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ExLight Linux Search Primary Menu About DOWNLOAD USB Install Exton Android Systems How-to Multi-boot Linux… Search for: selcuksports taraftarium exton , Exton Linux Distributions ExLight 64bit UEFI, Build 231005, based on Debian Sid/Trixie” (unstable/testing) with Enlightenment 0.25.4 (latest) as DE, Refracta Snapshot and Calamares Installer October 5, 2023 exton 1 Comment NEWS 231005 ABOUT ExLight I’ve made a new version of ExLight with the Enlightenment 0.25.4 Desktop environment, Refracta Snapshot (create your own Debian Sid / Trixie System) and Calamares 3.3.0~alpha2-1 Installer Framework . New sources 231005 This new version of ExLight is based on Debian Sid / Trixie (unstable/testing) . Build 231005 is a total rebuild of ExLight. The ISO file size is of only 2000 MB, which means that you’ll need about 3GB RAM to run ExLight even faster from RAM . I.e. load to RAM – screenshot . You can remove the DVD or USB stick when ExLight has booted. KERNEL ExLight Build 231005 uses kernel 6.5.3-amd64-exton built from Debian kernel sources with Debian patches. What’s new in kernel 6.5 ? Installed packages Study all installed packages in ExLight Build 231005 . LOGIN PROBLEMS IN BUILD 231005 To be able to login to the Enlightenment 0.25.4 Desktop you’ll have to use a fairly new” computer. According to my experience the computer can’t be older than about eight (8) years. After a live boot (from a USB stick or a DVD) you are supposed to be logged in automatically as root (superuser) to the Enlightenment Desktop. If not you will end up in console mode logged in as user . For testing purposes you can do the following if you have a wired Internet connection. Run the following commands: 1. sudo apt update 2. sudo apt install lxde 3. nano .xinitrc 4. Change .xinitrc to exec startlxde 5. startx You will now enter the LXDE Desktop. So the problem is really Enlightenment. I.e. not which Display Manager to use. I’ve tried with LightDM , SLiM and finally LXDM . I’m grateful if somebody find a solution to the problem Enlightenment/login and notify me. I’ve found only one Internet post about the problem (with no solution unfortunately). CONCLUSION: Use a fairly new” computer if you want to run Enlightenment 0.25.4 in ExLight. I wrote this as a comment at my SourceForge site 221129: I tried ExLight Build 220726 on a really old computer – Acer Aspire 5102WLMi from 2006. Running ExLight on that computer I got the same problems as the ones you have described. I.e. I could only log in from console mode. I could never reach the Enlightenment Desktop. I have therefore decided to upload a new version of ExLight with a new kernel (possibly the newest) andBuild 190202 is a total rebuild of ExLight. The ISO file size has decreased from 1560 MB to 944 MB, which means that ExLight now can run even faster from RAM . I.e. load to RAM – screenshot . KERNEL ExLight Build 190202 uses kernel 5.0.0-rc4-exton , corresponding Kernel.org ‘s latest kernel 5.0-rc4. What’s new in kernel 5.0 ? Installed packages Study all installed packages in ExLight Build 190202 . LOGIN and passwords After booting up ExLight (built with Refracta) from DVD/USB stick you’ll end up in Enlightenment as the ordinary user user . The password for user is live . The password for root is root . After the installation of ExLight to hard disk you’ll get the chance to create your own ordinary user. When logged in as user you can use Sudo to become root. (Command: sudo su ). Note : After a hard drive installation of ExLight you can still log in to Enlightenment as root. VirtualBox and VMware ExLight Build 190202 runs very well in VirtualBox and VMware . Maybe you’ll have to use boot alternative 4 ( failsafe ). You can use Calamares Installer also in VirtualBox and VMware without any problems. WIRELESS connections In Build 190202 both NetworkManager and Wicd are installed. Use the one you prefer. NOTE1 : You’ll probably have to replace /etc/resolv.conf with /etc/resolv.conf-WORKING before you can connect – screenshot . Sort of a bug”. After a hard drive install you can make the file /etc/resolv.conf unchangeable with the command: sudo chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf NOTE2 : Study /etc/resolv.conf-WORKING and change it (if necessary) to suit your needs – screenshot . Keep a copy of resolv.conf-WORKING before you change the filename. MOVIE about Calamares Installer Watch a movie about the Calamares installation process in VirtualBox . You can use the Calamares 3.2.3-2 Installer Framework to install ExLight to your computer in any language. You can even use Calamares in VirtualBox and VMware – i.e. non- efi computers. Watch this animated GIF . (It’s for DebEX Budgie, but works in the same way in ExLight). Spotify You can easily install Spotify in ExLight (even while running the system live). Just run the command sudo apt update followed by sudo apt install spotify-client . Important about Refracta You can use the Refracta snapshot (pre-installed in ExLight) to create your own installable Debian Live DVD once you have installed ExLight to hard drive. I mean change everything and then create a whole new Debian live system. When you start Refracta it will look like this . You don’t even have to install ExLight to hard drive before you can use the Refracta snapshot. If you have plenty of RAM you can create a new (your own!) Debian system while running ExLight from DVD or a USB stick. Please note that the whole Refracta process (creating your new ISO) will only take 10 – 50 min! You’ll find the ISO in /home/snapshot. THE REAL McCoy ExLight is a pure Debian system. I.e. no traces of Ubuntu, Kubuntu etc. New releases of Ubuntu are always based on Debian testing/unstable . So is ExLight. SCREENSHOTS 1. The Enlightenment 0.22.4-2 Desktop 2. The Login Screen – LightDM. 3. The Enlightenment Desktop 2 4. Calamares Installer has finished DOWNLOAD This version of ExLight has been replaced by version 191120… Read about my Android-x86 Systems – Pie, Oreo, Nougat, Marshmallow, Lollipop and KitKat at andex.exton.net and and about my Pie, Oreo, Nougat, Marshmallow and Lollipop versions for Raspberry Pi 3/2 at raspex.exton.se Calamares Create your own Debian system Debian Debian buster Debian testing Enlightenment 0.22.4-2 ExLight ExLight Build 190202 exton GParted kernel 5.0-rc4 kernel 5.0.0-rc4-exton Linux Refracta Snapshot exton , Exton Linux Distributions , Linux ExLight 64bit, Build 180217, based on Debian Unstable/Experimental with Enlightenment 0.22.1, Budgie 10.4 and Refracta tools February 17, 2018 exton 13 Comments NEWS 180217 ABOUT ExLight I’ve made a new version of ExLight, which also have the Budgie Desktop 10.4 pre-installed. You can now log in to Enlightenment 0.22.1 on all kind of computers, (which you couldn’t before). Budgie is focused on simplicity and elegance. Designed with the modern user in mind . See a screenshot of ExLight running the Budgie Desktop. New sources 180217 This new version of ExLight is based on Debian unstable/experimental . I.e. cutting edge software is used. Build 180217 is a total rebuild of ExLight. The ISO file size has decreased from 1560 MB to 986 MB, which means that ExLight now can run even faster from RAM. MORE NEWS 180217 ABOUT ExLight I’ve made a new extra version of ExLight today based on Debian unstable/experimental . The old” version from 171112 is based on Ubuntu 17.10 (alias Artful Aardvark ) and Debian Buster/Stretch . Furthermore version 171112 uses Enlightenment 0.20 installed from Ubuntu’s repositories. Build 180217 of ExLight uses Enlightenment 0.22.1 (latest). Enlightenment 0.22.1 was released 171122. This version of ExLight (180217) has a much nicer look since I’ve installed the R-NightBling-II_E22 theme . I have kept the old version (from 171112) of ExLight on SourceForge.net server since that version of ExLight can be considered more stable being based (mostly) on Ubuntu 17.10. KERNEL ExLight Build 180217 uses kernel 4.15.2-exlight , corresponding Kernel.org ‘s kernel 4.15.2. What’s new...