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We've recently been testing the ALIP (ARM Linux Internet Platform) release from Linaro and just uploaded an image:
This platform has many of the things we love about Ubuntu without the bloat of the Unity package. Instead, it includes a simple LXDE Desktop manager, the Chromium browser, MPlayer and not much else.
This makes it quick to boot and relatively lightweight, at ~250 MB gzipped.
We added just a handful of things to the stock release:
- OpenSSH Server - because we can't live without it, and
- Changed the root password to "Boundary" to allow root login over SSH, and
- Our latest kernel (including audio patches and modules in
/lib/modules), and - Our
6x_bootscriptfor automagic detection of displays, and - The firmware for the TiWi module (
/lib/modules/ti-connectivity), and - A small patch to
/etc/init.d/x11-common. For some reason, the ownership of/dev/shmrequired root access, so Chromium refused to start.
