Quirky è una distribuzione Linux creata tramite il tool Woof ed è creata dallo stesso autore di Puppy Linux. E’ specificatamente creata per esplorare nuove idea che vanno oltre il normale approccio con cui si crea una distribuzione Linux.

Questa versione è costruita intorno ad un unico grande file: se il boot parte, tutto è già pronto all’uso.

Versione 8.0: “Xerus”

Questa versione contiene (in Inglese):

Quirky Linux 8.0 is released. This is codenamed “Xerus”, as it has binary compatibility with Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit package repositories. This means that Quirky is able to install DEB packages from these repositories.
Other than that, Quirky is in no way similar to Ubuntu!

8.0 has Linux kernel 4.4.7, SeaMonkey 2.40, and a host of applications to fill every need. As per inheritance from Puppy Linux, Quirky includes the “kitchen sink” in a very small download.

Significant new features for 8.0, in no particular order, are BluePup GUI management for Bluetooth, the ISO now boots on UEFI-firmware machines, YASSM GUI to manage Samba, YouTubeDL GUI youtube downloader, and many applications updated.
And, as usual, a multitude of bug fixes and little improvements.

Risorse

La distribuzione può essere scaricata da:

• ISO (347MB): http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky6/amd64/releases/xerus-8.0/xerus64-8.0.iso

Il sito web della distibuzione è: http://bkhome.org/quirky/

Screenshot

Quirky 7.2 “April”

Conclusioni

Questa versione è compatibile con Ubuntu 16.04 e i pacchetti DEB.

Simplicity Linux è una distribuzione Linux derivata da Puppy Linux e che utilizza il desktop enviroument LXDE per default.  E’ disponibile in 4 edizioni: Obsidian, Netbook, Desktop e Media.

Versione 16.01

Questa versione (in Inglese):

• It’s that time again! A new release of Simplicity Linux is available for download.  Simplicity Linux 16.01 comes in two flavours, Netbook and Desktop, both 32-bit releases.  Based on the excellent LXPup distro, we use LXDE window manager and 4.1.6 kernel.
• For those Simplicity Linux virgins, Netbook Edition is our cutdown version using web based software rather than installed software which means you can keep all your data and satisfy all your computing needs in the cloud.  Cloud computing FTW!  On the other hand, we have Desktop Edition which is a lot heavier but comes pre-installed with great software like Audacity, LibreOffice and GIMP.
• Both Editions come with the latest versions of Google Chrome.  To protect your privacy, in place of the TOR Browser we included in the previous version, we have installed the DotVPN plugin on Chrome.  It’s an excellent option to protect your privacy and it’s entirely free to use out of the box.  We have also included two of our favourite plugins AdBlock Plus and LastPass.
• We look forward to receiving your feedback and we hope you enjoy using Simplicity Linux 16.01 as much as we’ve enjoyed working on it.

Risorse

La distribuzione può essere scaricata da:

• Desktop (595MB): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/simplicitylinux/Desktop1601Final.iso
• Netbook (383MB): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/simplicitylinux/Netbook1601Final.iso

Il sito web della distribuzione è: http://simplicitylinux.org

Il sito web per i programmatori è: http://sourceforge.net/projects/simplicitylinux

Screenshot

Simplicity Linux 15.10

Conclusioni

Questa versione è nel 7° anniversario dalla nascita della distribuzione.