Welcome on Hedinux

Hedinux GNU/Linux is a french independently developed distribution inspired by the Linux From Scratch and Beyond Linux From Scratch books. Hedinux is optimized for i686 and have its own packages management system.
The distribution try to be easy to use, and have all latest versions of GNOME, KDE, XFCE and Enlightenment 0.17. A few knowledge in hardware configuration may be useful.
Hedinux is available in a live-cd about 600Mo with GNOME and XFCE with possibility to install the distribution via internet, and you have an install cd with all packages (exepted KDE, but possibility to install it with internet) to install without internet.

Hedinux GNOME live-cd 2006.1 alpha2 released!

Hedinux GNOME live-cd 2006.1 alpha2 is out!

Major update:
- GNOME 2.14
- Xorg 6.9 with vesa driver by default
- Updated to kernel 2.6.15.6, spcaxx 20060301, unionfs 1.1.3, squashfs3.0
- select locale/keyboard at live-cd boot
- gparted on the live-cd
- and a lot of other packages update...
And bugs fixes:
- Fixed sshd startup
- add foomatic-db-engine dep for gimp-print. This problem implied not
full GNOME installation.
- replaced gnome icon by hedinux icon for the GNOME menu
- built dvd+rw-tools and added it to k3b depends

hedinux-installer:
- Keyboard in alphabetical order
- Verbose packages copy
- If you configure your network manually, the config files will be
copied in the hedinux installation now. No need to configure twice.
- You have a hedinux-netcardconfig icon in the Desktop->Administration
GNOME menu if you want to configure your netcard after the installation.
- GRUB install on MBR/root/floppy now (no detection of other linux yet)

This version is avalaible on : our ftp

Sorti de Hedinux 2006.1-alpha

Torrents available at http://www.tlm-project.org/public/distributions/hedinux/2006.1-alpha/

After more six months of work, we're happy to announce Hedinux 2006.1-alpha. A lot of hard work have been done so far.
For example :

• The distribution was build with the "Linux From Scratch" book, gcc 4.0.2.
• The latest stable kernel is available in version 2.6.15.4.
• spca5xx and ov51x-jpeg webcam drivers are included.
• The installer was rebuild.
• Performance improvements for the "hed" package manager, and bugs fixes. Here is a list of new commands :
  • hed update upgrade (update packages list and upgrade the system)
  • hed list (list installed packages)
  • hed list not_installed (list not installed packages)
  • hed install mypackage (installation of "mypackage" package)
  • hed remove mypackage (remove "mypackage" package)
• Faster boot up process
• New major packages: cups, ssh, sane...
• A simplier GNOME menu.
• Latest versions of desktop environments: GNOME 2.12.3, KDE 3.5.1, XFCE 4.2.3.2, Enlightenment 0.16.999.023.

This version is available in three isos:

• a classic install cd
• a netinstall cd
• a live-cd with the latest GNOME

A HedBook is available to help you burn the iso and do your first steps in hedgehogs world. (We need volunteers to improve the documentation.)

Enjoy it ;-)

NB: hedinux-install-cd
If you don't have internet don't check kde hedinux-kde!!

Vincent Fretin and Damien Durand (creators of Hedinux)
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Après plus de six mois de travail, nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la sortie de Hedinux 2006.1-alpha. Un travail conséquent a été réalisé afin de vous satisfaire pour le mieux.
Nous pouvons citer entre autres :

• La distribution a été construite autour du livre "Linux From Scratch" avec gcc 4.0.2.
• Le dernier noyau stable est proposé en version 2.6.15.4.
• Les drivers pour webcams (spca5xx et ov51x-jpeg) sont inclus.
• L'installeur a été complètement refait.
• Des améliorations de performances du gestionnaire de paquet "hed" et corrections de bugs ont été effectuées, une liste de nouvelles commandes vous est proposée :
  • hed update upgrade (met à jour la liste des paquets et le système)
  • hed list (liste les paquets installés)
  • hed list not_installed (liste les paquets non installés)
  • hed install mypackage (installation du paquet "mypackage")
  • hed remove mypackage (suppression du paquet "mypackage")
• Une phase de démarrage beaucoup plus rapide
• De nouveaux paquets importants, cups, ssh, sane...
• Une utilisation plus simple et plus claire avec un nouvel agencement des menus.
• Les dernières versions des environnements de bureau : GNOME 2.12.3, KDE 3.5.1, XFCE 4.2.3.2, Enlightenment 0.16.999.023.

Cette version vous est proposée sous trois formes :

• Un cd d'installation classique
• Un cd d'installation par internet
• Un livecd avec le dernier bureau GNOME

Un HedBook est disponible pour vous aider à graver une iso et à faire vos premiers pas dans le monde des hérissons. (Nous recherchons des volontaires pour améliorer la documention.)

Amusez-vous bien ;)

Vincent Fretin et Damien Durand (les créateurs de Hedinux)

NB: hedinux-live-cd
Pour les non-anglophones, configurez les locales et le clavier après avoir démarré le live-cd comme ceci : en root (mot de passe=root) : hed update install hedinux-installer;hedinux-live-language; changez aussi le clavier dans /etc/X11/xorg.conf et appuyez sur ctrl+alt+backspace pour redémarrer gnome.

hedinux-install-cd
Si vous n'avez pas internet, ne cochez pas kde hedinux-kde kde-i18n-fr !!

Various news

Since the release of Hedinux 0.1rc1, we have been quite perturbated with our server. Sorry about this.

A bug manager has been installer in the aim to release a distribution without any serious bugs. if you find yourself victim of a bug, or if you find one, we ask you to dedicate 5 minutes of your time to report it at the following address.
More bugs will be corrected, better will be the quality of the distribution.

We are currently searching persons who would like to help us in translations, documentaries and packages. We would like to translate the website and the documentation in several languages. On long term we wish to have two teams of packagers for the environment Gnome and Kde and other teams taking care of different windows managers and other applications.

A forum is available for questions and help.

the Hedinux team

Sortie de Hedinux 0.1rc1 ! À vos graveurs !

We finally released this first version! This version will serve to repport anything that is wrong with it, it is like a candidate release, so all the problems you could find in this versions will normally be corrected for the 0.1 final version (the release date is not fixed yet).
In this version 0.1rc1, some of the packages haven't been created yet, like samba, ssh, cvs and cups. Those packages will be available on the 0.1 final version.

We propose to you two ISO for this version
- a netinstall, no packges on the ISO, thy've been downloaded during the setup.
- A live-cd containning the Xfcs windows manager whose aim is also to be minimalist called Hedinux Sweet
(to be connected to gdm with hedinux sweet, login = guest ; passe = guest).

Download the ISO file in the downloads page!

The Hedinux team

Mokoshi: Oh sorry for no french users, the default keyboard is azerty. I forgot to make the script to select the keyboard at boot. I will be fixed for the 0.1!
For german users: the installor give you the choice to select Deutsch, but there is not translation yet, so it will be in english! If you want to translate the installor, contact me.

Errata and comments