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Wakes GNU/Linux is yet another Linux distro. Its goal is to create, maintain and document itself.

Wakes GNU/Linux 0.3 is out!

ChangeLog:

  • removed kernel 2.6
  • confirm root password during install
  • DHCP support
  • added admin group with elevated privileges
  • shadow passwords
  • ask the timezone during install
  • multitier programing (installer)
  • various bug fixes

you can download it from the downloads page.

The Wakes Silc server is back at gnuwakes.org. You can access it with the Wakes client by installing the package silc-client:

wkpkg -i silc-client

then, run

silc -c gnuwakes.org
touch /etc/lfs-release

cd /usr/src/linux
make mrproper
cp /boot/config-3.10.1 .config
make prepare
make scripts
ln -s ../generated/uapi/linux/version.h include/linux/version.h

mount -o ro /dev/sr0 /mnt
rsync -acvhP /mnt/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run /tmp
umount /mnt

cd /tmp
./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

rm /etc/lfs-release /tmp/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

VBoxClient-all

pkill X

ChangeLog:

  • use the keyboard layout set during install for Xorg default layout
  • use fvwm as default window manager instead of twm
  • source /etc/profile when login to a X session
  • added xload
  • created link netscape -> seamonkey
  • use wmclock instead of xclock

you can download it from the downloads page.

Wakes GNU/Linux 0.2 is finally out!

ChangeLog:

  • kernel 3.10.1
  • Xorg 7.5
  • Wakes installer improved
  • various bug fixes