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Bodhi Linux 2 2 0 Released The Bodhi Team and I are very happy to present to you our 2.2.0 release - the first Bodhi images to feature the stable E17 desktop. As with all minor Bodhi release existing users can simply upgrade their existing installs of Bodhi 2.x.y This release is exciting for a number of reasons. To start with, we are introducing a few new things with this update release. With this release, we will now be maintaining two 32bit install discs: One that is PAE enabled by default and one that is not. The kernel without PAE will be an older stable kernel (in this case 3.2) while the PAE enabled kernel will be the latest kernel - for 2.2.0 this means 3.7 kernel. Our 64bit release also comes with the 3.7 kernel. These discs are also our first released images that are hybrid ISO images. This means that you can write the image directly to a flash drive simply using the dd command and it will become a bootable media. You no longer need to use unetbootin (unless you want to) to cr...

Bodhi Linux 3 0 0 Release Candidate 1 At Bodhi we work firmly on a "its ready when its ready schedule" as opposed to sticking to our set release goals and churning out something we are not happy with. Better late than never as the saying goes! Just ten days after the targeted release date I am happy to share our first Release Candidate for Bodhi Linuxs third major release: As you can see from the image our default theme has matured some (it is nearly complete in fact). For a full change log you can see my running TODO list as we work towards our 3.0.0 stable release here. Download Links 32bit  - ISO Image, MD5sum Legacy  - ISO Image, MD5sum 64bit  - ISO Image, MD5sum Chromebook  - ISO Image, MD5sum Legacy Hardware Support The most important new thing in this release is the addition of an ISO image that supports legacy hardware. The legacy ISO image features a 3.2 kernel that will work on 486 machines (or newer), including non-PAE hardwar...

Bodhi Linux ARM Alpha Release for RaspBerry Pi Edit/Update: You can find the latest release here ->  http://www.bodhilinux.com/downloads_mobile.php Ive been busy with lots of different Bodhi things of the late. The latest of my many projects has been getting the Bodhi desktop functional on the RaspBerry Pi: This first release while having some rough edges does give you a fully functional Enlightenment desktop on top of a Debian Wheezy ARMEL base. I am providing two different downloads which you can find on our source forge page here. The first is an easy to use .img file that can be written to 4GB or larger SD card. If you dislike .img files Ive also provided tar files that contain the boot partition (which should be written to a vfat partition at the start of an SD card) and the root file system (which should be written to the second partition on a card that is extX). The default logins for this image are: bodhi/bodhi root/raspberry The "bodhi" user has sudo rights by def...

Bodhi ARMHF Alpha for Samsung Chromebook As I mentioned in a post last weekend, Ive got my hands on the new Samsung Chromebook. The hardware in this device is simply awesome (full formal review forthcoming), but ChromeOS left me wanting a real operating system with non-cloud applications. Thankfully Ive been working on Bodhis ARM branch for awhile now and it proved fairly simple to get at least a base system up and rolling on the Chromebook (largely due to the fact that ChromeOS is Linux based). Now, unfortunately the current install process for getting an alternative operating system to boot on the Chromebook isnt as easy as our Genesi images - but if you follow the instructions I provide below to the letter you should have Bodhi booting on your Chromebook in no time! Please note following these steps WILL permanently delete all local data and configurations of your ChromeOS! It essentially restores the system to factory defaults. Step 1 - Boot in Recovery Mode Make sure your...

Bodhi Linux 2 0 1 Bug Fix Release Some of you might be slightly confused by this posting since our 2.0.0 release was published just five days ago. No piece of software is perfect and our 2.0.0 release is no exception to this. Since we released last Thursday our 2.0.0 discs have received over 15,000 downloads - a number the Bodhi team and I are extremely happy with. With this large influx of users we have received a piles of user feedback and bug reports - some of which need to be dealt with right away (not two months from now when our next scheduled update release is set to come out). With this in mind I would like to cut straight to the point and give you the disc downloads for 2.0.1 (as always torrent is fastest): 32bit - Direct Download - Torrent Download - md5sum 64bit - Direct Download - Torrent Download - md5sum What was so pressing you ask that demanded we release bug fix ISO images now inst...

Bodhi Linux 3 0 0 Beta Release Its been two months since we had our alpha release and since then Ubuntu 14.04 has released as "stable". That means the core for our upcoming Bodhi 3.0.0 release is finally stable enough for me to stamp a "beta" label onto it. For those that do not really care what I have to say and just want a download link, this beta release comes in the following three flavors: 32bit - ISO Image, MD5sum 64bit - ISO Image, MD5sum Chromebook - ISO Image, MD5sum Those looking for a change log / my TODO list for 3.0.0 please see here. All of these images are built directly on top of the latest Ubuntu 14.04 packages. The 32bit and 64bit images utilize the 3.13 Linux kernel, while the Chromebook image utilizes a 3.11 kernel due to hardware compatibility issues. The Chromebook image is tested/designed to work with the Acer C720 and HP 14" Chromebooks. It could very well work with other Chromebooks, but they have not been tested. For more informatio...

Bodhi Linux 4 0 0 is Released Enlightenment based Moksha 0 2 1 desktop Built on top of the recently released, Enlightenment-based Moksha 0.2.1 desktop environment, and based on the Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system, Bodhi Linux 4.0.0 arrives in its final, production-ready state powered by the long-term supported Linux 4.4 kernel fully patched against the "Dirty COW" vulnerability. Bodhi is an open source Linux distribution built around the Enlightenment desktop environment and based on the world�s most popular free operating system, Ubuntu Linux. It is a customizable and minimalistic distribution that combines the beauty of the Enlightenment desktop with a great collection of applications and package management utilities. The highlights of this release coming from our previous stable release, Bodhi Linux 3.2.1, are: Ubuntu 16.04.1 Core Moksha 0.2.1 Desktop Linux 4.4 Kernel EFL 1.18.1 New / Updated Moksha Modules Ultimately our end users should be pleased to ...

Bodhi Linux ARMHF RootFS If youve been following my blog (or my updates on Google+) then odds are you know I currently have my hands on two ARM devices (plus a third in the mail) I am working on creating Bodhi Linux images for. With this in mind Ive decided I am going to start maintaining a generic ARMHF root file system to make creating Bodhi Linux images for new ARM devices easier for myself and others. You will always be able to find the latest copy of this file system on Bodhi source forge page here. The default user name is armhf  and the default password is bodhilinux . The default user has sudo access by default. Essentially on any device we have a functioning Linux kernel for - it should simply be as easy as extracting that file system to a bootable location. Copying over /lib/firmware and /lib/modules and then telling your ARM system to boot from this new file system. As an aside - this is the first blog post I am writing from the Samsung ARM Chromebook with the Bodhi des...

Bodhi Linux RaspBerry Pi Beta Edit/Update: You can find the latest release here ->  http://www.bodhilinux.com/downloads_mobile.php A little over six weeks ago I posted a very early image of Bodhi for the RaspBerry Pi. Today I am happy to let everyone know that I have published what I consider to be a "beta" quality image: Bodhi for Pi:  http://bodhilinux.com/downloads_mobile.php The download comes in the form of a compressed .IMG file, which can be extracted and then written to an SD card (2GB minimum). The first thing worth noting in this release is that the default username/password are different: Username: pi Password: bodhilinux As for changes, this release is now utilizing Terminology as its default terminal emulator and PCManFM file browser has been replaced with the native EFM (Enlightenment File Manager). The issues our first image had with networking and flash drives should also be resolved with this release. Also worth noting is that the AppCenter is now...

Bodhi Linux 3 0 0 Road Map FAQ and Donation Drive Updates The Here and Now - What is going on with Bodhi 2.x.y In September of last year I posted a notice that the Bodhi 2.x.y update release cycle would be moving to releases three times a year. Then I went and made a liar out of myself when we didnt have a 2.5.0 release in January. For the sake of clarity I would like to let folks know that Bodhi 2.4.0 will be the last set of updated discs in our 2.x.y release cycle. That being said - our 2.x.y software repositories will keep seeing their normal software updates through the summer of 2014. After this point the 2.x.y release will be moved into "security updates only" mode. Meaning the only changes to software in the 2.x.y repos at that point will be to patch security vulnerabilities. 2.x.y will continue getting security updates until 2017 when Ubuntu 12.04 reaches its end of life. The Future - Plans for Bodhi 3.x.y Our plan for major releases has always been every two years ju...

Bodhi ARMHF Alpha for Nexus 7 Earlier this month we collected enough donations that I was able to pick up a Nexus 7 to do some development work on for Bodhi. Today I would like to share our first public images for the Nexus 7. They install, they boot up, and they are semi functional. By that I mean the touchscreen and wireless work OOTB and the interface runs smoothly on the device. I havent had time to try and make audio work fully yet - but I have gotten some noise to come out of the speakers. With the help of my lovely fiance I filmed the following short demo video of Bodhi running on the device: Anywho - installing Bodhi on the Nexus 7 follows the same process as installing Ubuntu on the device. I dont have an automated installer finished just yet so you will need to install the Bodhi images using a manual install process. This can be done using the following steps: Step 0 - Getting the Tools Installing Bodhi on the Nexus 7 can be done from any Linux distribution so long as you hav...

Bodhi on MK802 and other ARM Updates MK802: Today I am happy to announce our first public Bodhi images for the MK802 Android stick: This image comes with a 3.0 kernel and it has OpenGL support for MK802 GPU enabled out of the box. You can find a download link for the MK802 on the ARMHF page of the Bodhi website. The default user name is armhf  and the password is bodhilinux . This default user has sudo enabled for installing software and ssh is on by default. To use this release simply DD the provided .img file to a micro SD card, insert it into your MK802 and power it up. This image has a 1080p script.bin by default, meaning if you are trying to use this image on a screen that only supports 720p resolution you will need to replace the script.bin on the first partition of the image with the one found here. Since this is our first image for this ARM chipset I have no doubt that it will contain some rough edges. For certain the MK802s built in wireless and OpenGL are f...

Bodhi Linux is NOT Dead It is just Changing Hands A week ago I posted that I was stepping down from my position as doing the primary development work for the Bodhi Linux project. I just wanted to clear the air that this change does not  mean that the project is shutting down. In the previous post I ask for folks looking to help and since then I have talked to a number of different people and currently have a few different people working to take over my previous duties. So let me make one thing clear for worried folks: Bodhi is not dead and a 3.0 release will be happening still. New timelines are still being figured out and when the new folks working on development have their footing fully underneath them they will be sharing more information I am sure. As for myself, I will still be sparing enough time to the project to field questions the new folks might have and provide insights wherever needed - I just wont directly be doing the heavy lifting any longer. ~Jeff Hoogland

Bodhi Linux 1 2 0 is Released! Added support for ARM Bodhi Linux is another distribution thats based on Ubuntu. Although it seems that theyve done a lot of changes to the system... it seems like a completely different distribution to me ;-). Anyhow, Bodhi linux is not for everyone though, in a way. The reason is simple. It uses the Enlightenment Window manager as the desktop "creator" which has a  reputation of being extremely fast and low on system resource. But if youre looking for a modern desktop with fancy effects + with features that Major desktops such as Gnome/Qt-KDE or even the relatively new Unity desktop, etc offers, then you may not like it. Okay, I take back that "not a modern desktop" part ;-)... But the rest assured, if youre looking for complete desktop with extremely faster responsiveness, well in that case, Bodhi Linux can be extremely competitive. Unlike many other distributions, Bodhi also has a completely different UI design thats optimized for ...

Bodhi Linux 3 0 0 Alpha Release As promised Ive put together our first Bodhi Linux disc that is built on top of the upcoming Ubuntu 14.04 release. Keep in mind this is a very early image not intended for production machines. There will be issues. That being said, we are very  interested in user feedback on our first couple pre-release discs for this version. Because we have a new major release we are trying a few different things that we want your input of. Features of note in this 3.0.0 alpha image that different from our Bodhi 2.x.y base: Ubuntu 14.04 base E19 pre-release replaces E17 No more manual profile/theme selection at start up eConnman replaces nm-applet Pulseaudio replaces alsa as the default audio system Matrilineare replaces MaXo-Remix as the default icon set LightDM replaces LXDM as the display manager eSudo replaces gksudo A few screenshots: Login Screen Default Desktop Applications The best place to give feedback regarding this release is in our 3.0.0 pre-...

Bodhi Linux Release Schedule With the recent release of Bodhi Linux 1.3.0 Ive had a few questions as to what our release cycle is exactly. Id like to take a short moment today to clarify what exactly on current release schedule looks like. Our version numbering looks something like this: x.y.z Where x represents a major release, y represents an update (or point) release and z represents a bug fix release. We have a two year major release cycle. These releases will be centered around each new Ubuntu long term support (LTS) release. Our goal is to release our new major version in the July following the release of an Ubuntu LTS. Because we have such a long major release cycle, we will be releasing our "update" releases every three months. The goal of update releases is to keep the software on the LiveCD current and continue making small improvements to the default look of the system. Finally our bug fix releases will happen as needed when an issue is discovered with the d...

Bodhi Linux 1 1 0 Ubuntu and Enlightenment based Promising Linux distribution Bodhi Linux is a relatively new GNU/Linux distribution being developed by Jeff Hoogland. I had read couple of reviews of Bodhi Linux earlier, but comment from the maintainer of Bodhi Linux in the review of MacPup 520 Linux ( you can read this review here ) , made me take notice of Bodhi Linux, and I decided to give Bodhi Linux a try. Bodhi Linux 1.1.0 is a distribution based on popular GNU/Linux distribution Ubuntu, Bodhi is a Sanskrit word which to some extent means enlightenment, it is widely used in Buddhism and thus the name itself for Bodhi Linux is positive. Bodhi Linux is based on Enlightenment Window Manager, I am huge fan of Enlightenment, I recently reviewed MacPup 520 and I was very impressed with what I saw, thus I had huge expectations from Bodhi Linux. The test environment was very modest, I have a close to four year old Core 2 Laptop with 1.5Ghz processor, which runs VirtualBox, I tested Bodhi ...

Bodhi Linux 2 0 0 Released Well boys and girls the wait is finally over. After two months in the making 2.0.0 is officially our stable release. This build features the stable Linux 3.2 kernel, PCManFM file manager, the latest version of the Midori browser: and finally the brand spanking new Terminology terminal emulator: Bodhi 2.0.0 is our first stable release to be offered in both 32 and 64bit flavors. Please note the torrent download is much  faster than the direct download: 32bit - Direct Download - Torrent Download - md5sum 64bit - Direct Download - Torrent Download - md5sum The Bodhi team and I would like to extend our thanks to everyone who made this release possible. Most notably the E17 team and our community of testers! If you encounter an issue with this release I would please implore you to first check your download md5sum. If your download is fine I would then ask that you request help on our user forums - not in the comments section of this blog pos...

Bodhi Linux ARM Repository Online Five months ago I did a post announcing that we are working to bring Bodhi to ARM devices. Ive been rather quiet about this part of our project since then. We are still finalizing the direction this part of our project is headed in, but for now we have landed on the choice of Debian Wheezy as our core. Our repository is currently online and you can easily install our Enlightenment packages on top of your Debian Wheezy ARM install by following these steps: Edit your /etc/apt/sources.list file and add the following line (yes squeeze is correct): deb http://packages.bodhilinux.com/bodhi/ squeeze stable Save and close the file and then run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install bodhi-desktop Let apt work its magic and you will soon have our customized Enlightenment desktop installed on your system (there are even some extra E modules in the repo). Our goal is to get our ARM packages as polished and stable as our x86 release on a variety of...

Bodhi Linux Introduces Moksha Desktop Ubuntu based lightweight Linux distribution Bodhi Linux is working on a desktop environment of its own. This new desktop environment will be called Moksha (Sanskrit for �complete freedom�). Moksha will be replacing the usual Enlightenment desktop environment.  Why Moksha instead of Enlightenment? Jeff Hoogland of Bodhi Linux says that he had been unhappy with the newer versions of Enlightenment in the recent past. Until E17, Enlightenment was very stable and complemented well to the need of a lightweight Linux OS, but the E18 was so full of bugs that Bodhi Linux skipped it altogether. While the latest Bodhi Linux 3.0.0 release uses E19 (except the legacy mode, meant for older hardware, still uses E17), Jeff is not happy with E19 as well. He quotes: On top of the performance issues, E19 did not allow for me personally to have the same workflow I enjoyed under E17 due to features it no longer had. Because of this I had changed to u...