Retro recovery.img released

[wicknix]

Ok, here it is. Basically just the default OS with some enhancements and impovements.

Borrowed and slightly modified the 'visita' theme by Traf.
Added or made a few new icons.
Installed what i thought was useful software.
Added a better audio player (and ability to play more types of sound files).
Apps with ability to play sounds now can and will (pidgin/xchat etc).

Everything should work the same (package installer etc)
If i installed something you don't want just remove it.

I just got bored one night and whipped this together.
It's more my take on what the default OS 'should have been'.

NOTE: The icon for the mario deluxe gameboy game will lock the desktop up
after you quit the game!
I'd suggest running all gameboy games from the terminal and remove the icon.
E.G: sdlgnuboy /SD/SD_1/roms/m_deluxe

Download here: http://www.filefactory.com/file/ag512c4/n/Recovery_Retro_img



Cheers.

[djleviticus]

Hey thanx v much will give a whirl

[KneeOn]

I have been waiting for this for aaaaages! im glad its finally here! If there are bugs, will you be doing a Remix 2 to simply address these? Or will we have to sort/live with them?

[Leven2e]

Beautiful!!

[wicknix]

There should be no new bugs (besides the quirks the default OS had in the first place) other than launching gameboy games from a desktop icon which i mentioned above. There will be no version 2. This was just a 1 time deal made out of complete boredom. 

Cheers.

[KneeOn]

Well thanks very much Mr Wick! I am going to install it tonight on my sisters, and then on mine if i like the look of it, but it does look very very slick!

[djleviticus]

this is brilliant wicknix, love it love it, thanx for the time and effort 

[Alek]

Thanks, wicknix. Is the file also likely to be available from here:

http://3mx.taita.co.uk/ ?

[Lochban]

Hi Guys just installed the new distro and im loving it finally an O/S for the LLL that is usebal by everyone

[wicknix]

Thanks, wicknix. Is the file also likely to be available from here:

http://3mx.taita.co.uk/ ?

Possibly. I don't own that website. My web host closed up shop last month and everything was graciously mirrored there so that stuff wasn't lost.

Cheers.

[Unhban]

Yes, thanks Wick for this, a good un!

You say that if there's anything I don't want on it can be uninstalled? Not tried it but presume uninstall using the package manager? I have a question about this though

Am I correct in thinking that unlike Windows, when you uninstall a package in Linux it just saves space? i.e. it doesn't save processing power.... whereas in Windows some apps. use processing power even when not being used e.g. to quick run an app.

But I find Retro pretty nifty anyway!

Unh.

[wicknix]

Am I correct in thinking that unlike Windows, when you uninstall a package in Linux it just saves space? i.e. it doesn't save processing power.... whereas in Windows some apps. use processing power even when not being used e.g. to quick run an app.

For the most part you are correct. On large desktop distros there are a few background process running like cron, your print spooler and other system services. The default OS however really only has the very minimal background processes running, just enough to make the system functional.

In this particular case uninstalling applications (with package manager, yes) will just free up some space and nothing else.

Cheers.

[Lochban]

been using this O/S  for a few days now and im genuinly inlove with it its how the O/S should have been to beginwith craking work

[screamin]

Can we install .xap packages from 3mx ?

[wicknix]

Can we install .xap packages from 3mx ?

It depends on which package you are trying to install. Most of the 3MX specific packages will not work on the default OS (or Retro). I suppose you could tell me which packages you are thinking about installing and i could reply yes or no.

Cheers.