KIARA 16.01 available for download

Featuring

firefox 16.01
seamonkey 2.13.1
thunderbird 16.01

If anyone is paying attention, they may have noticed that there was no KIARA 16.0.  Firefox 16.0 came and went so fast I didn't notice.   In the past, I've tried to get each new KIARA release out within a day or so of each Firefox release, but I've been a little slow on the draw lately.  I no longer have my own internet connection, and I've been using Ubuntu lately, which can upgrade Firefox automatically without the user noticing.

But I'm going to keep doing this.  I think that KIARA is a good CD.

The word is out that Slax 7 is finally going to be released by the end of this year, superseding Slax 6.1.2, which has been the basis for KIARA for almost three three years.   When that finally happens, I'm going to have to decide what the next step is.  I started KIARA because I wanted to keep using KDE3 indefinitely.  I'd still like to use KDE3, but there are other concerns now, like support for mounting partitions formatted with ext4. 


* Continue with Slax 6.1.2 and KDE3

* Follow Slax 7, presumably to KDE 4

* Base future releases on Porteus, a Slax derivative that uses the Trinity Desktop.

More on this as it unfolds.  There are at least a few people out there who have been using KIARA, and I'd love to hear from them, but he discussion can't begin in earnest until we've seen Slax 7.

KIARA 15.01 Released.

KIARA 15.01 is released.  There's only one change to this release, the upgrade from Firefox version 15.0 to 15.01.

So, let's recap.   KIARA 15.01 is Slax 6.1.2 with

Mozilla Firefox 15.01
Mozilla Thunderbird 15.0
Mozilla Seamonkey 12.2
Adobe Flash Player version 11.2.202.238

And the following packages, mostly ported from Slackware 12.2, but also from Slax.org, and other online sources:

amarok-1.4.10-i486-3
at-3.1.10-i486-1
bsd-games-2.13-i486-8
elinks-0.11
emacs-22.3-i486-2
fluxbox-1.1.1-i486-1
fvwm-2.4.20-i486-1
gimp-2.4.7-i486-1
gphoto2-2.4.3-i486-1
irssi-0.8.12-i486-2
jove-4.16.0.61-i386-1
kdeaccessibility-3.5.10-i486-2
kdeaddons-3.5.10-i486-2
kdeadmin-3.5.10-i486-4
kdeartwork-3.5.10-i486-2
kdebindings-3.5.10-i486-2
kdeedu-3.5.10-i486-2
kdegames-3.5.10-i486-2
kdegraphics-3.5.10-i486-2
kdemultimedia-3.5.10-i486-2
kdenetwork-3.5.10-i486-2
kdepim-3.5.10-i486-4
kdesdk-3.5.10-i486-3
kdetoys-3.5.10-i486-2
kdeutils-3.5.10-i486-2
kdevelop-3.5.3-i486-3
kdewebdev-3.5.10-i486-2
kdm-fix-s6
knemo-0.4.8-i486-2
krusader-1.90.0
lynx-2.8.6rel.5-i486-1
mc-4.6.1_20070623p14-i486-2
mozilla-nss-3.12.3-i486-2alien
mpg321-0.2.10-i486-2
nano-2.0.9-i486-1
p7zip-9.20.1
pidgin-2.5.2-i486-3
pygobject-2.15.4-i486-1
pygtk-2.12.1-i486-2
python-2.5.2-i486-4
ruby-1.8.7_p72-i486-2
sane-1.0.19-i486-3
screen-4.0.3-i486-1
sqlite-3.6.6.2-i486-1
sudo-1.6.8p12-i486-1
wine-1.1.22-i486-mt
wireless-all
wireless-tools-29-i486-4
wlassistant-0.5.7
wpa_supplicant-0.5.10-i486-1
xchat-2.8.6-i486-2
xgames-0.3-i486-1
xmms-1.2.11-i486-2
xpaint-2.7.8.1-i486-2
xpdf-3.02pl2-i486-3
xsane-0.996-i486-1
yakuake-2.8.1-i486-2mfb

KIARA 15a (revised)

 KIARA is a live CD, based on  Slax 6.1.2, with added packages from Slackware 12.2 and Slax.org, and continually upgraded to include the latest versions of web software from the Mozilla Project.

KIARA 15.0 features:

Firefox 15.0 (a web browser),
Thunderbird 15.0 (an email client),
and  Seamonkey 2.12 (a browser with a fullsuite of web applications.

The revised edition removes the KOffice package I had ported from Slackware 12.2, which was redundant, as it had already been included with the base modules of Slax. In it's place I've restored the installation files for the Opera 12 browser. The files are located on your bootable disk (cd or flash drive) at */slax/opera-12.02, and can be used to install and run a temporary (deleted on reboot) instance of the opera browser from KIARA.  Flashplayer has already been installed, and ought to be supported for Opera.

 Here's a slightly cleaned-up version of the the READ ME text file is contained in that directory:

  For your variety, and convenience, KIARA containes the Installer Files for OPERA 12.02 If you have enough RAM, you can run Opera from a running KIARA live system, complete with support for flashplayer. Once you know how, installing Opera to your RAMdisk takes less than a minute. 

 1. From the Desktop, click on "storage media". Open the partition or device containing your KIARA files 

 2. Open the */slax/opera-12.02 directory in Konqueror. 

 3. Open a terminal window by hitting the F4 Key. 

 4. In the terminal, type sh install and hit "Enter". The installation should begin. 

 5. Complete the installation by answering the questions at the prompts. Usually, defaults (hitting enter) will suffice. You can always try hitting "Enter" until the installation is completed. Remember, none of this is permanent; you can't screw up your hard drive.

KIARA 15.0 released

A live CD based on  Slax 6.1.2, with added packages from Slackware 12.2 and Slax.org, and continually upgraded to include the latest versions of web software from the Mozilla Project.

KIARA 15.0 features Firefox 15.0 (a web browser), Thunderbird 15.0 (an email client), and  Seamonkey 2.12 (a browser with a fullsuite of web applications.

KIARA 14.01 released

I let this go way too long before upgrading.  Sorry about the lapse of attention


Features:  Firefox 14.01
                 Thunderbird 14.0
                 Seamonkey  2.11

KIARA 13.01 is available for download.

Okay, it's 95 degrees, my best friend was just released from the hospital, and and I don't even want to be near a computer right now.   Here's the link for KIARA 13.01  see the previous post for  information


There's an issue with mplayer, the audio isn't working at the command line,  but the KDE frontend, kplayer is working fine.  Dropbox seems to be working perfectly.

KIARA 13.01 uploading now

 


KIARA 13.01 is about to be released.   The new version of my homemade Slax-based live CD contains Firefox 13.01, Thunderbird 13.01, and Seamonkey 2.10.1.

It also features the addition of Dropbox, the excellent networking and backup application, although it's not enabled to run in the default Slax root mode.  To run Dropbox requires creating a normal user account, something I've been intending to write documentation about for a long time now.

I've actually made several changes in KIARA geared toward running a normal user account, a reflection of how I've been using it lately.  If anybody wants information on using KIARA (or Slax, for that matter) as a normal user, leave a comment, and I'll get around to it that much sooner.