Filed under: Linux
xPUD is a light weight Linux distro that boots in just 10 seconds
by Brad Linder Apr 9th 2009
The operating system has a kiosk-style user interface. In other words, there's no start menu and desktop. Instead, there are a few tabs on the left side of the screen that let you tweak the settings, launch applications, or access files. Right now there are only a handful of applications available and when you click the utility for adding new apps, you get a message telling you the feature hasn't been implemented yet.
You can install xPUD to your hard drive, although I wouldn't really recommend it. Or you can download a ZIP file and prepare a bootable USB flash drive to boot the OS without installing it.
There's also an unimplemented feature labeled "Switch Mode" that lets you "toggle into other OS," which makes me think the goal is to develop xPUD as a quick-boot style operating system like Splashtop or HyperSpace. It could coxisting peacefully on a hard drive with Windows, Ubuntu, or another operating system and give you access to a handful of programs a few seconds after you hit the power button. If you need more power, you'd toggle operating systems and boot into a full desktop environment.
Note: The xPUD download servers were extremely slow when I last tried them. But the files are mirrored at the following site (you'll have to copy and paste the URL, clicking doesn't work):
http://www.hp-umpc.com/xpud/
Check out the xPUD boot sequence after the jump.
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