Bodhi Linux

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Bodhi Linux
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Bodhi Linux 5.1.0
Developer Bodhi Linux Team
OS family Linux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source model Open source
Initial release26 March 2011;13 years ago (2011-03-26)
Latest release 7.0.0 [1]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg / 21 August 2023;14 months ago (21 August 2023)
Update method APT (front-ends available)
Package manager dpkg (front-ends like Synaptic available)
Platforms IA-32, x86-64
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Userland GNU
Default
user interface 		Moksha (based on Enlightenment)
License Free software licenses (mainly GPL), plus proprietary binary blobs
Official website bodhilinux.com

Bodhi Linux is a light-weight Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that uses an Enlightenment DR17-based fork called Moksha as its desktop environment. [2] The philosophy for the distribution is to provide a minimal base system so that users can install the software they want. In turn, the distribution only includes software that is essential to most users, such as a file manager (Thunar), a terminal emulator (Terminology), and a web browser. To install additional software, Bodhi Linux developers maintain a browser-based app store that uses apturl to install programs. [3]

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Performance

System requirements include 512MB RAM, 5GB hard disk space, and a 500MHz processor. [4] 32-bit processors without PAE capability are supported on the same terms as PAE-enabled ones. The only difference between the two Bodhi versions is that an older kernel is used.

Moksha Desktop

Using an Enlightenment DR17-based fork called Moksha Desktop, Bodhi provides desktop effects and animations that do not require high-end computer hardware. [5] The project was forked from DR17 since later versions of Enlightenment had performance and stability issues. [6] The Enlightenment window manager, as well as the tools developed specifically for Bodhi Linux, were written in the C programming language and Python. [7]

Support

Bodhi Linux is derived from the Ubuntu long term support releases (14.04, 16.04, 18.04...), so support follows the same pattern: Security bug fixes are released daily throughout the five years. As opposed to Ubuntu, Bodhi has no short-term support release. An installed Bodhi Linux can be upgraded to the latest state via the command line or package manager.

Release cycle

Releases are numbered x.y.z, where

The major release (x.y.z; e.g. version 2.y.z > 3.0.0) follows the Ubuntu long-term support with a delay of a few months. The goal is to deliver a new major release in July every other year following the new Ubuntu LTS, which is expected in April. New functionality is not added after the release.

The update/point release (x.y.z; e.g. version 2.3.z > 2.4.0) is similar to point releases in Ubuntu (12.04.1, 12.04.2,...). They are used for delivering new software versions and other improvements which are not related to security. Between 2011 and 2013 there was ARM support. [8] [9]

Beginning with version 2.4.0 update frequency was reduced to three times a year. Bodhi Linux 2.4.0 (originally planned for release in August 2013) appeared late in mid-September. [10] A bug fix release (x.y.z; e.g. version 2.4.0 > 2.4.1) was released to fix configuration bugs.

The Bodhi Linux 3.0.0 branch was released in February 2015 with an additional "legacy" version for older hardware. [11]

Version [12] Release dateCommentsSupported until
0.1.62011-02First version of Bodhi Linux.Old version, no longer maintained: unsupported
0.1.72011-03Old version, no longer maintained: unsupported
1.0.0 [13] 2011-03Old version, no longer maintained: unsupported
1.1.02011-05Old version, no longer maintained: unsupported
1.2.02011-09Old version, no longer maintained: unsupported
1.2.12011-10Old version, no longer maintained: unsupported
1.3.0 [14] 2011–12Old version, no longer maintained: unsupported
1.4.02012-03 [15] —Old version, no longer maintained: unsupported
1.5.02012-06Last update release to the 10.04 baseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
2.0.02012-07First stable release to the 12.04 baseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
2.1.0 [16] 2012-09Update release (3-month cycle)Old version, no longer maintained: unsupported
2.2.0 [17] [18] 2012-12Update releaseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
2.3.0 [19] 2013-03Update releaseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
2.4.02013-09Last update release to 12.04 baseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
3.0.0 [20] 2015-02First stable release to the 14.04 baseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
3.1.02015-08Update release first to feature the Moksha Desktop EnvironmentOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
3.2.02016-03Update releaseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
4.0.0 [21] 2016-10First stable release to the 16.04 baseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
4.1.0 [22] 2017-01Update releaseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
4.2.02017-05Update releaseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
4.3.0 [23] 2017-08Update releaseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
4.4.0 [24] 2017-12Update releaseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
4.5.0 [25] 2018-02Update releaseOld version, no longer maintained: unsupported
5.0.02018-08Based on Ubuntu 18.04Old version, no longer maintained: unsupported
5.1.02020-03Based on Ubuntu 18.04.04Old version, no longer maintained: unsupported
6.0.0 [26] 2021-05Based on Ubuntu 20.04.2Old version, yet still maintained: 2025-04
7.0.0 [27] 2023-08Based on Ubuntu 22.04Current stable version:2027-04
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Latest version
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R_Pi Bodhi Linux

The R_Pi Bodhi Linux build was built directly on top of Raspbian and incorporates all of the changes and improvements to produce optimized "hard float" code for the Raspberry Pi (armhf or ARM HF [28] ). Technically, R_Pi Bodhi Linux is built with compilation settings adjusted to produce optimized "hard float" code for the Raspberry Pi (armhf or ARM HF). The hard float application binary interface of the ARM11, a 32-bit RISC microprocessor ARM architecture with ARMv6 architectural additions, provides enormous performance gains for many use cases. However, this requires significant effort to port elements of Debian Wheezy to be comparable with ARMv6 CPUs, as official builds require ARMv7. [29] Because of the effort to build a working release, the ARMHF release is not officially supported anymore. [9]

deBodhi Linux

deBodhi Linux 7.0 is a version of Bodhi Linux based on Debian 12 (Bookworm). It is currently in beta. [30]

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