Kahel OS Linux
Desktop & Apps
Kahel OS uses Gnome so if you’re a Gnome lover you’ll feel right at home. If KDE or one of the lighter-weight desktops is your preference then you might be a bit disappointed. I like Gnome so I was quite comfortable with the Kahel OS desktop. The wallpaper is bright and colorful. And the desktop itself isn’t cluttered with too many icons.
The selection of software is fair but contains some glaring omissions as I’ll note in the problems section. Here’s a sample of some of what you’ll find:
Games
Chess
Blackjack
Gnometris
Sudoku
Nibbles
Graphics
GIMP
F-Spot Photo Manager
Internet
Epiphany Browser
Pidgin IM
Ekiga Softphone
Multimedia
Banshee Media Player
Brasero Disc Burner
Cheese Webcam Booth
Jokosher Audio Editor
Moovia Media Center
Movie Player
Pitivi Video Editor
Office
AbiWord
Evolution Mail and Calendar
Evolution Tasks
Glom Database Designer
Gnumeric Spreadsheet
Project Management
gLabels Label Designer
Adding & Removing Software
Adding or removing software in Kahel OS should be simpler than it is right now. It uses Pacman and Package Kit as the basis for its software management.
If you want to try adding or removing software then just click System then Administration then Add/Remove Software in the menu at the top of your desktop. If you don’t see an app listed that you want be sure to do a search and you’ll probably find it.
However, I ran into some problems as I’ve noted below in the problems section. Suffice to say that the problems I encountered lead me to think that some real work needs to be done on Kahel OS’s package management.
The Kahel OS desktop is bright, colorful and uncluttered.
(3 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
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(4.83 out of 5)
Another good review.
Another way of putting Arch Linux on your system is with the Chakra Project: http://chakra-project.org/ Designed by the folks at kde I believe.
Thank you Jim for this review. I will see if I use this distro in the future.
Will you consider Zeven Os and Kanotix for a new review. Thank you!!
Thanks for the positive feedback, guys. Molen I’ll take a peek at those other distros, thanks for the suggestion.
I’ve used KahelOS, what’s new with it compared to Ubuntu for one is its speed. I’ve never seen Ubuntu go this fast. Also, its much easier to use. Sorry for the generality of what i’ve said. maybe next time i’ll be posting specific things i’ve noticed.
Hi Jim, I see Kahel OS as a starting point for those who want a bit more of a head start than Arch. Neither Arch nor Kahel are intended for beginners; they are intended to be “simple” in structure for those who know what they are doing and can take advantage of a simple structure.
Did you know that a simple command: pacman -Syu is enough to completely upgrade a system? Invest one extra moment, and create this alias in .bashrc, then exec bash to reinitialize your shell:
alias ug=’sudo pacman -Syu’ and you can upgrade by typing in ug and Enter.
To create various other aliases is just as simple. To me, the button pushing and the GUI for installation just slows things down, and are not the sweet spot for a distro like this. I create ug, inst, and other aliases when I operate Debian based systems, too, and unless I use a tool, such as smxi, I tend to use apt-get with those aliases rather than synaptic, which I use primarily for searching for packages and installing individual packages (though I often just use apt-cache seach | more to do my package searching.
Regarding Zeven Os and Kanotix for a new review, I have not previously heard of Zeven – would like to hear more. Kanotix was once a great distro – morphed to sidux. Has the Kanotix project resurfaced? Last I saw, 2006-7 was its last activity. Am I mistaken about that?
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@ Brian Masinick:
Hello!
‘only wanted to add a little notice concerning “Kanotix”: It is not ‘dead’ at all, the creator only decided to work things out in “the IRC-underground”; you especially only get a link to freshest .iso’s on this way. Just log in and show your interest. Kanotix is still the ‘ultimate Debian-way’ !
greetings,
Christian Oelte
Hello!
What’s nice with this distro is that, when I viewed their Issue tracker, all your comments regarding KahelOS are already posted there to be reviewed!
KahelOS Linux (Desktop Edition) Installer version: 12-25-2009
Sharing and giving, that’s the Spirit of Christmas. And so on this very day of “Gift-Giving”, three months after our first installer release 09-09-2009, we give you the new KahelOS Linux (Desktop Edition) Installer Version: 12-25-2009 . Download installer at http://www.kahelos.org/downloads.php
KahelOS Linux now has Kernel 2.6.32, Xorg 7.5 and Gnome 2.28.2 by default..
We are merry and proud to impart the new KahelOS Linux Installer developed to make it much more simple, easier and refreshing to use:
* Fast, simple and rolling-release Linux Desktop OS.
* Based on Arch Linux
* Faster Bootup Utilizing KMS (Kernel Mode Setting)
* Included familiar apps for mainstream users
-Firefox 3.5.6
-OpenOffice.org 3.1.1
* Added Enhanced and Stable Features for advance Users
* GCM (Gnome Color Management) is installed by Default
* Evolution Groupware
* i686 and x86-64
* Multilingual
* Only 1 CD Installer
For more details on this release: http://www.kahelos.org/newsdetails.php?newsid=39
Happy Holidays!