Build Iso MooLux

First, Download a MooLux.zip and extract entire file zip to harddisk. Then modify everything you need, e.g remove the /moolux/save/mooluxsave to fit a ISO to disk. When done, start the following command to build ISO (create an ISO):

cd /your_extract_directory/
./make_iso.sh /tmp/MooLux.iso

If you are working under Windows, execute the following command instead:

cd c:\your_extract_directory\
make_iso.bat c:\MooLux.iso

A new bootable ISO will be created.

Defragment your XFS partition

If one beautiful morning, you like me found yourself having performance problems with reading from your huge XFS partition, you probably will think about defragmentation for the partition (at last if you had former windows experience). And will be right, case XFS in difference of ReiserFS needs a defragmenation. So this is how you may do it.


Then you'll need to check if your partition needs a defragmentation in really

# xfs_db -r /dev/sda5
 

xfs_db> frag
actual 22222222, ideal 2342342, fragmentation factor 99.9%
xfs_db> quit

Once you see a scary fragmentation factor, run the command for the optimization

# xfs_fsr -v /dev/sda5

.......

This whill take some time.

MooLux Modules

You can add the modules into moolux.
Download this modules:

1. firefox-3.5.3
Firefox is A web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite, the second-most popular browser in current use worldwide after Internet Explorer. Firefox includes tabbed browsing, a spell checker, incremental find, live bookmarking, a download manager, and an integrated search system that uses the user's desired search engine.

2. Flash-player-plugin-10.0.32.18
flash player plugin for mozilla firefox.

3. pidgin-2.6.6
Pidgin, previously known as Gaim, is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. Pidgin messenger is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, SILC, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise Messenger, and Zephyr networks.

4. thunderbird-2.0.0.23
Google Chrome is a web browser released by Google which uses the WebKit layout engine and application framework. It was first released as a beta version for Microsoft Windows on 2 September 2008, and the public stable release was on 11 December 2008. The name is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or "chrome", of web browsers. In September 2009, Chrome was the fourth most widely used browser, with 2.84% of worldwide usage share of web browsers.[1] Development versions of Chrome for Linux and Mac OS X were released in June 2009.

How to add to your MooLux:

• Download the modules.
• navigate to your USB with contain moolux linux
• Copy the modules to the "/MooLux/base" directory
• and reboot your moolux

USB MooLux Live Install from Windows

source: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-moolux-install-from-windows/

The following tutorial covers the process of installing MooLux Linux LIVE to a USB Flash Drive using Windows. MooLux is a Live USB Linux distribution based on Slackware that utilizes the KDE desktop environment. MooLux is a portable operating system that can be taken with you containing tools for Internet browsing, email, chat, multimedia, office and software for C, Python, Perl programming tasks.

USB Moolux Flash Drive creation essentials:

• 1GB or Larger USB Flash Drive (Fat16 or Fat32 formatted)
  
• Windows XP PC to create the MooLux USB Drive
  
• HP USB Format Tool
• MooLux
  

Linux MooLux Flash Drive creation process:

1. Download the HP USB format tool and format your Thumb Drive as Fat16 or Fat32
2. Download the MooLux zip
3. Extract the contents of the Zip to your USB device
4. Navigate to the boot directory on the USB device
5. Click bootinst.bat to install the grub loader and make the device bootable
6. Reboot your PC and set your system BIOS or Boot Menu to boot from the USB device, save your changes and reboot booting from the USB memory stick

Upgrade thunderbird: Upgrade aplication with Gslapt

there is how to upgrade your thunderbird in moolux linux with Gslapt.
select source:


by default moolux linux add 2 link:
http://kambing.ui.ac.id/slacky/slackware-12.2/
http://kambing.ui.ac.id/slackware/slackware-12.2/


after that, update list package



select list upgradeable



check to install the thunderbird



and then select apply to install



the new version of your application is ready..

persistant changes : mooluxsave

Moolux come with default moolux save is 256mb. how to make a 1Gb mooluxsave. This makes a file filled with zero's called "mooluxsave" in /mnt/sdb1/MooLux/save

dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/sdb1/MooLux/save/mooluxsave bs=1k count=1024000

Now we put a filesystem on it with

mkfs.xfs -f /mnt/sdb1/MooLux/save/mooluxsave

but if dont create, just download this

• mooluxsave 750 mb
• mooluxsave 1 gb
• mooluxsave 1.5 gb
• mooluxsave 2 gb

Download and uncompres to "/MooLux/save" directory..

Documentations

Boot from usbdisk
- Download file moolux-5.4.zip
- uncompress moolux.5.4.zip to USB Disk
- cd to /boot directory in USB disk
- execute install script
They type of filesystem you put on the SSD determines which install script you use.
bootinst.sh is for FAT partition (click bootinst.bat for windows)
bootlilo.sh is for Linux partition
- set your bios to boot from USB disk
- reboot
Boot with windows XP- Navigate to your USB disk to boot/grub
- copy grldr and menu.lst to -example- C:\
- change boot.ini and add this line
” c:\grldr=”Start Linux″
- set menu.lst
- example

timeout 4
default 0
title MooLux
root (hd0,1)
kernel /MooLux/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=7777 changes=/MooLux/save/mooluxsave vga=791 autoexec=xconf;kdm
initrd /MooLux/boot/initrd.gz
boot
title MooLux-Fresh
root (hd0,1)
kernel /MooLux/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=7777 vga=791 autoexec=xconf;kdm
initrd /MooLux/boot/initrd.gz
boot

- copy direcktory MooLux to C:\
- copy boot to Moolux directory
- reboot

Create moolux save
how to make a 1Gb mooluxsave.
This makes a file filled with zero’s called “mooluxsave” in
/mnt/sdb1/MooLux/save

dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/sdb1/MooLux/save/mooluxsave bs=1k count=1000000

Now we put a filesystem on it with

mkfs.xfs /mnt/sdb1/MooLux/save/mooluxsave

That’s all there is to it! A note regarding mkfs.xfs might be useful. This command has lots of possible arguements to tailor the filesystem but I find the default works best – i.e. without any arguements. Now just add the “changes=” line and everything should work!