The Lemur Way

[Lemur]

With the release of Liquid Lemur 3.0, we are working our way back to the Lemur of old. And that is, a base distro (OS) from which a user can build upon.

For those that remember the early Lemurs, this will be nothing new. For those new to Lemur, let me explain...

Liquid Lemur uses a control center (settings type app) known as APEman. The APE part stands for Add-ons, Projects, Editions. The man part is short for manager. Lemur will be released with a handful of default apps and everything needed to make it run. There will be no Office suite, graphics apps, music apps, etc. pre-installed. Lemur will be a semi-streamlined base and you can install all the extras after installing it to your PC, via APEman. This was popular with the old Lemurs because it allowed you, the user, to decide what apps you preferred. This release (Lemur 3.0 - A1) started the process of getting back to the old Lemur. No Office suite is installed. The next release Liquid Lemur 3.0 - A2 will have Lemur back to the old ways.

I know there are pros and cons to this approach. I know not everyone will agree, but I think it's the best approach for Lemur. In addition to being able to install the extras from APEman, I am rewriting the Lemur Welcome app that runs after installing Lemur to the PC. You will be able to install the basic extras from the Welcome app. Also, at some point, you will be able to select to install the extras from within the Lemur Installer app.

The APEman app is currently being coded to handle these changes. I'm making a completely new Welcome app as well. Look for these changes and updates to take place in the next release.

[Lemur]

I've been asked about the Add-ons, Projects, and Editions parts of APEman...like what's all about. So, I thought I would share this info for those not familiar with this part of Lemur.

Add-ons:

The original goal of add-ons was simple. To provide a way to easily install popular (and sometimes, more up to date) apps not available in the default repos.

Projects:

The projects section of APEman is where you can install various apps (not usually associated with Lemur per se) created by myself or someone in the Lemur community. If someone in the community creates an app they can use this area to easily distribute it to the public, via Lemur.

Editions:

The editions part is the meat and potatoes of APEman. The concept was originally borrowed from the Linux distro, Saline OS. It allows you to set Lemur up for a specific task. Such as Office work, Video editing/creation, Audio editing/creation, etc. Each edition will install a full suite of apps associated with that task. Basically, when you click on an edition it will install the apps that we feel are best suited for the task (edition) within Lemur. The apps for each edition are listed in the Lemur User Guide and shown in APEman prior to installation. You can install multiple editions if desired. Editions are updated with each Lemur release and in between as needed.