Firefly Linux

A brand new Linux distribution designed especially for netbooks and older PCs.
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  • License:
  • GPL
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • The Firefly Linux Team
  • Publisher web site:
  • http://fireflylinux.com/

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Firefly Linux Description

A brand new Linux distribution designed especially for netbooks and older PCs. Firefly Linux is based on Arch Linux, Firefly is inherently small, fast, and customizable. It runs on all types of x86 hardware, with built-in Wifi support for netbooks, laptops, and PCs with Atheros Wifi chipsets (more coming soon!).Firefly Linux is a Live CD, but can easily be run from a USB drive using UNetbootin.Live USB: Boot Firefly using a USB flash drive (512MB or greater). You’ll need to download UNetbootin for either Windows or Linux, along with the ISO below. In the UNetbootin window, choose the “Disk Image” option and point it to the downloaded Firefly ISO.The default username is “firefly” and the password is “firefly”. The root password is “root”. Here are some key features of "Firefly Linux": · Works on all x86 processors, not just netbooks · 310MB · Out-of-box Atheros Wifi (commonly found in netbooks) · Boot from USB drive using UNetbootin · Based on Arch Linux · LXDE, for a fast user interface that looks great on netbooks · Custom DPI optimized for netbook screens which looks great everywhere · Auto-detecting X Server for most common video hardware · Easily installable Aspire One kernel from AUR (Link) · Alpha LXLauncher included (lxlauncher from the Terminal) Limitations: · No installation · Shutdown, Restart don’t work · No file unarchiver · Audio not out-of-box · Main menu doesn’t open on some systems (thanks for further confirmation) What's New in This Release: · Firefly Linux was discontinued


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