Stud Release News

[machinebacon]

LinuxBBQ is pleased to announce the immediate availability of LinuxBBQ "Stud", a 32-bit (i686) special edition aimed at students. Similar to the XFCE4 base release, "Stud" has following parameters:

System:
XFCE4.10
towo-3.6-6 i686 kernel
systemd
Accessories:
gNote - Note taking tool, integrates qnotero
qnotero - Reference manager, integrates zotero
zotero - Research resources extension, integrated in iceweasel
redshift - Screen color temperature adjustment
Office:
abiword - Text processor
gnumeric - Spreadsheet application
dictionary - offline thesaurus/dictionary applet
epdfview - PDF viewer
xournal - PDF editor
geany - full-featured IDE
Orage - Calendar
Osmo - Personal organizer
Zim - Desktop Wiki
Education:
DrGeo - Interactive geometry software
Lybniz - Graph plotter
gperiodic - Periodic table
qalculate - Powerful calculator and conversion application
Granule - Flashcard program
FreePascal- IDE for Pascal
Internet:
Iceweasel - Web browser with Adblock and Flash player enabled, integrates zotero
Icedove - Mail client with Lightning calendar enabled
Pidgin - multi-protocol chat/IM
Multimedia:
gPodder - podcast player/downloader
RadioTray - online radio tray applet
GMPlayer - frontend for mplayer2
Graphics:
Mirage - image viewer
The GIMP - GNU Image manipulation software

Direct Download and Release Notes: http://linuxbbq.org/release_linuxbbq-stud686.php

[rhowaldt]

looks good, and the name is great! :D

[vic]

a great initiave! i hope there is some student around to test it for real:)

[ivanovnegro]

Looks beatiful. What themes are you using here Bacon?

As I am the academic here, I will try it. ;)

[machinebacon]

Thank you Brothers!

This is a slightly modified FlatStudio theme (which I really recommend for users of GTK) and rooster cockburn's (if you know what I mean) fishbone as wallpaper. And thanks in advance for testing - it seems (until now) to do what it says on the tin. A plain little XFCE with a handful of stud-y apps :)

[apprentice]

hi bacon

i see "mother" on offer but its 64 so thats one less choice to make
besides s.w.m.b.o. is happy with her stud

will stud be getting the iceape upgrade treatment as well
or will you just leave it as a one-off release

cheers

[machinebacon]

Hi apprenticfe,

Stud is a one-off for the next 6 months or so, it's based on XFCE so there won't be a new version coming for a while. Personally, I'm quite happy with it - of course it could be injected with a few more apps (suggestions are welcome), so that there's a new version when the new term starts after summer. The switch to IceApe is mostly because it is a suite and seems to perform better on heavy-loaden pages; technically it makes more sense for most users to go with the Weasel and receive regular upgrades which may or may not increase performance. Browsers are like underwear nowadays. When you get the itch, switch :D

[dkeg]

Why not integrate this and the new LaTeX edition you recently released?

[machinebacon]

Yes, good option. I find the two anyway quite similar ;) Thanks!