simpleLinux (Malaysian) A new wave of simple Linux Distro, simple, and small in size.

What is simpleLinux?

simpleLinux is a distribution that is based from Slackware (and Slax). Has it's first user on 17 May 2007, which is one month after simpleLinux is being studied. simpleLinux distribution held on Malaysia, on a place named Ampang, Selangor. It has 17 developers today.simpleLinux intended to be easy to use. Though our users said that so.

It's has a very classic view when you've not customized anything, but could be even similar to Ubuntu 10.04 and Mint 8 Helena, all by desktop tweaks by XFCE 4 window manager.

It has two different version, it is EXT (extended) and Mini.EXT is which the disto is preloaded with many applications that is open-source and other tools that suit for user's needs. Meanwhile, the Mini version is so much smaller, only containing the kernel (64 MB) and some applications, makes the development to 90 MB now.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Changing theme in simpleLinux

Follow these step to add wallpaper, add transparency on your SimpleLinux and change the theme.

First step.

Right click at the desktop, point to settings, and click at Settings manager.

2nd step.

Click on Desktop

3rd step.


Under the image option, select Show Image. A default wallpaper should be displayed. Change it by at the folder icon, and browse for your wallpaper (nice wallpaper is included in SimpleLinux CD)

4th step.


Close the window. Select User interface. Choose your desired theme, eg XFCE.


5th step.

Close the window. Select Window manager. Choose your window manager theme, eg Agualemon (look like Mac)

6th step.

Close the window. Select Window manager tweaks. You will see enhancement options that you can made to SimpleLinux. Click "Compositor" tab. Tick the "Enable display compositing" to enable the transparency effects. You may also tick "Display full screen overlay windows directly" or others if you want. Then, tune the transparency of "opacity of Window decoration" or other option down or up to see their effects.

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