To reduce size of iso I have switched to Spectrwm window manager. Have given it the bare minimum of settings, opening a terminal remains the same [Super+Return]. Not over happy with bar but it has just enough to get you going. Getting quite a few downloads but no real feedback. Unsure if anyone actually needs … Vole just got lighter
Have managed to get Vole iso below 500mbs. It still includes uefi booting. Was thinking of switching too spectrwm, although smaller I though it was a step too far. Hope to get a new wallpaper created soon. Wired connections are automatic and wifi-menu is simply a case of running config-edit in a terminal (or sudo … Vole now below 500mbs!!!
Think I have Vole working to the point I can go ‘rc’ release. Updating iso now. Changes are minor but have removed connman, netctl does the job and wifi-menu is far easier to use. Wpa-supplicant is still present if you really stuck. Would like to get iso below 500mbs, very close but a long way … Switch Vole to RC release
Have uploaded a new iso called Vole. It is very much work in progress but does have some interesting features (well lack of!). Basically its a stripped down version of ArchBang but does not come with much if not anything other than i3 window manager, urxvt terminal and no installer. Think of it as an … Top Secret Project Vole
Just checked the stats over on source forge, have had near 2000 downloads in three days! A new record 😉 Normally look at something around that after at least three weeks. Gives me the drive to carry on. Thank you so much, really pleased. Mr Green (o)>
My birthday today!!! Am going to set up a contributions page for users that have kindly given towards the project. Always try to thank people for there help. Still very surprised at number of downloads. Whats is ahead well I think installer needs a clean up than a rewrite. My secret project code named ‘Vole’ … Contributions…
Had an email regarding an issue with 31-8-19 iso, Hua Pla could not access abinstall from Openbox menu. You can still run it from a terminal by using: sudo abinstall Managed to fix issue and have uploaded a new version… Thought it was a good opportunity to blend in sharedfuncs script with main installer. Maybe … Issue with 31-8-19 iso
Have had many users find it difficult to figure out how to run a log in manager or even stop auto login once installed. Decided to add lxdm log in manager. Live iso still logs in automatically. If you wish your user to have password login edit of /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf. Find line: autologin= Then comment it … Switch to lxdm log in manager
If you want to test out other applications or even a different desktop live you may find you run out of room. Iso disc space is set at 256mbs. If you have 2Gbs of ram or more then this might help. The following will increase cowspace (Copy On Write) to 1Gb sudo mount -o remount,size=1G … Want more room?
New iso uploaded, updated packages new deadbeef version and secret dmenu (super + shift + e). Any users running broadcom devices then drop me a message if you need b43 firmware included on iso. Need a break so am standing down for a week or two to get a well earned rest. Stay safe my … Finally new iso uploaded