EasyPeasy

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EasyPeasy
Software Details:
Version: 1.6 / 2.0 Alpha
Upload Date: 15 Apr 15
Developer: Jon Ramvi
Distribution Type: Freeware
Downloads: 473

Rating: nan/5 (Total Votes: 0)

EasyPeasy (formerly Ubuntu Eee) is an open-source and completely free operating system derived from the Ubuntu Netbook Remix distribution and designed to be installed on computers with small screens, such as netbooks. It was initially optimized for Asus Eee PC.

It’s distributed as a dual-arch Live DVD

EasyPeasy can be downloaded via Softoware or directly from its official website (see link above) as a Live DVD ISO image of approximately 900MB in size, optimized for both 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (x86_64) netbook computers.

It’s a hybrid ISO image that can be burn onto a DVD disc, using any CD/DVD burning software, or written on a USB thumb drive of 1GB or higher capacity.

The boot menu is minimal, allowing users to quickly start the live system

When booting the Live DVD image from the BIOS of a PC, using either a DVD media or a USB device, you will encounter a black screen for a few seconds, until the live system will boot. The boot menu can be revealed by pressing any key on your keyboard immediately after seeing the black screen.

However, it is quite minimal and allows you to start the live system with default boot options, check the bootable medium for defects (only if using a DVD media), change the default language and keyboard layout, select accessibility options or different boot modes, and add extra kernel parameters.

The graphical session looks amazing on a small screen

While the graphical interface has been slightly customized from the one available on the Ubuntu Netbook Remix operating system, it still looks amazing on a small screen.

There are numerous applications pre-installed on the Live DVD

Among the pre-installed applications, we can mention the Mozilla Firefox web browser, Empathy IM client, Cheese webcam viewer, Evolution email and calendar client, OpenOffice.org office suite, Banshee music player, Totem video player, Skype VoIP client and Transmission torrent downloader.

What is new in this release:

  • New boot system and new boot artwork (Uses Plymouth)
  • 1.6 sports full removal of the hal package, making EasyPeasy faster to boot and faster to resume from suspend.
  • 25% faster boot (cite)
  • Brand new interface
  • Built in integration with Twitter, identi.ca, Facebook, and other social networks with the MeMenu in the panel.
  • The likewise-open package, which provides Active Directory authentication and server support for Linux, has been updated to version 5.4.
  • New default open source driver for nVidia hardware
  • Improved support for nVidia proprietary graphics drivers
  • All packages are upgraded

What is new in version 1.5:

  • New visual look by Lasse Sætre and Mark Basset
  • Awesome Linux kernel (2.6.30) optimized for netbooks with faster startup built by Martin Bammer
  • Support for more netbooks
  • Hybrid image (both .img and .iso at the same time) by Phil Howard. This makes it possible to move the image to the usb stick with unetbootin or dd etc. Which means it's now possible to install from a Mac
  • Many bug fixes
  • Upgraded software (Picasa, OpenOffice 3.1 etc.)
  • Built off Ubuntu 9.04
  • Smaller harddrive footprint
  • Uses the new ext4 filesystem as default
  • UXA by default - the first distro to deliver real composite desktop which means it's possible to run 3D in 3D (ie. the netbook interface and desktop effects)
  • Banshee as default music player instead of Songbird
  • Lots of clever solutions when it comes to upgrades through repositories. Ubuntu security upgrades are available to easypeasy users as fast as they're released, while easypeasy isn't overwritten by Ubuntu.

What is new in version 1.5 Beta 1:

  • Installed customized (not yet customized) Firefox 3.5. Jon
  • Installed OpenOffice 3.1. Jon
  • Uses Martin's kernel (not yet). Martin
  • Easier install (one-click installation). Jon
  • Better looking. Lasse and Marky
  • Our own icon for Ubiquity / Installer. Now shows Ubuntu being installed
  • Blueprint: Firefox changes in 2.0. Lasse
  • Reduce the harddrive footprint / strip Ubuntu more, see base below
  • Wuby and other windows applications from livecd
  • Thunderbird v2 instead of Evolution (test)
  • Fork ubiquity
  • Set ext4 as default: New file system which brings faster booting, loading and work flow
  • Change "Ubuntu" with "Easy Peasy"
  • Default to using the whole HD (as Windows users would use Wubi and Linux users want to get rid off Xandros/Linus)

What is new in version 1.1:

  • A brand new look
  • New icon theme, a modified version of Victor Castillejos Gnome Colors, by lassegs
  • New wallpaper which is part of the new visual profile (i.e. on Twitter), also by lassegs
  • New splash screen and login screen, still by lassegs screenshot-easy-peasy-1.1
  • Lots of bugs fixed
  • Many upgrades, like Songbird and Flash New webpage
  • I think it looks good now and we can really start working on Easy Peasy 2.0

What is new in version 8.04.1:

  • 8.04.1 introduces a new interface, support for more Eees, faster boot and takes up less space.

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