Phinx Desktop 2012 development update

Kori has been working hard on the upcoming Phinx Desktop 2012 iso's (32 and 64 bit!) and is still busy putting a few default themes together for the new releases along with some other updates.

If all goes well we can expect the Beta iso's soon for testing.


Here's a sneak peek of one of the default themes Kori has been working on:

                               Source: http://cozmodesigns.co.uk/phinx/archives/171

I'm looking forward to the Beta iso's already and test them once available.

Always remember this: Don't ask when it's ready..... It will be ready when it's ready.

We'll keep you updated for sure.

A happy and awesome 2012 to all

First of all i want to wish each and every one of you a happy, healthy and awesome 2012.


It has been a while since the last post and some even might have started to wonder why it has been very quiet here for the last two months.

It has been a very busy time for us and moving to a new home has been the biggest step of all between the Xmas holiday. We are still in the middle of things, setting up everything, unpacking stuff, paint, put new wallpaper on the walls and so on.

A big step forward for me is that i finally have my very own room again where i can spend my time and concentrate on my hobbies like the Phinx Desktop project, Phinx Rising blog and the Phinx Rising twitter newschannel.

Still got to find myself a cool looking "Keep Out!" sign that i can put on the door. LOL!!!

Stay tuned for the future updates. We're still alive and kicking. ;)

Phinx Rising now on Twitter too

Phinx Rising can also be found now on Twitter. A extra gadget has been placed on this site with a link to the Phinx Rising Twitter profile.

Feel free to follow and recieve the news updates on Twitter too.

Enjoy! :)

Phinx Desktop On Softpedia and Distrowatch

While going through some stuff on the web I found out that Phinx Desktop has entered Softpedia on October 17.

Have a look here:

Phink Desktop 2011-08 On Softpedia

The second spotting was on Distrowatch were I noticed that Phinx Desktop has entered the waiting list on October the 5th:

Phinx Desktop on waiting list Distrowatch


This means that the word about the Phinx Desktop project is spreading and noticed by other sites. Awesome stuff going on here!

Happy 8th Birthday PCLinuxOS!

Eight years ago, in October 2003, Texstar created a fork of Mandrake Linux 9.2. Texstar has since developed that fork independently into a full-fledged distribution that we all know as: PCLinuxOS.

I want to thank Texstar for this great and stable distribution that is also the base for the Phinx Desktop project. I believe without Textstar and PCLinuxOS this all wouldn't have been possible. Keep up the great job!

Happy 8th Birthday PCLinuxOS!!!!



PCLinuxOS then and now:



                              Then:

                                 20-12-2004 PCLinuxOS Preview 8

                 (I couldn't find a screenshot of the 2003 preview but i stumbled upon a screenie of the PCLinuxOS Preview 8.)
                                                              


                                 
                               Now:


                                 27-06-2011 PCLinuxOS 2011.6

Rest In Peace Joe Gable a.k.a. Joble

I was shocked and couldn't believe it when i first read the news on the Phinx Desktop site. The name Joble ringed a bell and i rushed over to the PCLinuxOS forum where a topic confirmed my fear......
Joble passed away and with that the PClinuxOS and Phinx community lost a great friend and moderator.

I didn't get the chance to know Joble (Joe Gable) myself, but from what i've read in the comments he must have been a great guy.

I just wanted to share this sad news here with you because it hit the PCLOS community and me big time... My condolences to his family and all his friends who knew him very well and were close to him.

I am sorry that i didn't post this sooner, words just failed me yesterday.......

                                 That you may rest in peace Joble. We'll miss you.......

Phinx Desktop Repo and IRC channel

Phinx Desktop Repo:

Last week Kori set up repositories for both x86 and x86_64. The repo's have been tested by him and both work well. They are empty at the moment but will be filled in the nearby future with packages and it will allow him to create the tweaks and features in Phinx without having to break any compatibilities with the main PCLOS repository.

Source of the news can be found on the Phinx Desktop site itself:

http://phinxdesktop.slyip.net/phinxdesktop/?p=130


 Phinx Desktop IRC Channel:

Another step forward and slight change is that we decided to set up a Phinx Desktop IRC channel where the Phinx users can ask for help and not to overload the PCLinuxOS-Support channel with questions related specific to Phinx Desktop.

If you're looking for us.... we can be found on Freenode IRC in the #PhinxDesktop channel. If you have a IRC client like Xchat for example you can join the channel i mentioned above. Another option is by logging in with a web based client that is to be found on the Phinx Desktop site itself in a sidebar.