Two days ago I wrote about how you can install Jolicloud in easypeasy to get the best of both worlds. While it might be fun to test Jolicloud, please be aware that Jolicloud is alpha software and consumes a lot of your battery.

Technical

The computer can use very little power when the CPU isn’t being awakened. This is because of what’s called a tickless kernel. The jolicloud-daemon however wakes the CPU all the time (more than anything else), which mean your computer won’t be able to save power.

I need my power – what do I do?

If you’ve tested Jolicloud, and want to remove it for the time being, do this:

1. Open up a Terminal (Accessories > Terminal)

2. Write “sudo apt-get remove jolicloud*” and press Enter

3. After you’ve typed you password, Jolicloud will be removed. Log out and back in and Jolicloud stops draining your battery

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September 14th, 2009 | EasyPeasy | 7 comments

What is Jolicloud

Jolicloud is a social installation client which seamlessly installs different types of applications (Adobe Air, Debian packages, web applications). You’re able to see what friends install and recommend applications to others. It’s a nice client which tries to add a sense of web 2.0 to application maintenance.

What is easypeasy

easypeasy is an operating system for netbooks. It’s optimized for speed while including everything you need out of the box. easypeasy 1.5 was just released and included features like very fast filesystem (ext4), which brings faster boot, and 3D in 3D rendering (UXA).

Install Jolicloud in easypeasy

While it’s possible to get Jolicloud as a standalone linux distribution, it’s not recommended as their release is old and don’t bring features like ext4 and UXA (see above). If you want the social installation client, the solution is to install Jolicloud into easypeasy.

1. Download and install this file
2. Log out and back in
3. You’ll find Jolicloud under Internet

Please be aware that Jolicloud is alpha software and drains your battery.

Troubleshooting

Yeah, I’m not able to install it the file above

Ugg, you’re netbook isn’t updated on what hip and trendy. Go to Administration > Update Manager and click Check. Now try installing the file again

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September 12th, 2009 | EasyPeasy | 5 comments