Shift Linux 0.5 (RC-1) Is Released

#1 Kreuger on 23 Aug 2007 - 16:51

Only the gnome version seems to load. The other two are just on constant loading status..

Edit: The gnome one isn't downloading. Must be heavy server load.

(4 replies) #2 bangbang023 on 23 Aug 2007 - 16:56

Why don't you guys torrent this one up?

#2.1 markjensen on 23 Aug 2007 - 17:03

In the Neowin forum thread, it mentions a torrent for these files.

Quote - (ste @ Aug 23 2007, 11:16) [snapback]588800658[/snapback]

Torrent for Gnome

Torrent for KDE

Torrent for Fluxbox
Tracker index: http://tracker.ste-roberts.be
note these are being seeded by my dedicated server, so c'mon.

#2.2 bangbang023 on 23 Aug 2007 - 17:08

Those links should be added to the story then. It would help with distribution immensely.

#2.3 markjensen on 23 Aug 2007 - 17:14

Quote - (bangbang023 said @ #2.2)

Those links should be added to the story then. It would help with distribution immensely.

I agree. That's why I posted the torrents in my reply.

Would be nice to have them at the top (hint-hint)

#2.4 DaveLegg on 23 Aug 2007 - 17:38

Quote - (markjensen said @ #2.3)

Quote - (bangbang023 said @ #2.2)

Those links should be added to the story then. It would help with distribution immensely.

I agree. That's why I posted the torrents in my reply.

Would be nice to have them at the top (hint-hint)

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#3 Barney on 23 Aug 2007 - 17:04

The links seem to work for me........

#4 Kreuger on 23 Aug 2007 - 17:20

Quote -

In the Neowin forum thread, it mentions a torrent for these files.

Thanks Mark

#5 david13lt on 23 Aug 2007 - 17:32

Downloading Gnome version as fast as my internet can

#6 +StevoFC on 23 Aug 2007 - 17:57

I'm downloading the gnome version straight from neowin, then will seed the torrent (as long as comcast doesn't screw it up)

#7 Mike Mayer on 23 Aug 2007 - 18:47

Seeding all three now.

(1 reply) #8 Foub on 23 Aug 2007 - 18:59

Where do I go to get the Kernal version? I want to try it out on VirtualBox first.

#8.1 Barney on 23 Aug 2007 - 19:03

This is a Live CD. You can run it without installing it to your hard drive. Just boot up your computer with it in the CD-ROM. You'll get the experience of Linux without the worries of installing it.........

Type "uname -a" to see the kernel version, once th CD has booted up, and you open the terminal window.

#9 NightmarE D on 23 Aug 2007 - 19:57

Downloaded the Gnome version and currently posting this from the LiveCD. I think I'll go ahead and throw in another hard drive to install this to. I'm enjoying it. The Live CD is pretty fast. Usually they're slow loading for me and takes a minute for anything to open. If I didn't know it was the Live CD I 'd think it was actually installed to the hard drive.

(1 reply) #10 Foub on 23 Aug 2007 - 21:57

One question. Why isn't there a XFCE desktop version? Isn't that suppose to be one of the most common desktops as well?

#10.1 h3xis on 25 Aug 2007 - 05:15

Not really. A recent survey was just conducted (I can't find it or I would post it) that appeared on Digg and the number of users who used xfce was pretty low.

#11 bibutteryboy on 23 Aug 2007 - 22:00

This is great!
another...um....Linux...eh....version...

#12 PatrynXX on 24 Aug 2007 - 01:43

any screenshots? probably stick with Kubuntu for now. but will check it out on live cd

#13 one321 on 24 Aug 2007 - 01:45

I'll download all three and help seed. This should be cool. I'm sure this could be discussed to death, but which would you say is the best: Gnome, KDE, or Fluxbox?

#14 whocares78 on 24 Aug 2007 - 04:16

just a note to all the all torrents are illegal folks that seem to complain so much about torrents around here, NOTE: a perfectly LEGAL use of torrents

#15 aeron on 24 Aug 2007 - 05:06

Well, the good new was: it ran. Eventually.

I got hit up with errors, skimming the bootup I saw 'this failed' or 'that failed' everywhere. One thing got stuck in a loop for a while (networking stuffs), but after somehow sitting through it all it loaded.

Also, couldn't set up my wireless stuff. Didn't have admin/root priveledges, looked stuff up from another computer, nothing worked. One place said there was no password, so I leave it blank and the program starts again but stops, saying I don't have admin/root (didnt keep prompting for pword like normal, just quit)

#16 cork1958 on 24 Aug 2007 - 08:42

Alright! That much closer to the REAL release. Even if this is a Live cd, I'll wait for the final version. Linux is weird enough without trying some RC/beta.

#17 peachey on 24 Aug 2007 - 09:16

and don't forget you can also digg this apparently. http://digg.com/linux_unix/Shift_Linux_0_5_RC_1_Released

#18 balupton on 24 Aug 2007 - 12:38

Screenshots?

#19 Kreuger on 24 Aug 2007 - 14:15

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Flux

http://crimsonredmk.googlepages.com/flux1.png
http://crimsonredmk.googlepages.com/flux2.png
http://crimsonredmk.googlepages.com/flux3.png

Gnome

http://crimsonredmk.googlepages.com/gnome1.png
http://crimsonredmk.googlepages.com/gnome2.png
http://crimsonredmk.googlepages.com/gnome3.png

KDE

http://crimsonredmk.googlepages.com/kde2.png
http://crimsonredmk.googlepages.com/kde3.png
http://crimsonredmk.googlepages.com/kde4.png

(2 replies) #20 IceBreakerG on 24 Aug 2007 - 15:27

I downloaded it and tried out the gnome version as a live cd. It didn't recognize many of the parts on my laptop (Dell Inspiron 9300) that the Ubuntu versions have been doing for over a year. My screen is 1920x1200 and it set it to 1024x768 which is not pretty. I don't think it detected my onboard audio either (during the set up it said no soundcard found). Good try, but i'll stick with Windows Vista and Ubuntu when I want to use linux.

#20.1 Barney on 24 Aug 2007 - 17:09

Since hardware varies so much from computer to computer, not everyone will get the same experience. I would think that a desktop may have a different experience. As you can see from our screenshots, it does boot up well on our test computers. However, I appreciate the bugs found so we can iron out any of them.

Thanks.

#20.2 IceBreakerG on 25 Aug 2007 - 12:52

Not a problem. I'm not a huge linux user, and don't know too much about using it, but I have used it in the past. But if you were interested in my hardware configuration for reference:

Dell Inspiron 9300
2.0Ghz Intel Pentium M CPU
Mobile Intel 915GM Chipset
nVidia GeForce Go 6800
SigmaTel C-Major Audio (Onboard)
Alps Touchpad
True Life LCD (1920x1200 Native Resolution)
Intel Pro Wireless 2915ABG w/Bluetooth

Hope this helps. The only things I that didn't work (I was at work when I tried it and can't put my laptop on the network) were it didn't detect my lcd as being a 1920x1200 display or my gpu (generic gpu) and no soundcard was found.

#21 Barney on 24 Aug 2007 - 19:09

And we made Distrowatch again!

http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=04432

(3 replies) #22 Barney on 24 Aug 2007 - 20:59

Downloaded as of 24 August 2007:

Shift Gnome: 1971

Shift KDE: 2852

Shift Flux: 289

#22.1 simon360 on 24 Aug 2007 - 21:28

Wow...

#22.2 peachey on 25 Aug 2007 - 02:52

Wow....

#22.3 Powerless on 25 Aug 2007 - 15:42

Ah, actual downloads i.e. complete file transfer.

Or requests for download?

#23 Ricmacas on 25 Aug 2007 - 09:26

I think Linux Mint is better for personal use. But that distro looks too recent. It needs some development and then I will use it

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I like things made for neowin users, but if the screenshots are true, I just think it's a good start for a distro.
I recommend you to use Ubuntu drivers some way ( I think they're opensource ).

#24 *John* on 25 Aug 2007 - 15:42

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Last edited by bangbang023 on 25 Aug 2007 - 17:03

(4 replies) #25 bangbang023 on 26 Aug 2007 - 00:00

Good work guys. I haven't really given it a whirl since I'm petrified of Linux after a past experience, but one thing I noticed in all of this is the visual presentation. The themes need some work. Something using the blue of the header and footer of the Shift theme would really tie things to Neowin beautifully.

#25.1 Barney on 26 Aug 2007 - 01:11

Thanks, BangBang.....the current theme is not the final one. We are saving that for the release of our final release of Shift Linux 0.5 in November. The theming should be tied together nicely by then.

BTW: Put one of our isos in your computer and boot it up.... it will not hurt a bit.

#25.2 bangbang023 on 26 Aug 2007 - 01:14

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BTW: Put one of our isos in your computer and boot it up.... it will not hurt a bit.

I've been considering it, lol. I have some personal usage that really turns me away from Linux, but I have mad respect for what you guys have done. I love seeing some real technical work being brought back to Neowin and the fact that it's a whole friggin Linux distro is amazing.

#25.3 Kreuger on 26 Aug 2007 - 01:58

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I've been considering it, lol. I have some personal usage that really turns me away from Linux, but I have mad respect for what you guys have done. I love seeing some real technical work being brought back to Neowin and the fact that it's a whole friggin Linux distro is amazing.

Thanks dude, we appreciate the support. Although we haven't built it from scratch, it's still a lot of hard work and we're proud of how far it's come and still going.

#25.4 simon360 on 26 Aug 2007 - 01:59

Quote - (bangbang023 said @ #25.2)

Quote - (Barney said @ #25.1)

BTW: Put one of our isos in your computer and boot it up.... it will not hurt a bit.

I've been considering it, lol. I have some personal usage that really turns me away from Linux, but I have mad respect for what you guys have done. I love seeing some real technical work being brought back to Neowin and the fact that it's a whole friggin Linux distro is amazing.

Try it, then make a podcast about it

Interview one of the admins if you have to, or all of them, I just want my NeowinCast back!!!

#26 +CrimsonRedMk on 26 Aug 2007 - 03:12

As a developer on this project, I'm just letting you all know that in the Shift Linux subforum, there is a new topic just for requests (drivers, software).

#27 Advancer on 26 Aug 2007 - 12:17

The Gnome version really makes me want to try out Linux again. Once it hits the final release, I will give it a go.
I'm not an experienced Linux user, so I rather wait for it to be final, so that the chances to encounter bugs etc will be minimal. Keep up the good work guys!

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