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  • From: sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Usefull software for BasicLinux?
  • Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 03:53:39 +0000 (UTC)

On Tue, 1 Nov 2005, David Moberg wrote:

On 11/1/05, Markus Laire <markus AT laire.info> wrote:
The CD(s) should be usable as is, without any Internet-connection to
download extra packages -- so when you get in front of an old
computer, and you have a task to do, you could install BasicLinux and
the needed programs from the CD(s) to do the task.

So I'd like to get some help about what I should include on such a CD(s).

I think that (s)vgalib would be useful; it is a lighter system for getting a
graphical user interface than X.

It did not work at all on my Compaq laptop.
Xvesa did not work there either, but X did work (eventually).
On another computer Xvesa works, but regular X does not.
Is there space to include X (VGA only), Xvesa and svgalib?



BL3 already includes good Internet functionality, so that should be
covered.

Basic graphics utilities would be useful; perhaps a small selection of
netpbm tools. caca or libaa perhaps, for those who only want text
mode.

You could include a basic sound kernel, and one of the little sound
packages for BL3. Streaming audio is probably not very useful on a
386.

I compiled a small sound kernel that is pretty much like BL2 otherwise.
It needs loop to be a module though, so cannot be used for BL3 booted from a DOS partition. You are welcome to use my config file and add loop support in the kernel.


Small office-type applications. There are several command-line
spreadsheets, as well as tiny editors like e3.

That is about all that I can think of right now.

David
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