Should not be used in production?
I run a translation agency, and every machine in the office runs Linguas
OS. We produce 10s of thousands of words/month in translation projects.
Please. Don't assume that your failure to get the product to work means
that it is defective.
If you are having difficulties, write to the list and let us know what
is happening.

What do you mean, "no functional web browser installed"?
Seamonkey is installed in Linguas Os, and it functions just fine.
You, theoretically, should be able to have Firefox up and running in
half a minute, too, but, yeah, sometimes the repos are a bit fickle.
The whole repositories issue is a PCLinuxOS problem.
Linguas OS is just a remaster of PCLinuxOS (or, more accurately,
PCFluxboxOS) with the modifications in software line up that I made to
customize for translators, and, as such, depends on the PCLinuxOS repos.
Sometimes it's just best to wait and try again later.
Additionally, running apt from the command line is often more productive.
What I would recommend is, wait a bit, then do
apt-get update
apt-get dist upgrade
Then run Synaptic again, or, better yet, install Firefox from the
command line.

What is the "Semantic Package Manage" that you mention?
Did you mean "Synaptic"?
Also, this is a PCLInuxOS based distro, which, in turn, is a Mandriva
based distro (ie. rpm, not deb).
The page to which you link says it is Debian based. That would be wrong.


I have been wanting to make a new release, but there have been issues
with the remastering script not producing viable iso files.
Afaik, the PCLinuxOS crew have resolved that issue, but I haven't had
the time to remaster and upload a new iso.
As soon as I get a New York minute, I'll attempt to resolve that issue
and make a new release, which will include a few changes in line-up,
updates, etc., but it won't happen this week.
Maybe next.
What do mean by a "pre-installed" version?
Do you want hardware that already has Linguas OS installed?
To my knowledge, nobody is offering such a thing.
I could provide something like that, of course, such as a custom system,
but, I'd have to charge mucho dinero to set it up and ship it to you.
I've set up a few laptops with LinguasOS for local colleagues.

This is really a very small project.
In fact, I'm the only 'developer' on the project.
I'm kind of doing this all on my own here.

Your suggestions are appreciated.
Assistance or involvement with the project would be even more so.
Publishing that the distro isn't production worthy or lacks a browser,
when, in fact, it is used in production here, and elsewhere, and does
include a perfectly functional web browser, is not.
Especially when you didn't seek support on the list before firing off on
some other site about the project. You should be better informed before
reviewing someone's work like that.
I always respond to support requests on the list within 24 hours or less.

Additionally, you may find PCLOS-Trans more interesting.
http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/~c61302/pclostrans.html
While it requires a download of nearly twice the size, and a DVD burner,
it has more software and is better at holding the hands of those who are
lost in the gnu/linux world.

Thanks,
Tony


James wrote:
> You can download a pre-installed version of Linguas OS ready to run in
> VirtualBox.
> http://virtualboximages.com/VirtualBox+Linguas+OS+1.3+Virtual+Disk+Image
>
>
> This image is intended to allow the Linguas OS community to grow.
> After hours of attempting to address the repository issues. I gave up!!
>
> Is there a release 1.4 scheduled?
>
> Virtualize and Prosper
> James
>
>

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