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Old 04-10-2008
Absolute OS 12.1 RC1 (Default branch)
ImageAbsolute Linux is a lightweight Slackware derivative that uses an Icewm, pcmanfm, ROX-Filer, ivman, and others to create a lightweight yet easy to use distribution. Installation is text-based but simplified, and all packages are installed at once. It can run on a Pentium MMX with 64MB of RAM (PII 400 with 128MB recommended). It features ease of browsing any connected device in pcmanfm and an auto-popup menu for inserted playable media. "Restricted" codecs are available to those eligible via a root-user installer. Along with CD2 there is a large range of software compiled on and for Absolute, including OpenOffice, Mplayer, GIMP, and K3B.License: GNU General Public License (GPL)Changes:
Enhanced pcmanfm replaces ROX as the default file manager. Rox is still available, and runs desktop and icons. Wicd runs wireless (if enabled in the services menu). Ivman deals with playable media. Kernel 2.6.24.4 is included. Ctrl_Alt+Esc can close X if needed (since icewm and the current Xorg don't play well together with Ctrl+Alt+backspace). Pdfedit has been added. Hplip is working for use with an HP printer to get ink levels, cleaning utilities, etc. Most packages (the toolchain, certainly) are up to date with Slackware current except where there were issues with running software.Image

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rox

ROX(1)																	    ROX(1)

NAME

       ROX-Filer - a simple graphical file manager

SYNOPSIS

       rox [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

       ROX-Filer is a simple and easy to use graphical file manager for X11, the windowing system used on Unix and Unix-like operating systems.

       It is also the core component of the ROX Desktop: http://rox.sourceforge.net

       Invoking rox opens each directory or file listed, or the current working directory if no arguments are given.

COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS
       -b, --border=PANEL
	      open PANEL.

       -B, --bottom=PANEL
	      open PANEL as a bottom-edge panel.

       -c, --client-id=ID
	      used for session management.

       -d, --dir=DIR
	      open DIR as directory (not as an application, even if it looks like one).

       -D, --close=DIR
	      close DIR and all its subdirectories.

       -h, --help
	      display help about the various options.

       -l, --left=PANEL
	      open PANEL as a left-edge panel.

       -m, --mime-type=FILE
	      print MIME type of FILE and exit.

       -n, --new
	      start a new filer, even if one already seems to be
		    running. This also prevents the filer from forking (running in the
		    background). This option is mainly useful for debugging.

       -p, --pinboard=PIN
	      use pinboard PIN as the pinboard.

       -r, --right=PANEL
	      open PANEL as a right-edge panel.

       -R, --RPC
	      read and invoke SOAP RPC from standard input (see the manual).

       -s, --show=FILE
	      open a directory showing FILE.

       -S, --rox-session
	      run  by  session manager, open the default panel and pinboard (implies --new).  If an XSM session manager is running and this option
	      is used then ROX-Filer will ask to be automatically restarted if it crashes.

       -t, --top=PANEL
	      open PANEL as a top-edge panel.

       -u, --user
	      show user name in each window.

       -U, --url=URI
	      run URI as a file or directory. If URI is a file: url and refers to a file on the local machine then it is converted to a local file
	      name:   rox  -U file:///tmp is equivalent to rox /tmp.  If the URI is some other scheme the shared URI handler configuration is con-
	      sulted to run it.

       -v, --version
	      display the version information and exit.

       -x, --examine=FILE
	      FILE has changed; re-examine it.

NOTES

       The main documentation for ROX-Filer is available by choosing Show Help Files from the popup menu, or by clicking on the right-most toolbar
       icon.

LICENSE

       Copyright (C) 2004 Thomas Leonard.

       You may redistribute copies of ROX-Filer under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

BUGS

       Please report bugs to the developer mailing list: http://rox.sourceforge.net/contact.html.

AUTHORS

       ROX-Filer was created by Thomas Leonard, with help from:

       Michael	Adams,	Christopher  Arndt, Jens Askengren, Liav Asseraf, Wilbert Berendsen, Francesco Bochicchio, Yuri Bongiorno, Andrzej Borsuk,
       Richard Boulton, Simon Britnell, Arnaud Calvo, Babyfai Cheung, Andrew Clover, Fabien Coutant, Couderc Damien, Andreas Dehmel, Micah  Dowty,
       Dmitry Elfimov, Mattias Engdegard, Andrew Flegg, Olivier Fourdan, Eric Gillespie, Thierry Godefroy, Olli Helenius, Alex Holden, Jasper Hui-
       jsmans, Sigve Indregard, Bernard Jungen, Marcin Juszkiewicz, James Kermode, Jim Knoble, Krzysztof Krzyzaniak, Aaron Kurtz,  Vincent  Ledda,
       Vincent	Lefevre,  Victor  Liu  See-le,	Alexey	Lubimov,  Krzysztof  Luks, Marcus Lundblad, Anders Lundmark, Jose Romildo Malaquias, Denis
       Manente, Brendan McCarthy, Andras Mohari, Christiansen Merel, Jimmy Olgeni, Richard Olsson, Matthew O'Phinney, Daniele  Peri,  Andy  Piper,
       Marcelo	Ramos,	Michel	Alexandre Salim, Adam Sampson, Chris Sawer, Christian Storgaard, Taras, Simon Truss, Hirosi Utumi, Jan Wagemakers,
       Keith Warno, Gotz Waschk, Stephen Watson, Andre Wyrwa, Geoff Youngs, Diego Zamboni

       and many others; the Changes file contains more detailed information!

Thomas Leonard							       2005								    ROX(1)