Shift Linux pre 0.6 KDE4 release

Dave Legg on 12 January 2008 - 17:51 · 23 comments & 24772 views

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We are happy to announce that we have released a Shift Linux pre 0.6 KDE4 version for you to try. KDE4 was just released on the 11th, and we wanted to try this new desktop version with our distribution. We have based this test version on Ubuntu and have incorporated all of the latest packages. It has not been branded, but it does contain a working installer.

We have also included all of the packages that we have had with previous versions of Shift. Please feel free to give it a try. Bugs may be posted on the Shift Linux subforum.

View: Shift Linux Website | Shift Linux Forum

This is BETA software!, please use caution when installing it on your system

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#1 simon360 on 12 Jan 2008 - 18:02

We're not quite the first, but damn we're close. Good job guys!

EDIT: http://digg.com/linux_unix/Shift_Linux_pre_0_6_with_KDE4

Last edited by simon360 on 12 Jan 2008 - 18:10

#2 Angel Blue01 on 12 Jan 2008 - 18:03

Hurray

(1 reply) #3 Barney on 12 Jan 2008 - 18:25

Indeed... a big, BIG congratulations to our Shift Linux staff. You guys just ROCK!

#3.1 simon360 on 12 Jan 2008 - 18:43

CrimsonRedMk deserves a HUGE thanks and congrats here. It was his idea to get this out almost directly after KDE4, and he did so almost single-handedly.

(2 replies) #4 Ste on 12 Jan 2008 - 19:26

ok ive got a dedicated server of mine seeding, (wow downloaded the entire thing in about a minute via bit torrent)

if you download from 67.19.58.226 (Fr.ste-soft.com) thats me

ste

Last edited by Ste on 12 Jan 2008 - 22:30

#4.1 markjensen on 12 Jan 2008 - 20:29

Downloading/seeding now, as we speak...

#4.2 Ambroos on 13 Jan 2008 - 08:12

Same, i'm 78.21.XX4.X09 (78-21-XX4-X09.access.telenet.be)

Leeching 250KB/s from you

Total: 1254KB/s (which is my connection maximum speed)

Good torrent!

Last edited by Ambroos on 13 Jan 2008 - 08:13

#5 Commodore Max on 12 Jan 2008 - 20:29

Congrats indeed to Crimson ... This is his work right there !

#6 Slimy on 12 Jan 2008 - 20:31

I'm very tempted to install this over my Ubuntu installation on my laptop

(1 reply) #7 Foub on 12 Jan 2008 - 20:34

Is this a LIVE CD as well?

#7.1 Barney on 12 Jan 2008 - 20:37

It is...... but with an installer that should work just fine.

Last edited by Barney on 12 Jan 2008 - 20:38

#8 tsupersonic on 12 Jan 2008 - 20:41

Hearing lots of bad things about KDE 4, I'm setting it up in a VM now.

bleh, it's frozen on step 5/6 of the install...

Last edited by tsupersonic on 12 Jan 2008 - 21:14

(2 replies) #9 cork1958 on 13 Jan 2008 - 12:23

Another version of Shift that won't install on the 2 machines I tried it on. Not even trying the live version. To me, that makes no sense. Giving up on this distro permanately now! Might've liked to try it, but then again, based on Debian and I've never used a distro based on that.

#9.1 Barney on 13 Jan 2008 - 13:01

Sorry that you've had such troubles with the installation. If you would be so kind as to PM me what has happened when you try to install it, we can try to fix your issues. Since this is Beta software (and the first time we've used Ubuntu's installation software, it would be helpful to know what the snags are that you are having.

Thanks for the help.

Last edited by Barney on 13 Jan 2008 - 13:03

#9.2 rm20010 on 13 Jan 2008 - 23:14

^^ If Ubuntu and its variants won't boot on my PC, then neither will Shift. In either case the Live CD hangs on "Running local boot scripts." For Ubuntu this hang occurs after it can't find an appropriate display driver for my 8800 GT (which I gather isn't supported by the default Nvidia driver in most distros at the moment).

Shift does work on my XPS M1210.

Also @OP: you say you never used a distro based on Debian, but I thought you used to be an Ubuntu user?

Last edited by rm20010 on 13 Jan 2008 - 23:17

(1 reply) #10 tsupersonic on 13 Jan 2008 - 16:03

God damn that torrent was fast : 2393 KB/s

Got 3MB/s from Neowin

Love the college connection

Giving this another shot in VMWare. 8GB HDD and 512MB should be sufficient right?

Last edited by tsupersonic on 13 Jan 2008 - 16:04

#10.1 Barney on 13 Jan 2008 - 18:52

And it worked !

(1 reply) #11 Croquant on 13 Jan 2008 - 16:59

x64?

#11.1 simon360 on 13 Jan 2008 - 18:55

Not yet, but we'll see what we can do. I don't have an x64-compat computer, but some of our developers do (I think). No guarantees, but it's on our to-do list.

#12 xDayan on 13 Jan 2008 - 18:15

I'm maxing out my speed ~630KB/s I'll be done is a few

. I've never gotten this fast tho bit torrent

(1 reply) #13 Kreuger on 13 Jan 2008 - 23:18

Barney let me know at last minute this was coming out. I tried it today and it seemed great. Might go back to KDE now from Fluxbox

#13.1 Barney on 14 Jan 2008 - 01:23

Hee-hee........... I just found out a bit ago myself, Kreug. Crimson is a sneaky sort

#14 randomnut on 14 Jan 2008 - 10:22

Thanks for your hard work guys i'll have a look at this, been looking for a KDE4 distro for a while, the previews look VERY nice.

Last edited by randomnut on 14 Jan 2008 - 10:22

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