A LuPu 5.2.8 modified to be like WinXP
Posted: Tue 22 Jan 2013, 02:10
First off I want to thank you all for this great forum. This place brings together people for whom words "Puppy Linux" mean.... you know.
So, this is my fist post and I want to share with you my customized LuPu 5.2.8 005 with the GUI as close as possible resembles WindowsXP.
Key features:
1. IceWM is the default and the only window manager with two WinXP themes.
2. Wine is installed to run Windows programs.
3. There are some portable Windows utilities installed in the folder 1my/win-portables. If you need more – just drop them into mentioned folder and create shortcut in PStart (see p.5).
4. Internet browser is Firefox 18.0 (shortcut Ctrl+Alt+E). TOR web browser is TOR Bundle 2.3.25-2 (shortcut Ctrl+Alt+K). Simplified installation being implemented (no pets, sfs, etc.) since they are updating almost bimonthly . Just extract downloaded tar.bz2 package to the appropriate sub-folders in the folder 1my, and create links on the desktop, or in the PStart, or in the Quick Launch on the IceWM Task Bar..
5. PStart, from Pegtop (shortcut Ctrl+S) is used to launch Windows applications. By the way, PStart is capable to launch existing Puppy Linux programs too. The only problem is that for some reasons it doesn't pick icons up, regardless of the image format and location, even with direct link to the images provided in the PStart settings.
6. Put your attention at the second wallpaper (see my desktop screenshot), designed to relax stressed eyes. One university professor gave it to me. This is not just an ordinary tiled clouds. Looking at the desktop, try to re-focus your eyes at some imaginary point far behind the monitor. Once get it, the icons on the desktop would float in space in front of the clouds with very noticeable 3D effect. True, it's rather difficult to achieve it from the first attempt, so you need a little practice. Several of these 1-2 minutes "views" would significantly release the tension in your eyes.
7. Many more minor changes were implemented.
ISO with the configuration described above, takes 257MB:
http://hotfile.com/dl/189947235/96ff29f ... P.rar.html
My personal ISO with installed Office Word, Excel, Power Point and some other programs takes 365MB.
That's basically it. I wouldn't overload you with details. Instead, I'd be glad to answer your questions, if any.
Classic XP desktop:
My desktop:
01/28/2013 Note:
Some more updates.
There are two items in the archive:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... h&id=63984
1. shell32.dll
This will replace Wine's folder icons with WinXP original. Just copy it into /root/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32 and overwrite original one. Supplied shell32.dll is exactly for the Wine version in this derivative. I didn't test it with another Wine versions o builds.
2. <speaker icons> folder.
New view of the speaker on the taskbar/fbpanel. Overwrite originals in the folder /usr/share/retrovol/images.
01/29/2013 Note:
The purpose of this derivative is to have handy compact system with basic functionality for safe internet surfing on any available computer. I use it as plug/unplug, one-session USB flash drive. So, I've never run it from the hard drive. That would be an answer to reported problems with rebooting.
So, this is my fist post and I want to share with you my customized LuPu 5.2.8 005 with the GUI as close as possible resembles WindowsXP.
Key features:
1. IceWM is the default and the only window manager with two WinXP themes.
2. Wine is installed to run Windows programs.
3. There are some portable Windows utilities installed in the folder 1my/win-portables. If you need more – just drop them into mentioned folder and create shortcut in PStart (see p.5).
4. Internet browser is Firefox 18.0 (shortcut Ctrl+Alt+E). TOR web browser is TOR Bundle 2.3.25-2 (shortcut Ctrl+Alt+K). Simplified installation being implemented (no pets, sfs, etc.) since they are updating almost bimonthly . Just extract downloaded tar.bz2 package to the appropriate sub-folders in the folder 1my, and create links on the desktop, or in the PStart, or in the Quick Launch on the IceWM Task Bar..
5. PStart, from Pegtop (shortcut Ctrl+S) is used to launch Windows applications. By the way, PStart is capable to launch existing Puppy Linux programs too. The only problem is that for some reasons it doesn't pick icons up, regardless of the image format and location, even with direct link to the images provided in the PStart settings.
6. Put your attention at the second wallpaper (see my desktop screenshot), designed to relax stressed eyes. One university professor gave it to me. This is not just an ordinary tiled clouds. Looking at the desktop, try to re-focus your eyes at some imaginary point far behind the monitor. Once get it, the icons on the desktop would float in space in front of the clouds with very noticeable 3D effect. True, it's rather difficult to achieve it from the first attempt, so you need a little practice. Several of these 1-2 minutes "views" would significantly release the tension in your eyes.
7. Many more minor changes were implemented.
ISO with the configuration described above, takes 257MB:
http://hotfile.com/dl/189947235/96ff29f ... P.rar.html
My personal ISO with installed Office Word, Excel, Power Point and some other programs takes 365MB.
That's basically it. I wouldn't overload you with details. Instead, I'd be glad to answer your questions, if any.
Classic XP desktop:
My desktop:
01/28/2013 Note:
Some more updates.
There are two items in the archive:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... h&id=63984
1. shell32.dll
This will replace Wine's folder icons with WinXP original. Just copy it into /root/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32 and overwrite original one. Supplied shell32.dll is exactly for the Wine version in this derivative. I didn't test it with another Wine versions o builds.
2. <speaker icons> folder.
New view of the speaker on the taskbar/fbpanel. Overwrite originals in the folder /usr/share/retrovol/images.
01/29/2013 Note:
The purpose of this derivative is to have handy compact system with basic functionality for safe internet surfing on any available computer. I use it as plug/unplug, one-session USB flash drive. So, I've never run it from the hard drive. That would be an answer to reported problems with rebooting.
