RU Xerus64
Posted: Sun 15 May 2016, 23:48
Please read below. However, if you want to get right to it, here's the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B672gI ... sp=sharing
A reminder, this is a WoofQ derivative build of BarryK's Quirky Xerus64. I still haven't changed the splash screen or some other items native to Barry's version. I AM trying to take some of the Woof-CE updates and merge them into this build. I recently found that BarryK is using a very old dir2pet, for example. The Woof-CE version can do automated batch from the command line; the original Quirky Xerus does not (thanks 01Micko for that one). Just one minor change of many back-end thingos.
So it seems Firefox forced my hand to provide a long needed update to RU Xerus. I'm very close to uploading (probably this weekend) with the following:
A few changes / updates:
Kernel: 4.4.6 Packaged by BarryK
OpenSSL now 1.0.2k
LibreOffice: 5.3.1.2 (Latest, I think). New default: I turned off annoying auto-update feature and auto-save feature. You can flip them on under the Options Menu but I don't think auto-updates work in Linux.
Browser Updates:
Firefox - Current or near current (they keep updating the thing). Sound in Firefox should work without any package searching.... Firefox has auto-updates turned on. This should be the only program on RU Xerus that updates itself. I generally hate when something starts running in the background without my control or permission first. Hope you feel the same...
Latest Seamonkey 2.46
Latest Iron 56.0.295.0 (Via use of Spot, only). For those not used to Spot, downloads end up in /root/Spot/ directory.
Added PPSSPP for those PSP fans. I basically have a row of emulators on the desktop now. Use, move or delete as you wish.
MMPLay is a very basic front end for Mplayer. You can create playlists across partitions, folders, etc.
UExtract should be more current, now. Much faster in my testing.
Rename4: Rename files as one name or directory name (i.e. you can take a directory of files and name them maryjones - program will add random k43j232 at the end so you can go back and do a search for all maryjones jpg files and grab them all with a simple carve).
MyLinks: Thanks to Dejan555 for this one. I put a small spin on it but it's basically a contact directory and web bookmark directory.
Peasy Firewall Monitor: Thanks to rcrsn51 for this one. Tells you if your firewall is up and helps for those using Plex to connect to things such as Roku.
Plex: Application for streaming. I use it with Roku. See around page 3 of this thread for a quick "how to".
Rednotebook: Working well with a desktop icon. A little slow to launch, at least the 1st time....
Locate / MLocate: There's a desktop icon for those that want to use it.
Under Menu --> Business there are a bunch of thinks as this place has basically been my dumping ground for useful scripts and items.
One of the most important to me is "Drive Index Creator" which will index all mounted drives (you must choose number 1 on your first run). It then allows you to search out files by type or name and also allows you to copy your refined search items into a new directory (while maintaining the old files).
To compliment Drive Index Creator I added Date Look Between List. This will do a carve by date BUT will only work once you use Drive Index Creator once. You can then take the date carve and use the Drive Index Creator to refine further or copy out to another directory.
VideotoJPG will basically take an mp4 and take maybe the first 30 seconds into jpg photos.
Ccrypt: Front-end lets you encrypt a directory of items or individual file. It will rename the files as numbers for additional privacy.
Truecrypt and 7z Encrypt are also in this Quirky derivative.
PDFChuck: Uses multiple items such as Imagemagick and LibreOffice to convert documents, pdf's, images, etc. It's a little messy but may have something useful to you. Eventually this will be renamed file/image converter or something. I just named it for my personal use once upon a time.... [Note: The LibreOffice convert script used in this required the version # of Libre, so if it's not working correctly; this will be the reason. You may need to edit it or I will provide an update with fix at some point in the near future].
Terminal Items:
Typing drives1 from command line will list all mounted drives and available space in two different ways.
Typing version will give you a quick version listing of RU Xerus, Kernel, etc.
A few known issues: For some reason, the volume slider acts up and I haven't figured out how to fix it. The Desktop is messy with icons. The gaping holes between some of the icons are things that I removed as they are personal or work related items that would have little or no value to most. I will eventually clean the desktop a little but you can always drag the items where you want them or right click and delete them. Also, some packages do not have a puninstall file. That means that they may not auto-uninstall properly, which will leave pieces of programs. I'm working on creating puninstalls for all installed items. In the meantime, you can go to /root/.packages and see where the files are installed and do a manual delete. Most of the bigger programs are in /opt directory.
A big thank you list will be coming...too! A lot of people contributed to this, either directly or indirectly.
A few toys not included but you may want to consider adding:
Right Click Tools: THESE ARE A MUST (in my opinion) but I still can't get them to install right using WoofQ. I have a copy that I'm uploading that puts an icon in the bottom right of the desktop to remind you they are installed.
DEVX Pet: I've considered building it right in but continue to keep it separate, for now. I have a copy that I'm uploading that puts a desktop icon in the bottom right of your screen to notify installed. You can always right click and delete the icon...
RU Xerus 3.28 April 8, 2017
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B672gI ... sp=sharing
MD5:
7df8ae7743a8e76528b7e92e4d63245a
SHA1:
5c1b9ff8a6cf3e84b9e4cf0e444376789152eeb2
SHA256: 9881a961bbc255e2b9f8aa9f83fa7737908bf4599f2e7a56c3056db7f07925cb
[Previous Post]
This is an no longer Alpha but quite mature, I think. It was made using BarryK's WoofQ and still getting my feets wet.... This is almost an exact duplicate of BarryK's Quirky Xerus 8.0 with a few additions. Thanks to BarryK for the special attention in helping me get off the ground.
Xerus 8.001 at the boot up screen and a gray background are the only real initial changes you will see in this distro.
A little more investigating and you will see Firefox 46.0 is installed and properly working, LibreOffice 5.1 is in there, as well. Via terminal, mplayer, Imagemagick, pdftk, unrtf and pdfgrep are working. Also, YAD 36.1. The Beta will have GUI tools for most of these installs.
Under Menu --> Business -- There are applications Drive Index Creator, Date Look Between (file search tools) and Vid2JPG scripts. You should use Drive Index Creator before using Date Look Between. After using Date Look Between, you can go back to Drive Index Creator and carve it up or extract it the way you wish. Vid2JPG will basically take a video and break out a bunch of frames into jpg's.
This distro is not an .iso but a usfs.xz file. Use BarryK's installer to install to USB. There may be issues with writing to cd/dvd. I don't recommend using CD's or DVD's anymore. THIS IS A LARGE FILE!! You should probably consider a 16GB or higher USB, though 8 may work. Don't waste your time with a 4GB stick on this one.
This is only an Alpha so don't expect too much, here.
Users may wish to use the Setup --> Default Application Chooser to make Firefox the default browser and Libre the default word processor and spreadsheet editor.
Latest: 8/23/16
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B672gI ... sp=sharing
MD5: 2b03922bd524da3631c49db9aa876897
SHA1: 3d63ef04047bfeb9f40af3fcef7d7a8037520d46
SHA256: 86c05d67211863badd73abbde5cd5f25d64f3cb0f299f743068ee6a757e3a3c7
Install to USB Script (Barry's - Hacked): This is basically Barry K's install script but I wanted to speed it up so I removed most of the options so you can walk away once you choose the install drive. It defaults f2fs, which is said to be all extended USB life. If u don't want this option, please use Barry K's install script for Xerus64.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B672gI ... sp=sharing
MD5: de45c77e6886414abc3df6db1a22cac4
SHA1: e4187e051f5f2bdf19c6df4bcc9f750b51335b14
SHA256: a911f15f37dfbbf25d044f4f217a08a8d5d3e216d69ffe70d0982dfbc45049e5
RUXerus 8.009 (latest 06.11.2016)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B672gI ... sp=sharing
MD5 Checksum: 4a942b4e6f5c38530a87389e398e41f7
SHA1: 59a5d0c489905ffe4a065ae89760c8c82a8de2d4
DEVX Pet (Not sfs): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B672gI ... sp=sharing
MD5: ca2af0aa84811d7df9b148eecc250bbd
SHA-1: a43267d8b3965055a414cb472c6aefd4d44bbfab
SHA256: 1e367c607ad194fb4ea7c912a8ebb6788f598143531e1010e677ba955ef52bfb
A reminder, this is a WoofQ derivative build of BarryK's Quirky Xerus64. I still haven't changed the splash screen or some other items native to Barry's version. I AM trying to take some of the Woof-CE updates and merge them into this build. I recently found that BarryK is using a very old dir2pet, for example. The Woof-CE version can do automated batch from the command line; the original Quirky Xerus does not (thanks 01Micko for that one). Just one minor change of many back-end thingos.
So it seems Firefox forced my hand to provide a long needed update to RU Xerus. I'm very close to uploading (probably this weekend) with the following:
A few changes / updates:
Kernel: 4.4.6 Packaged by BarryK
OpenSSL now 1.0.2k
LibreOffice: 5.3.1.2 (Latest, I think). New default: I turned off annoying auto-update feature and auto-save feature. You can flip them on under the Options Menu but I don't think auto-updates work in Linux.
Browser Updates:
Firefox - Current or near current (they keep updating the thing). Sound in Firefox should work without any package searching.... Firefox has auto-updates turned on. This should be the only program on RU Xerus that updates itself. I generally hate when something starts running in the background without my control or permission first. Hope you feel the same...
Latest Seamonkey 2.46
Latest Iron 56.0.295.0 (Via use of Spot, only). For those not used to Spot, downloads end up in /root/Spot/ directory.
Added PPSSPP for those PSP fans. I basically have a row of emulators on the desktop now. Use, move or delete as you wish.
MMPLay is a very basic front end for Mplayer. You can create playlists across partitions, folders, etc.
UExtract should be more current, now. Much faster in my testing.
Rename4: Rename files as one name or directory name (i.e. you can take a directory of files and name them maryjones - program will add random k43j232 at the end so you can go back and do a search for all maryjones jpg files and grab them all with a simple carve).
MyLinks: Thanks to Dejan555 for this one. I put a small spin on it but it's basically a contact directory and web bookmark directory.
Peasy Firewall Monitor: Thanks to rcrsn51 for this one. Tells you if your firewall is up and helps for those using Plex to connect to things such as Roku.
Plex: Application for streaming. I use it with Roku. See around page 3 of this thread for a quick "how to".
Rednotebook: Working well with a desktop icon. A little slow to launch, at least the 1st time....
Locate / MLocate: There's a desktop icon for those that want to use it.
Under Menu --> Business there are a bunch of thinks as this place has basically been my dumping ground for useful scripts and items.
One of the most important to me is "Drive Index Creator" which will index all mounted drives (you must choose number 1 on your first run). It then allows you to search out files by type or name and also allows you to copy your refined search items into a new directory (while maintaining the old files).
To compliment Drive Index Creator I added Date Look Between List. This will do a carve by date BUT will only work once you use Drive Index Creator once. You can then take the date carve and use the Drive Index Creator to refine further or copy out to another directory.
VideotoJPG will basically take an mp4 and take maybe the first 30 seconds into jpg photos.
Ccrypt: Front-end lets you encrypt a directory of items or individual file. It will rename the files as numbers for additional privacy.
Truecrypt and 7z Encrypt are also in this Quirky derivative.
PDFChuck: Uses multiple items such as Imagemagick and LibreOffice to convert documents, pdf's, images, etc. It's a little messy but may have something useful to you. Eventually this will be renamed file/image converter or something. I just named it for my personal use once upon a time.... [Note: The LibreOffice convert script used in this required the version # of Libre, so if it's not working correctly; this will be the reason. You may need to edit it or I will provide an update with fix at some point in the near future].
Terminal Items:
Typing drives1 from command line will list all mounted drives and available space in two different ways.
Typing version will give you a quick version listing of RU Xerus, Kernel, etc.
A few known issues: For some reason, the volume slider acts up and I haven't figured out how to fix it. The Desktop is messy with icons. The gaping holes between some of the icons are things that I removed as they are personal or work related items that would have little or no value to most. I will eventually clean the desktop a little but you can always drag the items where you want them or right click and delete them. Also, some packages do not have a puninstall file. That means that they may not auto-uninstall properly, which will leave pieces of programs. I'm working on creating puninstalls for all installed items. In the meantime, you can go to /root/.packages and see where the files are installed and do a manual delete. Most of the bigger programs are in /opt directory.
A big thank you list will be coming...too! A lot of people contributed to this, either directly or indirectly.
A few toys not included but you may want to consider adding:
Right Click Tools: THESE ARE A MUST (in my opinion) but I still can't get them to install right using WoofQ. I have a copy that I'm uploading that puts an icon in the bottom right of the desktop to remind you they are installed.
DEVX Pet: I've considered building it right in but continue to keep it separate, for now. I have a copy that I'm uploading that puts a desktop icon in the bottom right of your screen to notify installed. You can always right click and delete the icon...
RU Xerus 3.28 April 8, 2017
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B672gI ... sp=sharing
MD5:
7df8ae7743a8e76528b7e92e4d63245a
SHA1:
5c1b9ff8a6cf3e84b9e4cf0e444376789152eeb2
SHA256: 9881a961bbc255e2b9f8aa9f83fa7737908bf4599f2e7a56c3056db7f07925cb
[Previous Post]
This is an no longer Alpha but quite mature, I think. It was made using BarryK's WoofQ and still getting my feets wet.... This is almost an exact duplicate of BarryK's Quirky Xerus 8.0 with a few additions. Thanks to BarryK for the special attention in helping me get off the ground.
Xerus 8.001 at the boot up screen and a gray background are the only real initial changes you will see in this distro.
A little more investigating and you will see Firefox 46.0 is installed and properly working, LibreOffice 5.1 is in there, as well. Via terminal, mplayer, Imagemagick, pdftk, unrtf and pdfgrep are working. Also, YAD 36.1. The Beta will have GUI tools for most of these installs.
Under Menu --> Business -- There are applications Drive Index Creator, Date Look Between (file search tools) and Vid2JPG scripts. You should use Drive Index Creator before using Date Look Between. After using Date Look Between, you can go back to Drive Index Creator and carve it up or extract it the way you wish. Vid2JPG will basically take a video and break out a bunch of frames into jpg's.
This distro is not an .iso but a usfs.xz file. Use BarryK's installer to install to USB. There may be issues with writing to cd/dvd. I don't recommend using CD's or DVD's anymore. THIS IS A LARGE FILE!! You should probably consider a 16GB or higher USB, though 8 may work. Don't waste your time with a 4GB stick on this one.
This is only an Alpha so don't expect too much, here.
Users may wish to use the Setup --> Default Application Chooser to make Firefox the default browser and Libre the default word processor and spreadsheet editor.
Latest: 8/23/16
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B672gI ... sp=sharing
MD5: 2b03922bd524da3631c49db9aa876897
SHA1: 3d63ef04047bfeb9f40af3fcef7d7a8037520d46
SHA256: 86c05d67211863badd73abbde5cd5f25d64f3cb0f299f743068ee6a757e3a3c7
Install to USB Script (Barry's - Hacked): This is basically Barry K's install script but I wanted to speed it up so I removed most of the options so you can walk away once you choose the install drive. It defaults f2fs, which is said to be all extended USB life. If u don't want this option, please use Barry K's install script for Xerus64.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B672gI ... sp=sharing
MD5: de45c77e6886414abc3df6db1a22cac4
SHA1: e4187e051f5f2bdf19c6df4bcc9f750b51335b14
SHA256: a911f15f37dfbbf25d044f4f217a08a8d5d3e216d69ffe70d0982dfbc45049e5
RUXerus 8.009 (latest 06.11.2016)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B672gI ... sp=sharing
MD5 Checksum: 4a942b4e6f5c38530a87389e398e41f7
SHA1: 59a5d0c489905ffe4a065ae89760c8c82a8de2d4
DEVX Pet (Not sfs): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B672gI ... sp=sharing
MD5: ca2af0aa84811d7df9b148eecc250bbd
SHA-1: a43267d8b3965055a414cb472c6aefd4d44bbfab
SHA256: 1e367c607ad194fb4ea7c912a8ebb6788f598143531e1010e677ba955ef52bfb