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Minisys-Linux Muppy 008.3 (current version: 008.3F)

Minisys-Linux (Codename: Muppy) is a very small and fast system with optional German localization.

It is based on the Australian Puppylinux by Barry Kauler, and Slackware 12.

All important programs are included, that you may expect for a modern desktop system.
Extensions make it simple to use, for example, KDE, in addition to the default environment.

Special versions like "Muppy-Server" offer you customizations for special purposes.





Included Programs

Office, Internet, Business applications, watch DVDs, or play games: there is something for everyone.


The Desktop is based on a collection of customized independant applications, that were optimized concerning speed and size:
- Icewm (Windowmanager, Taskbar).
- GtkBasic-Panel (Startmenu, Quickstart-Buttons).
- Rox-Filer (Icons on the desktop).
- PCMan Filemanager.
- Analogclock or the Gdesklets add a nice look to your Desktop.
- Also Opera-Widgets may be used.
- Conky and Icedock let you track the system resources.
- MIME-Editor: Customize file extensions.
- Optional: Fluxbox, Openbox, LXPanel, Enlightenment DR17

Special: Minisys:
- used since 30 years to manage customers and articles in companies!
- Share folders for Windows (using Samba) in your web browser.
- Web-Administration: remote control Muppy via web browser!

Internet:
- Opera 9.27: quick web broser with EMail, Torrent and Widgets.
- Firefox 2.0.0.14: the famous web browser.
- Seamonkey 1.1.8: Web browser, grafical HTML-Editor, email-program.
- Sylpheed 2.4.8: fast and easy to use email-Program with GPG-Encryption, an insider hint.
- Pidgin 2.4.3 Instant messenger.
- AMSN 0.97.1 MSN-Chat with Webcam
- Skype video conferencing.


Office:
- Abiword 2.4.6: Quick word processor.
- Gnumeric 1.8.2: Quick spreadsheet supporting more functions than Excel.
- OpenOffice 2.4: Huge Office-Suite with Impress (Powerpoint compatible).
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8: famous PDF-viewer.

Multimedia:
- Mplayer 1rc2: Media player for the common video standards.
- Codecpack: extends Mplayer to use even more video standards.
- XMMS: small audio player like Winamp.
- Goggles: simple to use DVD-Player.
- Pburn 1.5.2: comfortable CD Burner.
- SecondWM: starts a second Desktop, where Xpenguins runs funny Penguins.
- Muppywebcam, supports Cams using gspca and pwc drivers.

Grafics:
- Mtpaint: very fast Grafics program for small, quick corrections.
- Gimp 2.4.3: Comparable to Photoshop, allows great image-processing.
- Gqview: navigate in huge collections of pictures using the file list.

Others:
- Java 1.6: run plattform-independant applications.
- Wine 0.9.61: run your favourite Windows programms.
- ies4linux: install Internet Explorer with 4 mouseclicks.
- Pnethood 0.6.2 - mount Windows folders in your network.

Games:
- TUX-Racer: Collect Herrings on the Snowboard.
- Descent2: guide your spaceship through labyrinths of mines.
- Dreamchess: 3D chess.
- Flashgames: small games for the break at work.

System-utilities:
- Gparted : partition hard disks
- SFS-Combiner: combine several Muppy-Extensions to one.


Download:

Live

Use "Muppy-Live" as simple solution.
Insert the CD, reboot your Computer, and you can work immedeatly.
Includes OpenOffice and many other Programs, that can be used without further installation.
Also use it, if you want a full installation on your hard disk.

Download Muppy-Live (checksum) - 690 MB


MINI

The best way to run Muppy, is a frugal installation.
Therefore, use the memory-optimized "Mini".
Using Extensions like "addons.sfs", it offers the same programs as Live, you just need to save those extensions to your harddisk once.

A massively-reduced miniature system is run directly from CD, with Abiword as Wordprocessor, and Opera as web browser.
This solution runs a lot faster on most computers!

Download Muppy-Mini (checksum) - 128 MB


Extensions for the Mini only:

- addons.sfs (checksum) - 300 MB: extends the Mini with all, what Live uses, except Games, OpenOffice and Acrobat Reader.
- office.sfs (checksum) - 203 MB: extends the Mini with OpenOffice and Acrobat Reader 8.
- games.sfs (checksum) - 50 MB: extends the Mini with games.



Extensions for Mini and Live:

- KDE.sfs (checksum) - 365 MB: The Desktop-environment "KDE 3.5.8" from Slackware-Linux 12.
- E17.sfs - 14 MB: Alpha-Version of the Desktop Enlightenment DR17.
- lg3d.sfs - 132 MB: SUN Looking Glass 3D Desktop
- development.sfs (checksum) - 115 MB: includes the compiler gcc, Perl, many headers and the Kernel-sources. You will need it, to compile own programs or Kernelmodules.
- Blob'n'Conquer - 38 Mb : 3D game.
- Ufo Alien Invasion 2.2.1 - 400 MB turn based strategy game.

How to use the Extensions:

When you shutdown Muppy the first time, it offers you an opportunity to create a save file.
Using a special technique (Unionfs), everything - all settings and new programs - is stored in only one file called msy_save.2fs.

This way you can use Muppy without partitioning your hard disk - use everything as it was already set up by Windows!
You still can use an existing Windows installation as usual.

After this save file has been created, you just need to download an extension (with the suffix .sfs) to the main folder of the same hard disk.
If your save-file was created on your Windows drive C:\ , then save for example C:\addons-US_083.sfs.

When you restart Muppy now, the "boot manager" will ask about the extensions.
Here you can choose which of the downloaded extensions should be used.
They are then included automatically after the next reboot.

You cannot use more than 3 extensions at the same time.
If you need more, you can merge them into a single new extension using the included SFS-Combiner.
The SFS-Combiner needs a Linux-partition temporarily to create the new extension.
This also can be on a USB-Stick.



SWAP-Partition


Muppy is a Linux-System.
If it runs out of free memory, it might freeze.
Then you would have to switch the computer off and on again.
To avoid this, you might need a swap-partition.
Use the included "gparted", to decrease the size of an existing Windows partition.
First, you should defrag it in Windows.
Then run Muppy directly from CD, to be sure that it does not use that partition to store files.
At the boot-prompt, enter:
puppy pfix=ram

In the menu choose: "System - gparted".
Decrease the last of the listed partitions by 256 MB and click on "apply".
Reboot Muppy.



Special versions:

Muppy-Server

A very small system designed to be used as a server.
It needs a Vesa-compatible graphics card, as just Xvesa is included, but not Xorg.
Servers don't need 3D accelleration, instead you need as much free RAM as possible.
The desktop offers some minimal functionality: Filemanager "XFileExplorer", Texteditor "Leafpad", Webbrowser "Opera".
The special program here is "Minisys".
Share folders using Samba - very comfortable in your web browser - controlled by Minisys.
Administer your server remotely - in your web browser using Minisys, with web-based file manager and shell.
Create your own application to manage your bills - in the web browser with Minisys, using the built-in database.
Also Java and the Vsftp FTP-server are included.

Download Muppy-Server (checksum) - 125 MB

Info-page for Muppy-Server


Muppy-Embryo

Embryo is a micro-system you can extend with external packages.
So you can create memory-optimized, customized special solutions.
It needs a Vesa-compatible graphics card, as just Xvesa is included, but not Xorg.
The Desktop offers some minimal functionality.
Filemanager "XFileExplorer", Texteditor "Leafpad".

As Gtk2 is included, the most important Puppy wizards can be used.
For example, you might just install "Wine" in addition, to run Windows applications in a school, without the need to use a huge desktop Linux.

Download Muppy-Embryo (checksum) - 43 MB

Info-page for Muppy-Embryo


Professional Support

BSB-Software, Germany, has been serving customers in Germany, Switzerland and Austria for over 30 years.
Minisys itself is based on components like GT/M, that are developed and used by hospitals, banks, and insurance companies.
In this environment, a maximum of stability and reliability is essential.
Our applications are used to do all calculations in companies, as well as to control robots in factories.
 
While Minisys initially was developped in Windows, we now migrate these companies using Minisys-Linux.
This helps to gain more stability and performance.

Use our experience to migrate to Linux!
We offer Support-contracts, that will give you Support via EMail as well as per telefone.
If required, we also offer service directly by visiting your company.
 
Contact us, so that we may calculate a contract optimized for your needs!


http://minisys.org