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newsEasyOS 1.0.2 64-bit on Raspberry Pi
Another build for the Pi3! EasyOS 0.9.6.3 64-bit for the Pi3 was released in September 2018:
http://bkhome.org/news/201809/easyos-0963-64-bit-on-raspberry-pi.html
So, what is different? EasyOS has been undergoing rapid development,
huge improvements since 0.9.6.3. Read about the 1.0 release for the PC,
to get an idea what has been happening:
http://bkhome.org/news/201901/easyos-version-10-released.html
Version 1.0.x is still the "Pyro" series, compiled in oe-qky-src.
There are some new applications included, compared with 0.9.6.3, such as
Symphytum (simple database manager) and Scribus (desktop publisher).
LibreOffice on the Pi was crashing, so I have recompiled it, now OK.
There is still no hardware acceleration, so some things, such as
YouTube videos in SeaMonkey browser, do not play well. It would be
possible to add-on a hardware-accelerated media player, which could be a
project for someone -- see the "sfsget" icon at top of screen to
download the 'devx' SFS mega-package, that will turn your EasyOS into a
complete compile environment.
I have only tested on my Pi3 Model B (v1.2, 2015), and I don't know
if the firmware is updated enough for the later model. Don't know about
the earlier Pi3 either. Feedback welcome.
You will see in the 1.0 announcement for the PC, that international
versions have been built. I have not yet done that for the Pi3, but it
is easy to do if there is interest. let me know if you want a
language-specific build for the Pi3.
Download
http://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/aarch64/releases/pyro/1.0.2/
...yep, just 337.4MB, yet contains just about every app that you will
ever want, including LibreOffice, Scribus, Inkscape, Gimp, GParted,
Dia, Symphytum, HomeBank, Planner, Grisbi, Osmo, NoteCase, Pidgin, Xine,
Audacious -- the list goes on.
If you don't know how to write the image file to a micro SD card, see the link below. Please, please, do use a Class 10
(or faster) SD card, otherwise performance will be noticeably degraded.
At least 2GB, but I recommend 8GB or greater to have sufficient room
for ongoing usage.
Usage notes
Startup of some apps is slow, SeaMonkey for example. The first time that you get the desktop, the Quick Setup window will display -- tick the checkbox to "Recompress easy.sfs from xz to gz". File easy.sfs has all of Easy and it is xz-compressed for a smaller download. On a PC it is not noticeable, but on the Pi3 app-startup is noticeably slow, compared with gz compression. So, that is one improvement that you can make.
Also in Quick Setup, you will see a "Set time and date from Internet"
checkbox. Definitely tick that, as the Pi does not have its own
battery-powered clock. It really does stuff things up if the Pi thinks
the date is January 1970!
If an ethernet cable is plugged in, there should be automatic
connection to the Internet. If you plug in the cable after bootup, wait
awhile, the automatic detection may need a minute or two to pickup the
new connection. Easy 1.0.x is using NetworkManager and ModemManager, but
right-click on the "connect" icon on the desktop and choose "Execute
the Internet Connection Wizard" to use the older network connection
utilities.
I do wish the Pi had 2GB RAM! But, we have to live with what we have. My Rock64 board has 4GB RAM, and performance is noticeably snappier. Video plays better too. However, you should still find EasyOS on the Pi3 to be a pleasant experience.
Links
Read about how Easy is different from other Linux distributions:
https://easyos.org/about/how-and-why-easyos-is-different.html
How to write Easy to a micro SD card:
https://easyos.org/install/how-to-write-easyos-to-a-flash-drive.html
More details on how Easy works:
https://easyos.org/tech/how-easy-works.html
https://easyos.org/tech/how-easy-works-part-2.html
Forum:
Alternative forum-thread (on Puppy Linux Forum):
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=109958
Have fun!
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