Macpup Opera 2.0 Is Based on Puppy Linux 4.3.1

Macpup Opera 2.0 has been released and is now available for download. The frugal Linux distribution is based on the latest version of the popular Puppy Linux 4.3.1. It features the Enlightenment e17 window manager and the Opera web browser. Macpup aims to take Puppy Linux’s best features while bringing the look and feel of a Mac on Linux.

“Macpup Opera 2.0 (a.k.a. O2) is based on puppylinux 4.3.1 (k2.6.30.5). O2 has all the apps from 4.3.1 plus Opera 10.10 and Gimp 2.6.3. O2 also Has Dbus 1.2.16. The Enlightenment e17 window manager version .061 was also compiled and installed from source,” Macpup developer Johnny Lee wrote in the official announcement.

“You can also use jwm. Use the exit menu to change window managers, in e17 that is the exit icon on the desktop. Please note that not all the options in the e17 system shutdown menu work with puppy linux. That is why the exit menu was added,” he also said. “The battery module in this build of E17 had a problem of Maxing out the cpu. So I removed it in O2. I have added a script to check battery status. Just click on the battery icon if you are using a laptop.”

Highlights of Macpup Opera 2.0:

· based on Puppy Linux 4.3.1;
· Linux kernel 2.6.30.5;
· Opera 10.10;
· Gimp 2.6.3;
· D-Bus 1.2.16;
· Enlightenment e17 .061.

Macpup Opera 2.0 generally brings the latest packages of its core software. Built on Puppy Linux 4.3.1, it uses the latest stable Opera release for Linux. The lightweight web browser makes sense for frugal distributions like Macpup.

Macpup Opera 2.0 is available for download here on Softpedia.