The Enlightenment desktop has been replaced

Aug 4, 2015 13:49 GMT  ·  By

Bodhi, a Linux operating system based on Ubuntu that features a minimalist approach and really low system requirements, has just received a testing version for the upcoming 3.1.0 release.

Bodhi Linux is a distribution easily recognizable, and one of the reasons for that was the adoption of the Enlightenment desktop environment, but that is changing now. The developer of Bodhi Linux wasn't satisfied with the changes that had been made to the Enlightenment desktop, which has gone through some big transformations in the past few years. Some like the new looks and functionality of the new desktop, others not so much.

Bodhi is now using a "new" desktop environment named Moksha and we covered the transition of the operating system when it happened. Moksha is basically a continuation of the old E17 desktop that also integrates all the patches that have been submitted by the Bodhi project. You could consider it a fort, but that wouldn't be really the case since E17 is not longer being developed.

Bodhi Linux 3.1.0 needs some proper testing

Like any new technology or software, users need to test it thoroughly before any official release is made. No one says Bodhi is a perfect system, and that is why its maker needs your help.

"Getting back to having releases within their targeted release dates! Because this is the first release to use an early Moksha build I am putting out this 'pre-release' disc for folks to help me catch (and fix) rough edges before we call this an official release. Moksha Segfaults the first time you access the menu as a new user," noted the dev.

"Pressing F1 brings you back to the desktop and then things are perfectly fine. There is some sort of menu cache generation issue that still needs to be figured out. I consider this a medium priority bug that would be nice to resolve before we release, but really it is cosmetic so I won’t be holding the release for it," he added.

A complete list of changes can be found in the official announcement. You can download Bodhi 3.1.0 Pre right now from Softpedia.