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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 | 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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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 | initrd=/boot/initrd.img quiet splash vga=788 | ||
[[File:detection.png|thumbnail|right|hardware detection]] | [[File:detection.png|thumbnail|right|hardware detection]] | ||
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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. | ||
==Greeter== | ==Greeter== | ||
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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. | ||