Images for Ubuntu/Xubuntu 12.04 LTS, are now available. Also included is a Base/Server image that boots to console that can be used to build your own customised desktop, or used as a base for other tasks. The Joli OS and Linux Mint releases are also updated.
Changes include:
See the distribution specific page for more details.
Linux Mint 12 is now available. It includes the latest development version of MATE Desktop Environment and boots to MATE by default. Gnome 3 is included, but the Gnome 3 shell does not currently work on EMGD. Libreoffice, GIMP and VLC were removed to save some space.
Updates for other distributions are also available. New features include kernel 3.2.4, and on screen keyboard support for lightdm on Xubuntu. Also includes general package updates. The new kernel should hopefully fix some free space issues with btrfs that were present on 3.1.6.
Updates for all distributions are available. New features include kernel 3.1.6, updated Xserver 1.10 for natty/oneiric based distros and new EMGD driver. Note the new EMGD driver and some other updates are already available for older images via the launchpad PPA - installable via apt-get. The new EMGD driver can cause screen corruption on shutdown, but it seems to be slightly quicker for 2d operations than the older driver, and hopefully more stable.
Should there be no major issues with the updates, this will be the last set of updates for Ubuntu Natty, and Linux Mint 11. I still do intend to package up a Linux Mint 12.
In the last news posting I had said a LXDE ubuntu image would be made (Lubuntu). However, it turned out, that there were a few issues with LXDE, including a stability issue with chrome and Xserver, that I hadn't seen before. Instead I went for XFCE desktop (Xubuntu), which is a good replacement for the old gnome2 desktop that Ubuntu used to have (and what I currently run on my desktop machine). I have also provided a standard Ubuntu image, with the Unity 2d desktop. Unfortunately the Unity desktop doesn't really work well on the Joggler (At least for me), but it is provided here anyway.
Ubuntu 11.04, Linux Mint 11, and Joli OS 1.2 were all updated with new features and usability improvements. Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric is in the pipeline, but due to the new "Unity" interface not being very usable on the Joggler touchscreen, a Lubuntu release will also be made that will use the lighter LXDE desktop. A Bodhi linux image is also in progress, which uses the Enlightenment window manager and has a touchscreen mode that may work well on the Joggler.
The following outlines the improvements with the latest images:
New images released with Linux Mint 11. Linux Mint 11 is still heavier on the Joggler than Ubuntu, but may have a more familiar interface for some. It can also be slimmed down easily.
Joli OS and Ubuntu Natty are also updated. Updates include:
Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) for the Joggler has been released (Joggler image v1.0). Since the last beta release, all packages have been updated to the Natty release versions, as well as re-adding XBMC, Squeezeplay and a VAAPI enabled mplayer as with the other images.
Minor updates to all images, including kernel 2.6.38.4, a few tweaks here and there, and some config default changes. More details on the relevant pages.
Said this before, but bar any major issues, this will be the last release of Linux Mint 10, and Ubuntu 10.10.
Decided to do yet another update to all the images, including updating the Kernel to 2.6.38.2. This kernel as well as some multitasking responsiveness improvements brings a fix to the EFI framebuffer that solves the palette corruption issue. Now all the distribution's fancy bootscreens work as they should. I also built a DKMS package with the vendor wireless drivers, after reports from users it gives better stability and wireless N support.
As an added bonus, I also include a download to an Ubuntu Natty beta image. Note that it's preset to the "classic" desktop. You can log out and then log back in with "Unity 2D" to see one of the newer interfaces, but it still seemed somewhat buggy here. Unity 3D does not work with the current EMGD drivers however.
Another update for all images. Sorry to do one so soon after the last (It has been a lot of work this weekend - after this i'm having a rest!). There were some stability concerns with the last images, and I have done some tweaks and performance improvements. The latest images work well for me in testing so far, and fingers crossed they will work for you too.
The Jolicloud OS has been renamed to Joli OS, to avoid confusion with their online desktop app. With this change, the new 1.2 version was also released bringing new functionality and performance - see http://www.jolicloud.com/blog/2011/03/09/welcome-to-the-new-jolicloud/. The 1.2 version has now been adapted for the Joggler and can be downloaded from the Jolicloud page.
Ubuntu Maverick and Linux Mint have also been updated. Changes include an updated kernel (2.6.37.3) and a new btrfs with the much faster lzo compression.
Support for these linux distributions has now moved to a new Joggler forum at http://www.jogglerwiki.com/forum/.
All distributions have been updated to include XBMC, the latest Squeezeplay and a build of mplayer (in /usr/local/bin) with VA-API support for hardware accelerated video playback. For this reason they are a little bigger, but it's quite easy to slim them down by removing applications you don't use.
XBMC comes preinstalled with the IPlayer plugin (http://code.google.com/p/xbmc-iplayerv2/ as well as a skin developed for the joggler that can be enabled from the settings. Please note that music visualisers are not currently working, so you will need to disable them from within xbmc if they have not already been.
If you already have the last version, you may wish to just install xbmc yourself from my Joggler PPA. Instructions to do this are on the relevant distribution pages.
The popular media player XBMC is now available for the Joggler on Ubuntu Maverick, Jolicloud, and Linux Mint 10. To install XBMC please make sure you have the latest image and run the following commands from a terminal.
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install xbmc
You can then run it from a terminal by typing "xbmc" or load it from the normal Ubuntu/Linux Mint menus. On Jolicloud you can add it to "Local Apps" to run it from the main interface. Please note that the music visualisers do not currently work, so before playing music the visualiser needs to be set to "none" from within the xbmc settings.
XBMC will be included by default in the next update to the distributions.
The following Linux distributions (all Ubuntu based) have been modified to work with the O2 Joggler. All the information regarding installation and features is on the relevent pages.
For those that are unsure, I run Joli OS on mine. And is quite finger friendly. That's my current recommendation for anyone installing an image for the first time.
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