FreeBSDNews.com

[How-To] Install BSD’s Lumina On Linux

By Leave a Comment

This tutorial by user Derrik Diener will show you how to install the lightweight Lumina Desktop Environment on Linux distributions. Lumina is a new desktop environment developed by Ken Moore for the TrueOS project.

Move over KDE and Gnome, there’s a new desktop environment on the block, and it’s built with the BSD platform in mind. Lumina is it’s name, and it has a lot of unique features that Linux users should take note of. For starters, it’s a Qt5 desktop environment that is light in performance, meaning it can run on just about anything. Along with that, it has killer ZFS integration which makes restoring file system snapshots a breeze, and more. There’s a lot to love about Lumina, and that’s why it’s been getting a lot of attention. If you’re wondering exactly what it is that makes the Lumina desktop so great, there is good news; you can install BSD’s Lumina on Linux, with a little work. It’s a tedious process for some versions of Linux, but ultimately worth it, especially if you’re longing for something different.

In this tutorial, we’ll go over exactly how to get TrueOS’s Lumina desktop environment compiled, and running on all of the major Linux distributions on the market (and even some of the lesser known ones too).

Full tutorial: http://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/install-bsds-lumina-on-linux/

TrueOS: Another Small Stable (and Unstable) Update + Lumina 1.3.0

By Leave a Comment

The developers of TrueOS have released a stable/unstable update fixing several bugs, experimenting with FreeBSD ino64, and a patch for Intel Wireless 8265 patch. Download the latest update here.

We’ve pushed several fixes to the UNSTABLE and STABLE branches over the last week:

  • /etc/init.d/routing startup errors.
  • Virtualbox now properly loads vboxnet modules.
  • Webcamd is enabled by default.
  • The TrueOS installer now defaults to a “fresh” installation.

Another Small STABLE (and UNSTABLE) UPDATE: https://www.trueos.org/blog/another-small-stable-unstable-update/

The developers of Lumina have released the latest version 1.3.0 — adding a new icon theme, releasing the lumina-mediaplayer, and updating the Insight filemanager.

Notable changes include new icon themes, a number of updates to the file manager, and the release of the lightweight lumina-mediaplayer utility. There appear to be a large number of performance improvements and bugfixes too, which are always welcome.

  1. The Lumina desktop now distributes it’s own “material-design-[light/dark]” icon themes and uses them as the default icon sets. This replaces the “oxygen” icon theme dependency which came from the KDE project. Of course, other icon themes (including the “oxygen” theme) may still be installed and used on-demand as well.
  2. The lumina-mediaplayer utility is a brand-new utility designed for streaming online radio content (Pandora radio at the moment) and playback of local media files.
  3. The Insight file manager is updated with performance and visual improvements – one of which is the new “tree view” of all the directories on the system, so it becomes trivial to browse the local system.

Lumina 1.3.0 is released!: https://lumina-desktop.org/version-1-3-0-released/

BSDNow.TV Episode 191: I Know 64 & A Bunch More

By Leave a Comment

In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Benedict Reuschling discuss TrueOS & Lumina’s track to becoming less independent on Linux, IllumOS network stack, throttling password gropers, 64 bit inode call for testing, and more! Press play below to tune in:

BSD Now weekly content roundup: http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2017_04_26-i_know_64_and_a_bunch_more

Jupiter Broadcasting show notes: http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/114256/i-know-64-a-bunch-more-bsd-now-191/

TrueOS STABLE Update 4/24/17 now available & lumina-mediaplayer

By Leave a Comment

The developers of TrueOS have made available the 4/24/17 STABLE update. To see a full list of changes, follow the link below. Download the ISO/IMG here. The developer of Lumina has announced a preview of lumina-mediaplayer which can be seen below.

After testing the UNSTABLE push over the weekend, the devs are happy to release a new STABLE update and installation files today! This update consists of two parts: installer changes for those who install TrueOS fresh, and general updates for systems with TrueOS already installed. To install TrueOS fresh, the latest (labeled 2017-4-21) .iso and .img files are available here.

General Updates

  • Nvidia/graphics driver detection fixes.
  • Boot environment listing fix (FreeBSD boot-loader only)
  • Virtual box issues fixed on most systems. There appears to be a regression in VirtualBox 5.1 with some hardware.
  • New icon themes for Lumina (Preferences -> Appearance -> Theme).
  • We removed the legacy pc-diskmanager.

Official announcement: https://www.trueos.org/blog/trueos-stable-update-42417/

Phoronix: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=TrueOS-STABLE-20170424

Phoronix discussion: https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/software/bsd-mac-os-x-hurd-others/948125-trueos-20170424-stable-update

1.3.0 Development Preview: lumina-mediaplayer

Lumina Adds Luster to Linux Desktop

By Leave a Comment

Lumina Desktop Environment, developed by Ken Moore of TrueOS, has been making rounds in the BSD world and is now being recognized by Linux users alike. Read the article to see how Lumina can be ideal for your Linux workflow, due to its simplicity as a lightweight desktop environment.

luminaThe Lumina Desktop Environment desktop is a standout in the crowded field of Linux graphical user interface choices.

Lumina is a compact, lightweight, XDG-compliant graphical desktop environment developed from scratch. Its focus is on giving users a streamlined, efficient work environment with minimal system overhead.

Lumina was first developed for the BSD family of operating systems (such as FreeBSD and TrueOS). It is gaining interest among Linux users, having been introduced for a growing number of Linux distros.

I installed Fedora 24, Manjaro and PCLinuxOS on several test computers. I chose these popular Linux distros because they have add-on installations available from the Lumina project. This gave me an opportunity to take a first look at the Lumina desktop without applying an excessive amount of overhead.

Read the full story here: http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84301.html

Lumina 1.2 Desktop Environment now available

By Leave a Comment

Ken Moore, developer of Lumina, has released version 1.2 for the lightweight desktop environment packaged with TrueOS. This release features new plugin, custom themes such as Windows / OSX / MATE type desktops, a removal of libLuminaUtils, and more. See below for the full release notes.

lumina-1-2-desktop-environments-launches-for-trueos-with-various-enhancements-511495-3

Version 1.2.0 Released

Related links

Softpedia: http://news.softpedia.com/news/lumina-1-2-desktop-environments-launches-for-trueos-with-various-enhancements-511495.shtml

Phoronix: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Lumina-1.2-Released

Lumina on Ubuntu: http://www.noobslab.com/2017/01/lumina-desktop-can-be-installed-on-your.html

Lumina Desktop Environment Version 1.0.0 Released

By Leave a Comment

Lumina Desktop Environment, from the same folks who bring you PC-BSD, has finally hit its version 1.0.0 mark. Notable features of this version are a completely customizable interface, simple application shortcuts, multiple monitor support, single configuration of initial settings, and many more. The full list of changes are in the link below.

luminadesktop-e1452100348728

After roughly four years of development, I am pleased to announce the first official release of the Lumina desktop environment! This release is an incredible realization of the initial idea of Lumina – a simple and unobtrusive desktop environment meant for users to configure to match their individual needs. I hope you all enjoy it, and I look forward to working with all of you on the next iterations of this desktop!

~ Ken Moore ~

Official announcement – https://lumina-desktop.org/version-1-0-0-released/

Related – http://news.softpedia.com/news/lumina-desktop-environment-hits-1-0-milestone-after-four-years-of-development-507175.shtml

PC-BSD’s Lumina Desktop 0.9.0 Environment now available

By Leave a Comment

Ken Moore, creator of the Lumina Desktop Environment, has made available version 0.9.0. This version adds a new compositing effect, and more improvements are lined up for version 1.0. Lumina is also part of the PC-BSD project. See the link below for the full notes, including a schedule for upcoming features.

luminacompositingFirst, I would like to thank everyone for their patience as we continue working toward the first non-beta release of the Lumina desktop. We are still planning on version 1.0.0 getting released later this year (aligning with the FreeBSD 11.0 Release Schedule or earlier), but some issues have come to light that required we adjust our feature list for version 1.0.0 a bit.

Official announcement: http://lumina-desktop.org/new-release-schedule-and-lumina-desktop-0-9-0-released/

Kogonuso – PC-BSD’s Lumina Desktop 0.9.0 Environment Launches with Compositing Effects

 

Larry the BSD Guy – VIMAGE coming to FreeBSD, Lumina on FreeBSD 10.0

By Leave a Comment

Larry the BSD Guy reports on VIMAGE, a network stack virtualization platform, and Lumina Desktop Environment, both making significant advancements on FreeBSD. Check out his articles in the links below to see whats in store for the future.

So what is VIMAGE?

“The VIMAGE project builds upon FreeBSD’s jail lightweight virtualization mechanism,” Maste explains in the newsletter. “The initial VIMAGE work was supported by NLNet and the FreeBSD Foundation, and has been available as a kernel compile-time option for some time. Unfortunately, a number of stability and reliability issues have prevented the project from enabling VIMAGE in the default GENERIC kernel.”

VIMAGE Coming Soon to FreeBSD – http://fossforce.com/2016/02/vimage-coming-soon-freebsd/

sample-rainbow-lumina

The BSD licensed Lumina Desktop aims to release version 1.0 in July.

It appears the sun is rising on Lumina.

Ken Moore, the lead developer for the BSD-based Lumina Desktop Environment, announced that another step towards the release of a full-fledged desktop environment for BSD variants (and Linux distros, for that matter) has been achieved with the release of version 0.8.8 yesterday.

Lumina Desktop Getting Ready for FreeBSD 11.0 http://fossforce.com/2016/02/lumina-desktop-getting-ready-freebsd-11-0/

Thanks to DragonFlyDigest for the links.