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Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

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Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

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Post by mappu »

antpls wrote: post #66

What i am looking for is a distro where the only UI is through webpages. I had idea about installing a local Prometheus agent, cockpit and other modern administration tools, but it could'nt match all the features of Gnome 3. Especially, I couldn't find a webtool to manage hardware, such as Wifi, keyboard configuration, display, mouse, etc. Also, a very good, fast, and stable web terminal isnt easy to find

This isn't a particularly practical suggestion, but you might be interested in the Nintendo ES operating system.

EDIT: Maybe XPenology can run the DSM web interface on a desktop OS?

EDIT 2: Most of KDE Plasma (well, the QML parts at least) will probably run through the WebGL streaming QPA. Likewise using Broadway for Gnome GTK3 apps.

Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

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Post by ktpsns »

antpls wrote: post #66

What i am looking for is a distro where the only UI is through webpages. I had idea about installing a local Prometheus agent, cockpit and other modern administration tools, but it could'nt match all the features of Gnome 3. Especially, I couldn't find a webtool to manage hardware, such as Wifi, keyboard configuration, display, mouse, etc. Also, a very good, fast, and stable web terminal isnt easy to find

Have you thought about using tools like http://www.webmin.com/ or https://cockpit-project.org/ ? They are thought for managing servers, but they might also work for desktops. Also I wouldn't be surprised if tools like http://yast.opensuse.org/ offered a web GUI.

Furthermore, for a web based terminal, thanks to https://xtermjs.org/, terminal.js and friends, there are plenty of products available nowadays. Maybe this helps for starting a web search.

Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

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Post by jamiek88 »

Nr7 wrote: post #67
thiccly wrote: post #29

New logo needed. The chopped off head is bad luck in parts of Asia.

I've been staring at the logo for a few minutes now and I cannot make head or tails of it. It just looks like a random squiggle to me.

It’s a woman with the top of head cropped

Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

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Post by nodefourtytwo »

RandomBacon wrote: post #31

Ominous's screenshot looks amazing. Does anyone know what (software/gui/manager/idk) is? Even though I've been using Linux (Ubuntu) as my daily driver for the past several years, I really son't know too much about it such as how to ask the right question about desktop manager(?). The install instructions look detailed enough that I could probably figure it out. I will bookmark this, because I want to buy a laptop, am…

If you like that, you should visit https://reddit.com/r/unixporn

Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

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Post by unhammer »

thrower123 wrote: post #19

What is the standard pick these days for a no-frills, stripped back, but still usable Linux distribution? One that doesn't start with much, but isn't boiling the ocean like Arch or Slack if you want to add more? I used to like Xubuntu, but this was like a decade ago at this point.

Xubuntu.

While regular Ubuntu switched back and forth between Gnome→Unity→Gnome, my Xubuntu install looks and works pretty much the same, except with less bugs than before, and even some new features that don't get in your way (e.g. better hidpi/color management support). At the same time you have first-class access to Debian packages, so you don't have to feel left out in that way.

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