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[[File:splash-boot.png|thumbnail|right|splash bootup]]
[[File:splash-boot.png|thumbnail|right|splash bootup]]


Generations is for amd64/x86_64 boxes, as its namesake implies provides a stable 6.5 Linux kernel.
Generations is for i386 to amd64/x86_64 boxes as its namesake implies.
 
The default is to boot using Linux kernel 5.14 (x86_64), for older systems from the boot menu use the up/down arrow keys to select 32-bit which is kernel 3.12.2(overlayfs).


In the about section you will find information on where to download ISO live images. An ISO live image allows one to boot into Linux from a CD/DVD/USB or run within a virtual machine environment, without installing any software.
In the about section you will find information on where to download ISO live images. An ISO live image allows one to boot into Linux from a CD/DVD/USB or run within a virtual machine environment, without installing any software.
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2001-2009 Generations 2 (nexus) Nexus was for personal use of the principal developer and not published. Traces may be found on www.berlios.de/ Worth noting is that the software packaging for this distribution was switched from a PKG / tar compressed to RPM while pagan into nexus.
2001-2009 Generations 2 (nexus) Nexus was for personal use of the principal developer and not published. Traces may be found on www.berlios.de/ Worth noting is that the software packaging for this distribution was switched from a PKG / tar compressed to RPM while pagan into nexus.


2009-now Generations 3 (vortex) One of the world largest software archives [http://distro.ibiblio.org/generations ibiblio], graciously, listed Generations Linux as one of the many Linux distributions. Providing storage space for downloading of ISO images releases and (RPM)updates.
2009-now Generations 3 (vortex) One of the world largest software archives ibiblio, graciously, listed Generations Linux as one of the many Linux distributions. Providing storage space for downloading of ISO images releases and (RPM)updates.


==Booting==
==Booting==
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Options which start with the word "Run" all have in common the following boot command line parameters:
Options which start with the word "Run" all have in common the following boot command line parameters:


initrd=/boot/initrd.img quiet splash [vga=788]
initrd=/boot/initrd.img quiet splash vga=788


[[File:detection.png|thumbnail|right|hardware detection]]
[[File:gould.png|thumbnail|right|hardware detection]]


Next, Generations Linux will probe your system hardware, saving the information in the /etc/sysconfig/ and /etc/network/ folders. Note that the screen that the "hardware detection" figure shows will only appear when splash is not specified.
Next, Generations Linux will probe your system hardware, saving the information in the /etc/sysconfig/ and /etc/network/ folders. Note that the screen that the "hardware detection" figure shows will only appear when splash is not specified.
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splash uses the Linux kernel VESA framebuffer with the splashutils package (once found on the fbsplash.berlios.de) tailored for Generations.
splash uses the Linux kernel VESA framebuffer with the splashutils package (once found on the fbsplash.berlios.de) tailored for Generations.


vga=788 (or other mode) is completely optional, and it is not recommended for virtual environments.
vga=788 is needed for the splash boot mode to work. When booting generations from a virtualbox, you will need to remove the vga=788 if you want a better screen resolution.


==Greeter==
==Greeter==
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And a quick-launch dock (wbar) on the bottom in the middle, similar to the one on an Apple OS X desktop.
And a quick-launch dock (wbar) on the bottom in the middle, similar to the one on an Apple OS X desktop.


[[File:quicklaunch.png|400px|center|quicklaunch]]
[[File:quicklaunch.png|thumbnail|center|quicklaunch]]


==Installation==
==Installation==
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Also as with most Linux distributions, all is under Open Source, which depending on the actual package the licensing is that of the source author. For example: Apache, BSD, MIT, MPL, etc.
Also as with most Linux distributions, all is under Open Source, which depending on the actual package the licensing is that of the source author. For example: Apache, BSD, MIT, MPL, etc.
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