Stux packages are applications packaged to run in Stux Live CD (0.6.4 or superior) environment.
Stux packages are downloaded from the Internet and installed on local hard disk.
To browse, download and install available Stux packages use:
Minidesktop Menu -> Stux -> Packages
Currently these are the available stux packages:
Title | Description |
Bochs 2.1 | x86 emulator |
Amsn | MSN messenger for Linux |
Doom (playable demo) | 3D game |
Quake I (playable demo) | 3D game |
N-Vidia video drivers | Drivers |
Quake III (playable demo) | 3D game |
Unreal Tournament 2003 (playable demo) | 3D game |
Return to castle Wolfenstein (playable demo) | 3D game |
Cube (free full version) | 3D game, similar to Quake |
BzFlag (free full version) | tank battle 3D game, network only |
LimeWire Client 3.6.15 | File sharing |
Once installed, applications are executed clicking the relative icon contained in
K Menu -> STUX -> External
or from
Minidesktop Menu -> Stux -> Packages
Note: Stux packages require a Linux partition (ext2 filesystem) to be saved and executed: to create a Linux partition, you can use:
Minidesktop Menu -> STUX -> Control center
Do you have suggestions about new Stux Packages ? Let me know
How to download and install ALL Stux 0.7 Packages manually.
- Download all packages: stux-0.7-packages.tgz ( torrent: stux-0.7-packages.tgz.torrent ) ( 417.877.023 bytes ).
- Uncompress stux-0.7-packages.tgz IN THE ROOT FOLDER of an existing linux partition. Example that uses /mnt/hda1 as target partition:
$ su
$ cd /mnt/hda1
$ tar -xvzf /location/of/download/directory/stux-0.7-packages.tgz
- Execute, invoking with full absolute path,
/mnt/hda1/stux-apps/[application name]/stux/setup-stux.sh
that will create desktop items and command
/mnt/hda1/stux-apps/[application name]/stux/run.sh
to start the installed application.
Once installed, applications are executed clicking the relative icon contained in
K Menu -> STUX -> External
or from
Minidesktop Menu -> Stux -> Packages
How to download and install single Stux Packages manually.
- Download a package from here.
- Uncompress the package IN THE ROOT FOLDER of an existing linux partition. Example that uses /mnt/hda1 as target partition:
$ su
$ cd /mnt/hda1
$ tar -xvzf /location/of/downloaded/package-stux.tgz
- Execute, invoking with full absolute path,
/mnt/hda1/stux-apps/[application name]/stux/setup-stux.sh
that will create desktop items and command
/mnt/hda1/stux-apps/[application name]/stux/run.sh
to start the installed application.
Use always the same partition for further packages.
If you install Nvidia drivers, you need to restart computer.
Once installed, applications are executed clicking the relative icon contained in
K Menu -> STUX -> External
or from
Minidesktop Menu -> Stux -> Packages
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