DownloadPearl brings back the Desktop Environment that we modelled Pearl after which was GNOME Flashback Session. Comes with 2 sessions. The default is Compiz and just in case you temporarily break the Compiz session from experimenting with all the effects a Metacity Session is there to get you through. This release is only 1.4 G but inclueds most of the Pearl default softwares preinstalled and that includes Gimp and Inkscape. We lightened up the base removed the Gnome Classic option by default however with less than a couple megs you can add the standard GNOME3 with Gnome shell extensions through the Gnome Software Center. Also includes Our standard Software Manager built from Linux Mint's backend.
If you want to add the standard GNOME3 classic desktop or/and GNOME Shell and then choice your extensions simply add pearl-session. Then use Synaptic or GNOME Software to add chrome-shell-extension + ...
Many 20.04 issues resolved including samba shares and gksu...etc.
Features
- 64 Bit with Kernel 5.4 from the Ubuntu 20.04 LTR base
- A working SAMBA server through rebuilding source with extra tweaks
- Manage your SAMBA share with the popular system-config-samba GUI once again!
- Slingscold Launcher installed
- Completly solid proformance from the many Compiz Effects pre configured
- Gparted and Gnome-Disk Utility pre installed
- We went light on the office apps. Abiword Gnumeric preinstalled
- GIMP, Inkscape and Shotwell installed
- SMplayer Audacious and Audacity pre installed
- Gnome Software added for those who add GNOME shell / Classic to system
- Software Manager Pearl Update and Pearl Sources Pearl standard package management
- Synaptic for an easy way to install specific debian packages
- Firefox Browser default... others available
- Evolution handles the email perfectly including new mail red bubble badges!
- Gnome
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