Bodhi 3.0

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Jarret W. Buse

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Bodhi 3.0

A Debian-based form of Linux which is a distro of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Core is Bodhi 3.0.

A previous version of Bodhi (2.4.0) can be found at http://www.linux.org/threads/bodhi-linux.6038/.

As noted before, Bodhi is a term used in Buddhism that refers to Enlightenment, the Windows Manager, on which Bodhi is based.

Even though Version 3.0.0 was to be released in mid to late 2014, it was not released in its stable version until February 2015.

Bodhi 3.0.0 has both a 32-bit and 64-bit version which can be downloaded from:


To run Bodhi, you need a minimum of:

  • 1 GHz Processor
  • 256 MB of RAM
  • 4 GB Hard Disk Space

For better performance, you should have at least:

  • 1 GHz Processor (preferably more)
  • 1 GB of RAM
  • 10 GB Hard Disk Space
  • OpenGL enabled Graphics Card

Once you get have all the required system components, you can download the ISO file from the above links for the 32- or 64-bit system (whichever you require).

Once installed, you should see a screen similar to Figure 1.

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FIGURE 1

As with all other Debian based systems, you can install software from the command-line using “apt-get”. The Synaptic Package Manager is also available for a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to “apt-get”. Bodhi also has an AppCenter as shown in Figure 2 which is accessible through a web browser at http://www.bodhilinux.com/a/.

NOTE: Once installed, it is best to upgrade Bodhi packages from Synaptic or “sudo apt-get upgrade” from the terminal.

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FIGURE 2

Enlightenment is the Windows Manager and initially uses four Virtual Desktops. The number of Desktops can be changed to meet your needs.

To enter the menu, left-click anywhere on an empty spot of the Desktop. A menu should appear from which you can choose an menu option as shown in Figure 3.

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FIGURE 3

Right-clicking an empty space on the Desktop opens your Favorite Applications. When first installed, there are no Favorites. To add an application to the Favorites, left-click on the Desktop to open the Menu. Select Settings and then All. Click on the Apps icon at the top of the Settings Window and then on Favorite Applications. Another window should open which lists all the installed applications. Choose your Favorites from the list which now appear in a menu when you right-click an empty Desktop space.

Another ability of Enlightenment is the use of Shelves. A Shelf is shown in Figure 4 which holds numerous gadgets and launchers. A gadget is an instance of module. The module is a piece of code which gives information or controls an aspect of the system. For example, a Battery Gadget shows the available charge of the system battery if one is present. A Launcher is used to start a program, such as the icon in Figure 4 of the Earth which launches Midori, a web browser.

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FIGURE 4

Enlightenment also provides shortcut bindings which are one of the following:

  • Edge of Screen binding
  • Mouse bindings
  • Key bindings
  • ACPI bindings

Some of the bindings which are preset in Bodhi are:

  • ALT+Left-mouse-click – click on a window to grab and move it
  • Left-click-mouse – on empty desktop opens menu
  • Right-click-mouse – on empty desktop opens Favorite Applications menu
  • CTRL+ALT+X – closes current window
  • CTRL+ALT+Arrow – moves current Virtual Desktop to next Virtual Desktop depending on Arrow key direction (left or right)
  • CTRL+ALT+M – opens Menu
  • Shift+F10 – maximizes current window vertically
  • ALT+Shift+F10 – maximizes current window horizontally
  • ALT+TAB – switches between windows on the current Virtual Desktop

To change or add to the bindings, open the Menu and select Settings, All and then Input. Here, you can modify any of the existing bindings in the various binding types.

NOTE: An example of the ACPI bindings is when the Sleep button is pressed, the system goes into a Suspend mode.

When installed, Bodhi comes with the following applications:

  • Elementary Test – Used to test various components of the Elementary Windows Manager
  • ePad – text editor
  • Elementary Configuration – used to configure Elementary
  • Network Connections – used to manage settings for network connections
  • ePhoto – used for viewing picture files
  • Midora – application used for browsing the Internet
  • eepDater – checks for availability of system updates
  • Enlightenment File Manager – file manager used to view and manipulate files on the system's hard drives
  • ePulse – manages volume control
  • eSudo – window which allows a user to enter a command to be run as root as well as the root password
  • Terminology – application to open a terminal to allow command-line entry

It seems that Bodhi is gaining in popularity and has improved quite a bit since version 2.4.0. If you are looking to try a new Linux distro, give Bodhi a try. If needed, try Bodhi in VirtualBox to see how well it may work for you.
 

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