MakuluLinux 4.0 Enters Beta...

[thriel]

The long awaited MakuluLinux 4.0 XFCE Enters Beta :

Features :
Debian Testing Rolling Release
3.10.x Kernel
XFCE 4.10 / gnome 3.4
Fully working device manager
Steam fully functioning
Wine fully functioning
Over 80 conky themes pre installed
Lots of customizations, themes and artwork including a nice modernized look.

Release Date : 26 October 2013

See attached video for sneak Preview : ( Recommend watch video at high Res 720p)

[video=youtube_share;ra1VxMRdIn0]http://youtu.be/ra1VxMRdIn0[/video]

 

[oldhat]

Looks good - will wait for full release before trying though

 

[thriel]

Well i hope you like it, Even tho i didnt focus on the little things in the video ( else it would have been an hour long ) I certainly tried to focus on them in building the distribution, even small things like changing timezones and syncing with online servers which is a nightmare in XFCE i have managed to make it very simplistic. Same with Network sharing, Device drivers, syncing with online storage etc etc etc, I spent alot of time actualy using the build from day to day hence the long delay in release.

O and have you noticed how much Opera has grown over these last few months ? When i initially added Opera to my first build everyone went nuts and outright hated me for it, it had no dedicated third party download manager that worked out the box, it was really not quite up to scratch in the linux version as firefox or chromium was, but i definitely saw potential, and look at it now... It is truely king of the hill, dont think fox or chrome can even classify themselves in the same league ( I use all three browsers ).

 

[oldhat]

Most likely will like it, but I do tend to change distros very often(trying Netrunner atm), mostly just for evaluation on a spare pc...Ubuntu permanently installed on laptop.

Well i hope you like it

I don't care too much about browser choice, not really that many major differences in functionality between the major brands, imho.

O and have you noticed how much Opera has grown over these last few months ?

 

[Ulver]

As a die hard XFCE user the interface looks very good and I like the ease of steam setup, Worth a go I think

 

[thriel]

As a die hard XFCE user the interface looks very good and I like the ease of steam setup, Worth a go I think

Im glad someone noticed that, I am including a whole bunch of nice themes, some dark, some lighter, so those who don't like dark themes can switch to a lighter one and visa versa ( and they all look equally good ), Im spending quite a bit of time focusing on theming at the moment, after all we don't live in the era anymore where stability and speed alone were enough to impress, it seems eye candy and effects is a must now as well.... the only thing im not including is a massive selection of icons, as they increase the size of the ISO quite a bit. and its already around 1.8GB and id like to keep it under 2GB if i can help it. There is a few games also included since the review hence the size jumped a bit.

And steam works great, i actually pre-patched all the fixes for Debian into the build, it runs really smooth now

Ill probly make another little video clip before release ...