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Mubuntu is the name of a Multimedia editing derivative of Ubuntu, currently being planned. This page is the starting point for these plans.

Mubuntu is aimed at the linux audio, video and graphic enthusiast as well as professional. Someone who is already familular with the Ubuntu-Gnome environment.

Ultimate Goal

To build a solid multimedia editing distro based on Ubuntu-Gnome by Edgy+1

Get Involved

  • We need you! Come talk with us on #mubuntu on Freenode and look at our [wiki:Mubuntu-ProjectGoals "Project Goals"] page to see if you can help.

NOTICE!

  • Please try to sign your comments. Though, with the addition of concrete info, it isnt needed.
  • I plan on making this a kind of "Main Page" and as sections grow, giving them their own page. - C.Kontros

Status

Work has begun on sorting through the packages. The main work is currently being led by C.Kontros. We are using [http://reconstructor.aperantis.com Reconstructor] at the moment to do some test ISO builds and to discover the limitations of this application. Cory is effectively the lead unless anyone has any reasonable objection to this, as he has experience leading people and has enough spare time to handle it at the moment.

The plan at the moment is:

  • Multiple metapackages. Mubuntu-desktop, mubuntu-desktop-settings, and mubuntu-artwork will be the base. Then on top that can be added: mubuntu-audio, mubuntu-video and mubuntu-graphics, further divided if necessary. Perhaps divide each one by universe+main and multiverse, and that would be sufficient.
  • Use only packages in official Ubuntu repositories
  • Use the best kernel Edgy+1 provides.
  • Use Gnome

Input has come from LaserJock on the best approach to this process.

Test Disks

  • Im still working on this section

Heres the plan. Built test disks every two weeks and seed them for one. This will start out VERY basic. These need to be used to figure out what does/doesnt work. What settings we need to include and how the environment feels.

Current Screenshots:

Screenshots are at 1920x1200. I installed the nVidia driers to get my native res.

Torrent:

[http://mubuntu.svnhopper.net/mubuntu_test-1_iso.torrent Mubuntu Test-1 Torrent] <-This will not work till the screenshots are up. Dont try to download!

Contributors

  • [wiki:C.Kontros C.Kontros] (_MMA_)
    • PROJECT LEAD
    • Planning
    • Art
    • Testing

  • DanaOlson (dolson)

    • Planning
    • Packaging (limited time/experience)
    • Meeting availability: 11pm-1am Eastern, Tue-Sat

  • ForestBond (fbond)

    • Working further upstream
    • Advice/opinion
  • [wiki:Ttoine ttoine]
    • testing (with interested sound engineers of two professional studios)
    • writing documentation ; I started on my website about music and ubuntu ; only in french at this time
    • providing hardware is possible

  • ChrisWagner

    • Packaging - At this point, I haven't played with Linux audio stuff enough to know what will need packaging, but I'll try to help if someone points me in the right direction.
    • Testing

  • HuwWilkins

    • Art Director

  • [wiki:JoeJaxx Joseph Jackson IV] (joejaxx)

    • Planning
    • ISO Creation/Testing
    • Packaging

Polls for User Opinions

Project Goals

[wiki:Mubuntu-ProjectGoals Mubuntu-ProjectGoals] is the pace to go to see what we need help with.

Art & Themes

[wiki:Mubuntu-ArtProposal Mubuntu-ArtProposal] - Guide and info on the "look and feel" for Mubuntu.

Mubuntu Metapackages Breakdown

[wiki:Mubuntu-MetapackagesBreakdown Mubuntu-MetapackagesBreakdown] - A page for the structure of the metapackages and disks.

Current Questions

Comments

- The UbuntuStudio page previously contained a (very bare) spec for what would basically be the same thing as Mubuntu. The wiki page for UbuntuStudio has been set to redirect to this page, and I notified the author of the spec (as registered at https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/ubuntu-studio). - ChrisWagnerBRBR - I will put a quotation of one of my sound engineer friend : "no matter what it looks, if you can work a day on, if it is fonctionnal, and if it sounds great". Do you think it is possible with Ubuntu (or Mubuntu)? - ttoineBRBR - One of the audio/video based live CD distributions, Dynebolic (I think), has openmosix built into the kernel. I haven't been able to try this out, but it is something I think would be very useful in mubuntu. For instance that would mean that I could install the mubuntu kernel package on the machine running mainstream Ubuntu upstairs in the living room and use it as a mubuntu cluster node without compromising its value as an entertainment centre etc. RobertPersson2BR

  • -- OpenMosix does not seem suitable for Linux 2.6 and therefore can't be used in Mubuntu. - ["DanielTChen"]