if this is a flatpak type os ?

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I just discovered this OS and it seems interesting but I am wondering if is another flatpak heavy OS?

Well, we will see :P
 
Flatpaks are in the store, but you don't have to use them :)
I personally like them BUT, I do use debs whenever possible. The good thing about Flatpaks is the self update and even though they say 3gb for an update, it only downloads the deltas, meaning a couple of mb needed for many of them. They might take up more HDD space, but really LastOSLinux isn't a lite OS, it's to make life as easy as possible with the cost of more bloat for existing Linux users (that's why I say not intended for able body Linux users, they have the skills to do all I do, but I made this for those who don't).

It still has some things you might like, but as it's open sourced, your welcome to take what you want from my source code and use for yourself.

Enjoy and be open that this distro might not be your daily driver, but would it suit your parents and friends? Because that's the audience.
 
Ok :)

I have built a custom OS for my mother-in-law, but she died Dec'23 so I really dont have a need to build anything these days :P Im a retired computer junkie and just need my fix ... then I'll be good for a couple days then I will need to search for another OS for more 'fixes' lol

cheers :)
 
Ok, having ripped the ISO apart and installed it a couple of times I have decided to replace my Fedora Android App apk driver with LastOS ... I can run my Android APKs on it fairly well, even got Notepad++ working but not Rufus :(

Please tell the 'crew' who helped you create LastOS I think they did a great job putting it together but it does feel like a little closer to SpiralLinux build but I will over look that part lol

Good Job :)
 
No crew, it was only me... I wish it wasn't, I like collaborating with others with my projects, makes the results better. The help I had was the boot menu graphics were done for me and Conky was theme'd for me. The rest I did alone, including making the store in a language that I hadn't used since I used it once in 2012 - Gambas3.

I also hadn't used Linux since 2014 when I used it for a couple of weeks to see how it was going.

I started working on LastOSLinux at the end of July - so it took me 4 months and I had to learn Linux and solve new user issue at the same time - including nVidia graphics on my main PC.

I tested all the games in the game packs, built the LLFile standard and documented my updates along the way. Built and tested all items in the store, including solving why some tools wouldn't install or work with Mint v22 - mostly caused by them switching to systemd and pulseaudio.

So I am glad you like the work I've done. The lack of support and feedback is crippling though. almost half of people said "we don't need another distro", they said my making sure things work by including the runtimes, tools and apps was bloat and that using 2 to 3 GB ram made it not lite. Even though I explained who the main audience for it was - people who don't like Linux and don't want to customise it - only use it. I even said existing Linux users wont like it much. I have 60TB of HDD and 96GB of ram.. this OS isn't heavy to me. I was never trying to make a lite OS, I was trying to make one that saves me time (a lot of time).

But as I am volunteering at an online centre, I see hundreds of old PC's and Laptops every week. I don't want to put Windows 10 LTSC IoT on them, so thought - why not make a custom Linux that has what I need for them. That's what this is. It handles Dual core x64 PC's with 4GB ram and a 200GB+ HDD.. that's not a rare use case for this.

I also heard the feedback that users wanted to install it on existing installs so made scripts to do this and included MATE and XFCE as options.

My plan for the future is to rewrite the LastOSLinux store as LLStore and make it fully portable and work on all Linux Distro's. This will enable the tweaks and packs, themes, apps and games to be in the store as optional selections, so you run that on a Vanilla Mint v22 for example and it'll give you the same results as installing my ISO. They were right - we don't need another distro, but things need to be made much easier in Linux for new users to enjoy Linux. So I'll move to doing that and the ISO can be generated from that, It'll streamline the build process and then I only need to make some scripts to capture a ISO of the running system to make it a distro release too.
 
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Well *I* think you did well ... and while we really dont need 'another' distro WE DO NEED a distro thatis consistent and works well for newbies - esp those who dont wanna RTFM >< LOL

:)
 
I'd like to get APK's working on LastOSLinux, could you share your methods for achieving this please. I can add it to the store so it will be automated too.
 
It would be best to start here:

https://waydro.id/#install ... but Wayland and Androud APKs are prolly to advanced for your users...

Once you have read that you may find:

https://docs.waydro.id/usage/install-on-desktops ... that will take you the rest of the way to getting Wayland, then Android apps can be used.

But you will also prolly need:
https://docs.waydro.id/faq/google-play-certification
... but there is a better auth link, I will need to fire up my first LastOS install to get it... So I will be back in the morning. Sorry
 
Ok, :( lol Let me do the whole thing over and I will write each step I took.

I originally placed LastOS on my 1TB test drive next to the LinuxMint v22 I was testing but wanted to remove Fedora without losing the home directory. Now I am completely confused :(

I blame my wife lol I needed to help her yesterday and now I lost my spot lol :P

I will just erase everything and start over but this time I will write it all down and include the URLs and stuff. Hopefully my insanity wont rub off and infect you lol

-Sx- :)
 
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