While reading around the
net about new Linux distributions I got into some good reviews about
a distribution I never heard before: Bodhi
Linux and about its default window manager Enlightenment.
Body Linux is a Ubuntu
based distribution, currently at its release 2.2.0. Among the other
things Bodhi uses Enlightenment as default desktop manager; currently
at its release 17 Enlightenment is a lightweight desktop which
promises fancy graphics even on not-so-powerful machines.
All this has been more
than enough for me to download Bodhi ISO image, place it on my USB
disk and go on with another “test drive”.
Bodhi Linux (live) on
the EEEPC
Bodhi Linux boot has been
quite fast, it started in less than two minutes (from a computer and
disk combination that isn't very up-to-date). In the middle of the
boot process I've been asked for the desktop profile and theme I
would like in my system. The choice is not definitive since you can
change later any aspect of the desktop but if you choose the one that
best fit your needs you'll have a good starting point for configuring
your desktop.
I did choose the
“Netbook” profile Here is how it looks like
