[Coco] CoCo Linux Live CD

[Bill Gunshannon]

> I do not in now if I would vote for Ubuntu for this.  Personally I would
> go for a lightweight distribution allowing it or work with older
> computers.

I can vouch for Puppy in this respect.  I recently installed it on an
(very) old Gateway Solo 9300 laptop.  Max of 288M of memory and it runs
fine even with a real desktop.

bill

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> camillus Blockx <camillus.b.58 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>A friend of mine got rid of that unity desktop. I will ask how he did it.
>>Sounded not so difficult when he explained it to me. I just did not tried
>>it myself.
>>
>>As for the help, my knowledge of Linux is very limited.
>>
>>Maybe I can make some covers for the cd/dvd sleeve and/or some background
>>themes?
>>Just to mention I can do also some translation from English to Dutch if
>>needed.
>>
>>Let me know asap so I can start
>>
>>cba
>>
>>On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Alan Jones <alwanbi at live.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Gang,
>>>
>>> I've been doing a lot of reading today and trying to figure out what
>>> distro
>>> would be the easiest to use.
>>> It looks to me like Ubuntu will work well with Remastersys if we decide
>>> to
>>> use it.
>>> Debian will work too but you have to make sure that certain modules are
>>> not
>>> in the kernel.
>>> The only thing I don't like about Ubuntu is the Unity desktop, lol.
>>> This is only my observation and nothing is engraved in concrete for our
>>> project. :)
>>>
>>> I think we should call this the "CoCo Linux Live CD/USB Project"
>>>
>>> Here is the list of volunteers we have so far:
>>>
>>> Alan Jones - Team Lead
>>> Camillus Blockx - TBA
>>> Keith Clark - server space
>>> Marc Charbonneau - server space, distro builder
>>> Harry Hurst - TBA
>>>
>>> Keith and Marc, please contact each other and discuss what web site is
>>> available to host our project
>>> Camillus and Harry - be more specific on what you want to help with, if
>>> you
>>> need more time to decide that is ok.
>>>
>>> *** If you would like to help in this community project please let us
>>> know!
>>> ***
>>>
>>> Alan Jones
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com
>>> [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Marc Charbonneau
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 8:08 PM
>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCo Linux Live CD
>>>
>>> > I think we need to start with Chris Hawks. He's got a minimal Linux
>>> > setup
>>> that boots in MESS set up as a CoCo on a Raspberry Pi. I forget what
>>> distro
>>> he's using, but using that and creating a live CD from it will probably
>>> put
>>> this project right where it needs to be.
>>> I think the best base would be Mint or Ubuntu to get the best hardware
>>> compatibility. Modifying the live iso is pretty easy, you just mount it
>>> then
>>> chroot in it. I've done that a couple years ago with knoppix.
>>>
>>> I have 14 years experience using Linux, my work laptop is Linux and my
>>> job
>>> is building Linux kiosk so I think I can help with that project.
>>>
>>> Let me know how I can help.
>>>
>>> And I can host the iso on a server hosted at iWeb.
>>>
>>> I really like the idea of having a full featured coco on a bootable USB
>>> key.
>>>
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Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolves
billg999 at cs.scranton.edu |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.
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