Puppy versions based off of Ubuntu, and in fact there
is an LTS version (Precise Puppy)

>  
>
>     I think that would be the best place to go to do that. 
>
>
> You mean team up with him?
>
He is stepping down, but you could work towards moving Puppy into the
Ubuntu ecosystem, and incorporating all the work they have done to make
a lighter distro.

>  
>
>     JWM is much lighter than Lubuntu, but it needs to be manually
>     configured in Ubuntu to even have a panel and window
>     decorations(Puppy has some really incredible scripts that update
>     the menu, and change the WM theme). 
>
>
> You mean lighter than LXDE not Lubuntu because Lubuntu is a system not
> DE nor WM :)
>

Yes, sorry, I was typing excitedly...  JWM is the WM, Rox handles the
desktop icons, so I should have said something different.

>  
>
>     It also runs inside memory and they have scripts to 'trim the fat'
>     from packages. 
>
>
> I think I have heard about that :)
>
It is pretty incredible how much space it can save.

>  
>
>     It can run very fast on very old hardware.
>     I might be worth the effort to get involved with bringing Puppy's
>     goodies to Ubuntu, so you can make a Lubuntu lighter with a few
>     scripts, or you can even use JWM if you have an old computer. 
>
>
> But, I am not trying to create a spin of Lubuntu or something, this is
> something different and has different path and vision. Basically, this
> project suppose to be lighter than Lubuntu and simpler :) also, it
> should be LTS, unlike Lubuntu 12.04 which is outdated already.
>
Only the LXDE part is outdated, right?  The rest of the core Ubuntu
stuff is up-to-date, and the Lubuntu specifics to LXDE don't get
security fixes, etc... but Firefox stays up to date, the kernel, etc...
receive Ubuntu security updates.

>  
>
>     I always keep a copy of Puppy around, it generally weighs in at
>     around 200MB for a decent install with some extras.
>
>
> I didn't like the interface when I checked it last time. For me, I
> like SliTaz better.
>
Yes, but you could integrate the scripts to trim down a Lubuntu install,
and still keep the beauty of LX(DE/Qt) while having a tiny install, and
the OS running in memory (possibly... not sure how much LXDE would take
up, I think there are Puppy spins that use it)

Contact Barry and see what you guys can figure out.  Both of these
projects (Lubuntu/Puppy) have made a huge impact on my enjoyment of
GNU/Linux.
http://bkhome.org/news/?do=contact
>  
>
>
>     Just a thought...
>
>     -- 
>     Regards
>
>
> Your thoughts are highly appreciated, thank you!
>
> -- 
> Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
> Best Regards,
> amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>
> Areas of Involvement <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/AreasOfInvolvement>
> My Projects <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/Projects>


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