Hi everyone, I'm pleased to announce updated releases of the GeckoLinux
Static
editions. These are live installable images based on the
enterprise-grade openSUSE Leap distribution, currently at version 42.2,
combined
with driver and multimedia support from the Packman project. After
installation,
GeckoLinux
Static systems can be easily updated in sync with the current updates that openSUSE Leap and Packman offer.
Changes to all GeckoLinux Static editions:
The Calamares installer has received some minor bug fixes and an
improved configuration to remove all of its unnecessary package
dependencies from the installed system. Additionally, the official
Google Chrome repository is now available and pre-configured out of the
box, together with the previously available Google Talk plugin and Skype
repositories. And finally, third-party package repository signing keys
have been pre-loaded so that users are not prompted to trust them on the
first run.
Cinnamon Static edition: There are no new changes apart from those previously mentioned in the base system. This edition
features the Cinnamon 3.0.7 environment, now as part of the officially
supported openSUSE Leap 42.2 repository. Download it here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geckolinux/files/Static/422.161228/GeckoLinux_Cinnamon.x86_64-422.161228.0.iso/downloadXFCE Static edition: There are no new changes apart from those previously mentioned in the base system. This
edition features the XFCE desktop environment at version 4.12.
Download it here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geckolinux/files/Static/422.161228/GeckoLinux_XFCE.x86_64-422.161228.0.iso/downloadGnome Static edition: This
edition features the Gnome desktop at version 3.20. In addition to the
previously mentioned changes to the base system, it now disables reverse
touchpad scrolling by default and offers Gnome Online Account
integration. Download it here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geckolinux/files/Static/422.161228/GeckoLinux_Gnome.x86_64-422.161228.0.iso/downloadPlasma Static edition: This
edition, featuring the Plasma desktop at version 5.8.3, now comes with
small cosmetic tweaks and the Baloo5 search engine available out of the
box. Download it here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geckolinux/files/Static/422.161228/GeckoLinux_Plasma_Stable.x86_64-422.161228.0.iso/downloadMate Static edition: There are no new changes apart from those previously mentioned in the base system. This
edition features the Mate desktop environment at version 1.16.
Download it here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geckolinux/files/Static/422.161228/GeckoLinux_Mate.x86_64-422.161228.0.iso/downloadBudgie Static edition: This
edition is currently on hiatus until the next major release of Budgie
is packaged and maintained in a permanent repository for openSUSE.
LXQt Static edition: This
edition comes with the 0.11 release of the LXQt environment and related
utilities. This release fixes theming for the Calamares installer, and
also includes Bluetooth support, which was missing from previous
releases. Download it here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geckolinux/files/Static/422.161228/GeckoLinux_LXQt.x86_64-422.161228.0.iso/downloadBareBones Static edition: Users with more specific needs can easily install a customized openSUSE Leap 42.2 system using the GeckoLinux
Static BareBones
edition as a starting point. It comes with LightDM, Openbox, Firefox, a
terminal, YaST, and not much else in terms of applications. This
release now includes support for UEFI systems. It also includes the
new Calamares installer.
In the case of the BareBones edition, to run
the Calamares installer, 1) Open the graphical terminal, 2)
su root 3)
calamares
Download it
here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geckolinux/files/Static/422.161228/GeckoLinux_BareBones.x86_64-422.161228.0.iso/download As always, you can read about GeckoLinux and download the latest releases at the official website:
http://geckolinux.github.ioHave fun!