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| '''Ebuntu Packages are ready for download and testing!. Please read the "Installing" section below ''' | |
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| So why not have the eye-candy and configurability of Ebuntu , with the clean and beautiful design of Ubuntu Linux? | So why not have the eye-candy and configurability of Enlightenment, with the clean and beautiful design of Ubuntu Linux? |
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''DISCLAIMER'': 1) Ebuntu packages must be considered beta quality software. As of now, they are neither devloped , maintained or supported by the Ubuntu developers or packagers ( [https://wiki.ubuntu.com MOTU]'s. 2)Ebuntu is NOT an official Ubuntu project yet. We hope to make it by Dapper +1. This version of Ebuntu may be considered a preview to that release. 3) Ebuntu IS stable enough to considered for beta use. Help is required in packaging. |
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| The initial plan is to provide E17 on a livecd (derived from the Ubuntu LiveCD) | The initial plan is to provide E17 on a livecd (derived from the Ubuntu LiveCD). To go towards making a live cd, Ebuntu packages have been uploaded [http://ftp.ubuntu.org.cn/ebuntu-packages/ here]. Please read the installing section on how to install E17 to your current Ubuntu installation. |
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| I should be able produce a install by the time Dapper releases (april 2006) | Ebuntu aims to become "offical" by dapper + 1 release. |
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| The iso is ready. It's working here without any major hiccups | The package files are ready. It's working here without any major hiccups |
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'''#ebuntu ''' on irc.freenode.net is our IRC channel now. Please discuss everything there === Coming soon === 1) Space on sourceforge.net, till we get access to the Ubuntu repository 2) Our own mailing lists. An "sneak-peak" of the mailing list can be found at: http://ebuntu.sytes.net == Downloading == The Ebuntu packages (34 MB in total) can be downloaded from 1) [http://ftp.ubuntu.org.cn/ebuntu-packages/ Ubuntu LoCo (China) ] 2) [http://ninja.fetaste.com/ebuntu-packages/ Fetaste.com (US)] You can download from either of these locations. For installation instructions, read below. |
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| Ebuntu 5.10 beta will be available as a live cd in a few days. The page will be updated when the cd has been uploaded. | 1) Go to any of the two locations mentioned above in the downloads section 2) Download all the files in the directory. 3) Please read the README and the INSTALL file carefully 4) Hopefully, E17 should be setup on your system NOTE: The same packages can be used to build an E17 live cd. I am in the process of doing it now. I need FTP servers to host the iso, if you interested, please [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Manishchakravarty contact me]. It will be possible to '''install Ebuntu to hard drive'''. Kindly follow the instruction given in [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveCDInstallHowTo Live CD Install Howto] |
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| == Package selection == | |
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| While selecting packages into Ebuntu, one must keep in mind that a consistent user interface must be provided and that we should deviate from Ubuntu as less as possible. Thus for the first release i have made the following changes to the Ubuntu LiveCD |
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| Removed - GNome and all its dependencies - OpenOffice (just for size reasons) |
== Package selection (This applies to the Ebuntu live cd only) == |
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| Added - E17 + all the nice eye-candy apps |
=== What's Added === +Ebuntu has E17 compiled from CVS with generous options. +Endeavour2 File manager +Sylpheed Claws (Email Client) +Abiword +Gnumeric (spreadsheet) === What's been removed === -GNOME Desktop Environment -OpenOffice office suite. NOTE: 1) OpenOffice and Evolution has been removed due to space constraints. 2) The non GUI part , the core and the the X server are EXACTLY the same as Ubuntu 5.10 , thus making it a Ubuntu sister distro 3) Ebuntu can be "converted" into Ubuntu by a simple "sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop". Same holds true for Kubuntu, Edubuntu & Xubuntu. |
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| We would also like loads and loads of epplets | '''REQUIRED:''' People to help with the artwork and the theming. I've tried a few different options for logos, this is what I came up with. Its a mix of the ubuntu and the E logos. [http://img518.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ebuntu2nz.png Ebuntu Logo] --Yoshi == Documentation == ## The [http://doc.ubuntu.com Documentation Team] is organising documentation for Ebuntu, and for more please contact [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Manishchakravarty Manish Chakravarty] ## Hi Manish, I've commented this line because the DocumentationTeam has not been contacted about this project. If you have questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact me at jgotangco@ubuntu.com - Jerome Gotangco == Contributing == '''REQUIRED:''' 1) People to help with the artwork and the theming. 2)People who have experience with debian packages 3) MIRRORS |
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| == Documentation == The [http://doc.ubuntu.com Documentation Team] is organising documentation for Ebuntu, and for more please contact [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Manishchakravarty Manish Chakravarty] == Contributing == |
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| the #ebuntu IRC channel on irc.freenode.org is the point of contact for us now | |
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| Set up a mailing list. More on this as it happens | Set up a mailing list. More on this as it happens. A sneak-peek can be found @ http://ebuntu.sytes.net |
Ebuntu
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Ebuntu Packages are ready for download and testing!. Please read the "Installing" section below
Introduction
Life isn't fair. All distro's arent created equal. Some are boring , others not as configurable as we want. Then we have Enlightenment, the window manager for the rest of us.
So why not have the eye-candy and configurability of Enlightenment, with the clean and beautiful design of Ubuntu Linux?
Ebuntu is a project towards that goal.
DISCLAIMER:
1) Ebuntu packages must be considered beta quality software. As of now, they are neither devloped , maintained or supported by the Ubuntu developers or packagers ( [https://wiki.ubuntu.com MOTU]'s.
2)Ebuntu is NOT an official Ubuntu project yet. We hope to make it by Dapper +1. This version of Ebuntu may be considered a preview to that release.
3) Ebuntu IS stable enough to considered for beta use. Help is required in packaging.
Objective
The objective of the Ebuntu community project is to provide the maximum eye candy for the end-user using the enlightenment window manager and the related libraries.
The initial plan is to provide E17 on a livecd (derived from the Ubuntu LiveCD). To go towards making a live cd, Ebuntu packages have been uploaded [http://ftp.ubuntu.org.cn/ebuntu-packages/ here]. Please read the installing section on how to install E17 to your current Ubuntu installation.
Ebuntu aims to become "offical" by dapper + 1 release.
Ebuntu aims to provide an enhanced and attractive user-interface. The secondary aim of Ebuntu is to show off the eye-candy capabilites of the linux operating system in general and Ubuntu in particular
What has been done till now
Quite a lot / Not much yet. Depends on your point of view The package files are ready. It's working here without any major hiccups
We dont have a mailing list or our space on the ubuntu servers yet
#ebuntu on irc.freenode.net is our IRC channel now. Please discuss everything there
Coming soon
1) Space on sourceforge.net, till we get access to the Ubuntu repository
2) Our own mailing lists. An "sneak-peak" of the mailing list can be found at: http://ebuntu.sytes.net
Downloading
The Ebuntu packages (34 MB in total) can be downloaded from
1) [http://ftp.ubuntu.org.cn/ebuntu-packages/ Ubuntu LoCo (China) ]
2) [http://ninja.fetaste.com/ebuntu-packages/ Fetaste.com (US)]
You can download from either of these locations.
For installation instructions, read below.
Installing
1) Go to any of the two locations mentioned above in the downloads section
2) Download all the files in the directory.
3) Please read the README and the INSTALL file carefully
4) Hopefully, E17 should be setup on your system
NOTE: The same packages can be used to build an E17 live cd. I am in the process of doing it now. I need FTP servers to host the iso, if you interested, please [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Manishchakravarty contact me].
It will be possible to install Ebuntu to hard drive. Kindly follow the instruction given in [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveCDInstallHowTo Live CD Install Howto]
Package selection (This applies to the Ebuntu live cd only)
What's Added
+Ebuntu has E17 compiled from CVS with generous options.
+Endeavour2 File manager
+Sylpheed Claws (Email Client)
+Abiword
+Gnumeric (spreadsheet)
What's been removed
-GNOME Desktop Environment
-OpenOffice office suite.
NOTE:
1) OpenOffice and Evolution has been removed due to space constraints.
2) The non GUI part , the core and the the X server are EXACTLY the same as Ubuntu 5.10 , thus making it a Ubuntu sister distro
3) Ebuntu can be "converted" into Ubuntu by a simple "sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop". Same holds true for Kubuntu, Edubuntu & Xubuntu.
Artwork
Logo, Usplash, gdm theme, wallpapers, etc.
REQUIRED: People to help with the artwork and the theming.
I've tried a few different options for logos, this is what I came up with. Its a mix of the ubuntu and the E logos.
[http://img518.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ebuntu2nz.png Ebuntu Logo]
--Yoshi
Documentation
Contributing
REQUIRED:
- 1) People to help with the artwork and the theming. 2)People who have experience with debian packages 3) MIRRORS
This distro is just starting. Any sort of help is welcome
TODO: Set up a mailing list. More on this as it happens. A sneak-peek can be found @ http://ebuntu.sytes.net
For the time being, please contact [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Manishchakravarty Manish Chakravarty] at manishchakravarty@yahoo.co.in. You may also use the ubuntu-users list for the time being.
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