Getting Started FAQs Archives - Bodhi Linux https://www.bodhilinux.com/w/categories/getting-started/ The Enlightened Linux Distribution Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:46:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.bodhilinux.com/trial/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-LeafLogo_512x512-3-32x32.png Getting Started FAQs Archives - Bodhi Linux https://www.bodhilinux.com/w/categories/getting-started/ 32 32 83178065 Introduction to Moksha Modules https://www.bodhilinux.com/w/introduction-to-moksha-modules/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:59:27 +0000 https://www.bodhilinux.com/?post_type=incsub_wiki&p=6047 Moksha Modules – powerful, flexible plugins! One of the things that makes Bodhi Linux so powerful is its flexibility. Whether you’re running it on older hardware or building your dream desktop environment, Bodhi Linux can be tailored to your needs. At the heart of this customization are Moksha Modules—tiny plugins that can transform your desktop...

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]]> 6047 Why Won’t GRUB detect my other OSes? https://www.bodhilinux.com/w/why-wont-grub-detect-my-other-oses/ Tue, 23 May 2023 21:21:53 +0000 https://www.bodhilinux.com/?post_type=incsub_wiki&p=5706 GRUB is not detecting my other existing Operating Systems on my computer, what can I do? This has to do with os-prober being disabled by default (for security reasons) within the version of GRUB that is included with Bodhi Linux 7.0. Starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the base of Bodhi Linux 7.0, the included bootloader (GRUB...

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]]> 5706 Wiki https://www.bodhilinux.com/w/wiki/ Mon, 01 May 2023 11:11:27 +0000 http://www.bodhilinux.com/?post_type=incsub_wiki&p=162 Welcome to the Bodhi Linux Wiki Bodhi Linux 7.0.0 is the Enlightened Linux Distribution. Built on top of Ubuntu LTS (22.04) featuring the Moksha Desktop, Bodhi Linux is known for minimalism, resource efficiency, and user choice. The team behind Bodhi Linux works to make the distribution as lean as possible and believes that the end-user...

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]]> 162 Moksha Guide https://www.bodhilinux.com/w/moksha-guide/ Mon, 01 May 2023 11:11:12 +0000 http://www.bodhilinux.com/?post_type=incsub_wiki&p=683 Moksha Guide This Bodhi Guide to Moksha is intended to be your resource for using the Moksha Desktop and getting the most out of it. New Bodhi Linux users may also want to check out our brief introduction, the Getting Started Guide, which is available online and locally on your system, accessible via the Main Menu. (About...

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]]> 683 Selecting the Correct ISO Image https://www.bodhilinux.com/w/selecting-the-correct-iso-image/ Mon, 01 May 2023 03:06:09 +0000 http://www.bodhilinux.com/?post_type=incsub_wiki&p=789 Bodhi Linux comes in six flavors: Standard Edition Debian Edition (Currently in Beta) HWE Edition s76 Edition AppPack Edition Legacy (32bit) Edition Standard Edition Bodhi Linux Standard Edition (BL7 SE) is based on the latest Ubuntu LTS with a minimal and lightweight base designed to allow you the user, the freedom to build your own...

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]]> 789 Configuring a New Bodhi Installation https://www.bodhilinux.com/w/configuring-your-new-bodhi-system/ Mon, 01 May 2023 02:02:01 +0000 http://www.bodhilinux.com/?post_type=incsub_wiki&p=1004 Configuring a New Bodhi Installation This article describes the initial tweaks you might make to a newly-installed Bodhi Linux system.  These include setting up your date/time, keyboard (if you live outside the US), selecting a theme that suits your tastes, changing the wallpaper, and managing startup applications. To make further changes, follow the links at...

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]]> 1004 Gadgets, Modules, and Shelves https://www.bodhilinux.com/w/gadgets-modules-and-shelves/ Mon, 01 May 2023 01:01:55 +0000 http://www.bodhilinux.com/?post_type=incsub_wiki&p=978 Gadgets A gadget is a small application that will either: Provide information about some aspect of your system, as is the case with the CPU Frequency gadget Perform a specific action, such as launching applications as is the case of the iBar gadget Although gadgets can be placed directly on the desktop, the most useful...

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]]> 978 Moksha Settings Panel https://www.bodhilinux.com/w/enlightenment-settings-a-dialog-box-roadmap/ Mon, 01 May 2023 01:01:50 +0000 http://www.bodhilinux.com/?post_type=incsub_wiki&p=1326 Guide to Moksha’s Settings Panel ***Pardon our dust while this Wiki is under construction*** This guide will focus on General Settings specific to Moksha, Bodhi Linux’s unique desktop Overview Operating systems are complicated, and Bodhi Linux is no exception. Thankfully, we strive to make using Bodhi Linux as hassle-free as possible right out of the...

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]]> 1326 Personal Application Launchers https://www.bodhilinux.com/w/personal-application-launchers/ Mon, 01 May 2023 01:01:47 +0000 http://www.bodhilinux.com/?post_type=incsub_wiki&p=1295 Personal Application Launchers Application launchers are central to the Moksha window management system. They control which menu (if any) lists an application, and how that application is to be run (among other things). Application launchers are also called ‘desktop configuration files‘, and they have the extension .desktop. These files are in /usr/share/applications. Personal application launchers...

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]]> 1295 Virtual Desktops https://www.bodhilinux.com/w/virtual-desktops/ Mon, 01 May 2023 01:01:44 +0000 http://www.bodhilinux.com/?post_type=incsub_wiki&p=997 Introduction Bodhi Linux has three Virtual Desktops, and you can have more if you wish. Tiny preview pictures of these desktops appear in the Pager gadget on your shelf, and clicking one of these will open the corresponding desktop. The desktops all look the same on the default Bodhi installation, as they all share the...

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