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 * automatic hardware detection, ["autodetection"], (i.e. kernel development). See [["LiveCD"]].  * automatic hardware detection, ["HardwareAutodetection"], (i.e. kernel development). See [["LiveCD"]].

Translations

*["?DebianDesktopSpanish"]: spanish / español


This is the DebianDesktop Wiki, the hompage is here: http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-desktop

DebianDesktopTenets - Now available.

?DebianDesktopProjectGoals - Help flesh these out!

DebianDesktopHowTo What to do to install a Debian Desktop, now.

Topics of interest (Where to help):

UI Level Improvement Issues:

Old:

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Necessary System Level Improvements:

  • Boot - Make init scripts with unified and clear ouput or hide all boot up messages completely
  • BootProcessSpeedup - Make the boot times shorter

  • supermount, automount or hotplugging !["FDs"] and !["CDs"] (making sure apps behave nice and allways close files and connections when leaving directories (konqueror!))
  • DevicePermissions - Default capabilities groups for users on the system.

  • NativeOrGeneric - A discussion regarding Native Apps vs. Generic Apps.

  • LinuxSpeedup - Specific tweaks to make the GUI crank!

  • automatic hardware detection, ["HardwareAutodetection"], (i.e. kernel development). See ?"LiveCD".

  • Have an easy and automatic snapshot/backup solution activated by default at least for /home an etc. (http:''/www.rsnapshot.org)

  • ["XFreeCommon"] -- Common ["XFree86"] failsaife graphics (resolution, frequency, Desktop manager selector...)

miniwoody 1.2a has been released. A few bug fixes has been made, f.e. a after installation of german-environment users was not able to change their desktop behavior. This has been fixed within ver1.2a.

As Altioth seems to allow only uploads up to 2 MB right now, miniwoody development sites are available at ["berliOS"].

Changelog: http://gnulinux.de/downloads/miniwoody_changelog

Package List: http://gnulinux.de/downloads/miniwoody_1_2a_selections

["berliOS"]: http://developer.berlios.de/projects/miniwoody/

Download Mirror: ftp://ftp.lazzurs.net/

Related work is also done by


["?DebianDesktopDiscussion"]