Revision history for Quirky6


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Last edited on 2013-12-15 08:30:54 by darkcity
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~ No [[Unionfs]]/[[Aufs]] (no layered filesystem).
~ Optimised for Flash, using [[f2fs]].
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~ No [[Unionfs]]/Aufs (no layered filesystem).
~ Optimised for Flash, using f2fs.

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Edited on 2013-12-15 08:28:52 by darkcity
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==Goals of ""Quirky6""==
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==Goals of Quirky6==

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~A project to explore new ideas for Linux, developed by [[BarryK]]. In a nutshell, Quirky 6 is intended to be as small as possible (hence compiled from source in [[T2]]), very fast, very simple, and optimised to run on Flash memory media. There are other extended ideas that are in the pipeline.
==Goals of Quirky6==
~**Completed:**
~ No [[Unionfs]]/Aufs (no layered filesystem).
~ Deployed as a USB-stick/SD-card image only.
~ Optimised for Flash, using f2fs.
~ No [[mesa]], no [[llvm]].
~ [[Xorg]] has modesetting, vesa drivers only.
~ No [[initrd.gz]].
~ No dbus.
~ [[GTK|GTK 2.20.1.]]

~**Outstanding:**
~ very simple replacement for [[udev]]. Using [[eudev]], without rules
~ Run [[cupsd]] only when printing.
~ Install and uninstall [[SFS]] files.
~ Simplified version upgrade (and downgrade).
~ Auditing, allowing rollback (system recovery).
~ Child-proofing. Optional, make PC hard drives invisible.
Deletions:
~A project to explore new ideas for Linux, developed by [[BarryK]]. In a nutshell, Quirky 6 is intended to be as small as possible (hence compiled from source in [[T2]]), very fast, very simple, and optimised to run on Flash memory media. There are other extended ideas that are in the pipeline.

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Edited on 2013-12-15 08:21:22 by darkcity
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~[[http://puppylinux.info/topic/quirky-5491-torrent-27feb2013 quirky5491 torrent]]

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Edited on 2013-12-15 08:10:56 by darkcity
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{{include tonguesQuirky6}}
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{{include tonguesQuirky5491}}

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Edited on 2013-12-15 08:10:44 by darkcity
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====Quirky 6.0====
~A project to explore new ideas for Linux, developed by [[BarryK]]. In a nutshell, Quirky 6 is intended to be as small as possible (hence compiled from source in [[T2]]), very fast, very simple, and optimised to run on Flash memory media. There are other extended ideas that are in the pipeline.
~[[http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky6/x86/quirky-6.0/ ibiblio]]
~[[http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00024 Quirky 6.0 announcement]]
~[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=90784 Quirky 6.0 feedback thread]]
~[[http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky6/x86/quirky-6.0/release-Quirky-6.0.htm Detailed announcement and release notes]]
~[[http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky6/x86/quirky-6.0/woof-installed-packages list of packages used in 6.0]]
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====Quirky 5.4.91====
~Quirky Puppy 5.4.91 was released 27 Feb 2013 by BarryK. It is built with [[kernel]] 3.8.
==Quirky ideas==
~These are two ideas/features to play with in Quirky 5.4.91:
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~~-Absolutely everything built into a single (126MB) file.
~~-[f2fs] (Flash Friendly File System).
==Also on the Wiki==
~[[SFS Load|]]
~[[http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky-5.4.91/kernel.qky quirky-5.4.91/kernel.qky (125.5MB)]]
~[[http://bkhome.org/blog2/?viewDetailed=00152 Quirky Puppy 5.4.91 announcement]]
~[[http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky-5.4.91/quirky-5.4.91-readme.htm Quirky 5.4.91 Readme]]
~[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=84673 Quirky 5.4.91 feedback thread]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=688301#688301 Fix for SFS Load for Kernels > 3.2]]

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