Tactical OS Basic Training - Page 3

Mateo · 10-12-2005, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by perry

I like my start button! Heh. I use KDE all the time.. KMail for email, Konsole, K3b, Krusader file manager (when I use a gui filemanager that is). I like having icons on my desktop for some reason. I've tried flux and all the rest and just can't get used to not having them.

Hmm, I get that...it does make the switch easier, but with fluxbox+iconbox (as one example) you have an good mix of icons and litestep like menus.

If it is dead sexy, light, and fast, people might make the effort. Then again, they might not.

The key issue with KDE especially is 100 programs for everything (3 text editors, 4 different media players, 2 different file managers....).

The menu is going to require some serious hacking, Linspire/Xandros style.

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I think having all the nifty features of a DE will help folks new to Linux switch over.

I'm wondering if some of those features are even necessary. Alot of things are cool, but do we need KDE Games(pointless), Internationalization (useless for us), the Media Kit (mostly worthless), The Network kit (includes a bunch of useless junk)? Probably not.

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But, I'm quite happy with Gentoo, so my opinion may not much matter

Actually, your opinion matters. If you can make a partition available when we get to beta, it's would be a big help.

I like gentoo (well vidalinux anyway), but we are going debian for TacticalOS. I want people to be able to do a quick apt-get dist-upgrade in console and have a completely patched and up to date OS without the long emerge time.

That said, I'm stealing ideas from Gentoo (-march O3, CFlags) and Yoper (prelinking) to get the whole thing optimized. I can optimize for general 686 and not a specific CPU and still get a big performance boost.

I'm just getting the basic package set up, then will start the optimization.

Mateo · 10-15-2005, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CingularDuality

Ummm, this image: http://www.tacticalgamer.com/gallery...album=56&pos=1

The pot leaf has GOT to go... Otherwise it would be my wallpaper right now!

The pot leaf is gone. All fixed.

I also added perry's inverse to the gallery, and a bunch of real basic logo walls.

You guys want me to load the logos and the basic backgrounds up there to play with?

micr0c0sm · 10-17-2005, 02:30 PM

Enlightenment DR-17 is amazing. Really really pretty and really really fast.

Slyone · 10-17-2005, 07:04 PM

That is true, however for myself, I'm going to say go for KDE. It's one of the most widely used, and I'd prefer to use something this awesome in accordance with what I already utilize in Linux.

I've got myself a brand new AMD-64 box which I'm just itching to install this on when it comes out.

300 gigs of nothing. And it's gonna stay that way until the first release of this :P

Mateo · 10-23-2005, 01:29 PM

OK, here is an screenshot of TacticalOS using KDE:

And here is STEAM running, and updating under Cedega.

Notice that this is pretty much a stock theme. I'm adding and removing applications, working up some themes, and generally working on the overall configuration.

**Vulcan** · 10-23-2005, 03:12 PM

Looks good mateo, so when do i get a version?

**Phantom** · 10-23-2005, 03:14 PM

ME WANT!!! ME WANT!!! Like Vulcan said, when do we get to try this out???

Mateo · 10-23-2005, 04:57 PM

I should have this ready in a week, maybe 2 weeks.

I'm going to do an article about Cedega over the next week, and then I need to strip it all out (Steam, Cedega, the games) in order to roll up the ISO.

Right now, with all that, it's over 8gb.

About 4gb of that is CounterStrike Source, and the rest are files that I need to comb through, install, and delete. Mostly icons and stuff, but some really cool applications as well.

The core install is less than 2gb. Including Open Office, Java, KDE, etc..

Slyone · 10-23-2005, 05:17 PM

It's beautiful. Time passes way too slowly. Has it been two weeks yet? Oh... just two hours huh...

**Trooper** · 10-23-2005, 06:33 PM

well you let us know when its ready......we will all be happy to break it for you...

**CingularDuality** · 10-23-2005, 06:54 PM

Have you gotten BF2 to run on it?

Mateo · 10-23-2005, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CingularDuality

Have you gotten BF2 to run on it?

I haven't tried yet.

The next iteration of Cedega is in two weeks, and the Transgaming team has been hinting that they might have it ready for that.

Officially, they are still looking at it, but they have a big game or two ready for each major release: for 4.0 they had World of Warcraft and Counterstrike Source running.

I was going to wait for them to release, then see if it runs. If it does not, I was going to look at the dx9 patch for WINE, which gets alot of games that Cedega can't run to run.

Riyker · 10-26-2005, 07:13 PM

Any chance for TacticalWindows?

**Trooper** · 10-26-2005, 07:34 PM

i dont think so......maybe a windows blinds thing but no tactical windows.

**CingularDuality** · 10-26-2005, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Trooper[SNPR]

i dont think so......maybe a windows blinds thing but no tactical windows.

Ooh, that would be cool! A TacticalWinXP theme!

View Poll Results: Tactical OS: Which Desktop?
KDE	19	28.36%
GNOME	14	20.90%
FVWM2	8	11.94%
Fluxbox	4	5.97%
Enlightenment	4	5.97%
Mezzo	3	4.48%
Who Cares? Release the damn thing!	23	34.33%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 67. You may not vote on this poll

10-17-2005, 02:30 PM	#33 (permalink)
micr0c0sm Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 657	Re: Tactical OS Basic Training Enlightenment DR-17 is amazing. Really really pretty and really really fast.

10-17-2005, 07:04 PM	#34 (permalink)
Slyone Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon, USA! Posts: 5	Re: Tactical OS Basic Training That is true, however for myself, I'm going to say go for KDE. It's one of the most widely used, and I'd prefer to use something this awesome in accordance with what I already utilize in Linux. I've got myself a brand new AMD-64 box which I'm just itching to install this on when it comes out. 300 gigs of nothing. And it's gonna stay that way until the first release of this :P __________________ Last edited by Slyone; 10-17-2005 at 07:37 PM.

10-23-2005, 01:29 PM	#35 (permalink)
Mateo Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 37 Posts: 6,483	Re: Tactical OS Basic Training OK, here is an screenshot of TacticalOS using KDE: And here is STEAM running, and updating under Cedega. Notice that this is pretty much a stock theme. I'm adding and removing applications, working up some themes, and generally working on the overall configuration.

10-23-2005, 03:12 PM	#36 (permalink)
Vulcan Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montreal Age: 29 Posts: 7,158	Re: Tactical OS Basic Training Looks good mateo, so when do i get a version? __________________ TG Primer - CSS SOP's - INS SOP's

10-23-2005, 04:57 PM	#38 (permalink)
Mateo Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 37 Posts: 6,483	Re: Tactical OS Basic Training I should have this ready in a week, maybe 2 weeks. I'm going to do an article about Cedega over the next week, and then I need to strip it all out (Steam, Cedega, the games) in order to roll up the ISO. Right now, with all that, it's over 8gb. About 4gb of that is CounterStrike Source, and the rest are files that I need to comb through, install, and delete. Mostly icons and stuff, but some really cool applications as well. The core install is less than 2gb. Including Open Office, Java, KDE, etc..

10-23-2005, 05:17 PM	#39 (permalink)
Slyone Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon, USA! Posts: 5	Re: Tactical OS Basic Training It's beautiful. Time passes way too slowly. Has it been two weeks yet? Oh... just two hours huh... __________________

10-23-2005, 06:33 PM	#40 (permalink)
Trooper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In my wifes house......if she says i can Age: 25 Posts: 8,552	Re: Tactical OS Basic Training well you let us know when its ready......we will all be happy to break it for you... __________________ that sounds like a good idea trooper. -Vulcan

10-23-2005, 06:54 PM	#41 (permalink)
CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 16,637	Re: Tactical OS Basic Training Have you gotten BF2 to run on it? __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

10-26-2005, 07:13 PM	#43 (permalink)
Riyker Join Date: May 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 38 Posts: 278	Re: Tactical OS Basic Training Any chance for TacticalWindows?

10-26-2005, 07:34 PM	#44 (permalink)
Trooper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In my wifes house......if she says i can Age: 25 Posts: 8,552	Re: Tactical OS Basic Training i dont think so......maybe a windows blinds thing but no tactical windows. __________________ that sounds like a good idea trooper. -Vulcan

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