The progress so far

Login screen for Alpha 3:

http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/data/715/51008-1.jpg

Alpha 3 Desktop:

http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/data...um/alpha3.jpeg

Alpha 3 File Manager:

http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/data...3computer.jpeg

Alpha 3 Default Gnome Menu: (Note this will stay default, as many people are accustomed to this menu)

http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/data...alphamenu.jpeg

Alpha 3 Adding additional menu (For those who want a change from the default)

http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/data...g_to_menu.jpeg

Alpha 3 additional menu

http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/data...ionalmenu.jpeg

Alpha 3 Control Center using optional menu (Please note this will only appear if you using the optional menu)

http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/data...onalmenu2.jpeg

Pulse Audio Implemented with Alpha 3:

http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/data...e_audiopr.jpeg

Alpha 3 included system tools

http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/data...dedstuffr.jpeg


Some fantastic news: (Not only have we gone from Alpha 2 to Alpha 4 in one day)

Alpha 4 has the following fixed.

Usplash screen has been changed to "Linobuntu"
No more orange/brown image it is now a black screen. It blends in quite nicely.

Also, for those of you who have a 5.1 Surround Sound setup. If you want your music to play from all speakers (example an mp3 etc) then just select the volume level in volume control.

No further configuration is needed.

Next release will be a public beta. All I need now is somewhere to host it

Project Linobuntu

As a Linux user, I often end up with Gnome vs KDE etc. However my personal favorite is Gnome with KDE applications added to it.

I usually spend hours customizing my Ubuntu install etc. So as a happy I plan to create my own little disto.

Named Linobuntu

I plan for it to have the following: (Please note this list has changed since originally posted).

1) The first release will be based on Ubuntu 8.04.1. Therefore all the changes and improvements in Ubuntu will apply to this disto.

This version was chosen as it is currently better supported and is more stable.

2) The desktop will use Gnome 2.23, however the gnome menu will be replaced with an improved version.

At the moment for the first release there are no plans to use the latest Gnome 2.24. That will be included in a later release.

3) A community theme and icon pack installed by default. This version might still use default splash screens etc.

4) The documentation in this release, will still be the default found in Ubuntu 8.04.1. However if everything goes according to plan, this should be changed in future releases.

5) Multimedia support will be out of the box, similar to what Mint Linux offers. Please note it is your responsibility to find out if you may use the installed codecs in your country.

6) Due to how the default Ubuntu scripts work, Linobuntu will be unable to provide Nvidia and Ati drivers out of the box. However to address this and make installation easier. Envy will be installed to assist users with installing their drivers.

7) At the current moment the first release of Linobuntu will be 99% compatible with Ubuntu 8.04.1 (therefore any extra software you will require will work fine if it is designed for Ubuntu 8.04.


8) Included software applications: (Some changes coming)

Amarok
aMule
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Macromedia Flash support and Sun Java JRE
Downloader For X
Google Picasa
Google Earth
MPlayer with all codecs and dvd playing support
NTFS Configuration Tool (ntfs-config)
K3B
k9copy
Skype
Amsn
Gtkpod