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I heard on the radio these days, then the On the side of the Hungarian Nation I also came across the news that a domestic company had compiled and made available free of charge a software package that includes an open source operating system, as well as a set of software that includes free elements, including a web browser, word processor, spreadsheet, mail, media player, and much more. THE Digital Prosperity Software Basic Package they mention the benefits of easy installation, easy-to-use user programs, a high degree of customizability, and the fact that, thanks to open source, free components, it offers anyone a free alternative to expensive operating systems and user programs. With the help of customized user profiles, the system adapts to the user needs of each target group (children, families, the elderly). More details can be read here.

All of this is related to the topic of this page, so that if you already have an open source, free operating system and software, it could certainly be a Linux distribution or a system based on it, which in this case is now included in this software package. Linux Mint (ulyana) will be. That’s why I thought I’d download and try it, as I’m interested in everything that’s from Linux. And if I’m already installing it, I’ll make a little description of it as well.

For more routine Linux users, there won’t be much new here, but for those who are new to or planning on the Linux world, they may find this article useful.

Download the Digital Prosperity Software Basic Package

Creating a bootable device

Once you have downloaded the ISO file, you need to make a bootable device from it and boot your computer. It can even be a DVD, but in today's world we write them on a flash drive, because DVD drives are not very common in newer computers and laptops. You can find information about making bootable flash drives in several previous descriptions, such as the following:

• Creating a bootable flash drive on Windows
  • Make bootable flash drives with Rufus 3.3
  • Make bootable flash drives with Rufus 4.3
• Creating a bootable flash drive on Linux
  • Print boot image using UNetbootin
  • Print the boot image using the dd command
• Creating a bootable flash drive on Linux and Windows systems
  • Making a bootable flash drive with the balena Etcher 1.5

Our available operating system (on which we create the bootable flash drive) and our motherboard firmware type (on which you want to install the contents of the ISO file) select the appropriate method and then create a bootable flash drive.

Preparation

Once you have created your bootable USB key, start your computer, but set up your computer first BIOS vagy UEFI system to boot the computer from the flash drive.

Boot System

If you have booted from the flash drive, the system will boot:

While loading, you can see the logo of the software package, and after a small load, the desktop will appear:

Distribution and desktop environment control

This step is not necessary, but since it is a new system, I will first check the distribution and the desktop environment so that one knows at all what one is dealing with. All you have to do is open a terminal and then query the required information with two commands:

lsb_release -a
cat /etc/linuxmint/info

Az lsb_release You can use the command to read the most important data of the distribution, and then we use it to query its additional parameters:

So we can already see that we are dealing with a Linux Mint 20 (ulyana) Live system on which (based on Gnome 3) Cinnamon desktop environment is running.

Set resolution

This section is also not necessary unless the resolution is incorrect. For example, on my virtual machine, it started with a fairly low resolution, so I set it up to fit everything comfortably. Previously, the With the Debian 10 Calamares Live Installer I did not set a higher resolution before the installation, so in the meantime the windows were so small that not all the inscriptions could be read or not all the elements fit on the windows, so I had to start the installation again. so if a Live installer starts with a resolution that is too low, I will set it up immediately.

So if you want to set a higher resolution, you can do it in two ways:

Set the resolution in the graphical interface

You can also set it in the desktop menus. If you are dealing with a new desktop environment, you need to look for the setting. In this system, click on the "start" menu, which is the logo of the software package in the lower left corner, and then select Beállítások -> Display option:

The resolution setting panel will appear, displaying here the default VGA-1 display and settings. Meanwhile, I had to restart the whole thing because the VirtualBoxIt did not recognize the video hardware set for the first time in , so I had to change it to another VGA setting. After a restart, however, it started with an even lower resolution (800x600). But that's okay, because the above-mentioned case has just now occurred, that the entire window is not visible due to the low resolution. In this case, the settings panel is either not resizable, or resizable, but the scroll bars are not displayed, so the lower adjustment buttons or other operating parts stick out of the window due to the small window size (here, let's say, the upper parts of the lower buttons are still visible, but they are already they are below the tray, so they cannot be clicked). Of course, this is not the fault of the program, but because of my virtual machine, it set this low resolution as the default. When installing on a physical computer with a standard video card and a real display, there's a good chance this won't happen. If we were to proceed in a similar way, we can easily remedy this from the command line.

Set the resolution from the command line

To set the resolution from a command prompt, open a terminal, and select xrandr Use the command to query the list of available resolutions:

xrandr -q

Here it lists the available resolutions, of which it marks the current one, which in my case is 800x600. Select the one that suits you from the list, select the native resolution of your monitor on LCD / TFT / LED displays, if you have not set it by default, and then set it with the xrandr command as well. I am now choosing the 1360x768 screen size because the virtual machine, along with its own window frame, fills the host's 1440x900 desktop optimally in this resolution:

xrandr -s 1360x768

And the resolution immediately jumps to the selected one:

We immediately had more space and the resolution in the settings panel was updated, and now the whole window is visible and manageable. This way we could change the resolution from the setting window.

For my part, this is the preferred configuration mode because the xrandr command must be used in the same way on other systems, regardless of the desktop environment, so it's easier to make this configuration from the command line than to "mouse" on the graphical interface.

Then you can install the Digital Welfare Software Basic Package, without having to worry about something fitting on the screen. After installation, we'll take a look around the system.

Installation

It was mentioned in the description of the software package that it is a system with a simplified installer. Click on the desktop to start the installation Installation icon.

Installation type

In the first panel we need to select the type of installation:

If the installer finds another operating system on your machine, this window will look like this. Since I have already done an installation test before writing this description, the installer detects the Linux Mint 20 (ulyana) system above. If you are installing on a completely blank hard drive, only the last two options will appear.

For easy installation, we are not able to partition it for now, so select the "Erase Hard Disk and Install Digital Wealth Software Base Package" option. This is option 3 for me now and option 1 for an empty machine. Then click on Install now button.

It will then list which disk device will be affected by the installation and ask for a confirmation to do so. Click a Continuation button.

Create a user account

In this step, the installer will ask for your user information, based on which you will create the first account:

Fill in the form with the appropriate information. For the options below the input fields, it is a good idea to select "Require a password to log in" so that others cannot log in without a password, so your data will be secure. If you need an even higher level of security, you can also check the "Encrypt my folder" option below, although this is not necessary in most cases.

The account created here will be added to sudo users, so you can perform (administrator) tasks that require elevated privileges at any time later.

While filling out the form, the installation continues in the background, as indicated by the status indicator at the bottom of the panel. This allows the installer to make optimal use of the time required for installation.

Once you have completed the form, click on Continuation button.

Installing system components

The system components are added in the last phase of the installation. We have nothing to do here anymore, it is an automated process while a slideshow informs us about the features and curiosities of the Digital Welfare Software Basic Package.

As I do not cover the user presentation of the different programs in this description, I would rather insert the slideshow pages here, so we can learn about the most important features of the system:

Restart the computer

Once everything is uploaded to the computer, the system will restart itself. The login screen will then appear:

Once you've entered your password, you'll see a desktop with icons for pre-installed apps:

Many pre-installed applications greet the user with which we can perform our home or even office tasks. However, this description is only intended to show the installation process, for more detailed user information, visit creators website.

The total installation space is 11GB, so we need to calculate that much space before we get started.

System Update

Another important thing to keep in mind is to update and keep your system up to date. As with all Operating Systems, Linux distributions receive regular software updates and fixes designed to maintain the security of the base system and installed components, and to provide additional functionality from time to time. To keep your computer and the data on it safe, it is recommended that you perform this update frequently. There are two ways to update the Linux Mint base system and installed software packages:

Update via the graphical interface

To refresh in the GUI Click on the "start" menu and select Administration -> Update Manager submenu.

Here we move on to OK button.

Then a list of applications to update will appear:

Mirror server configuration (optional)

A blue bar appears at the top of the list asking if you want to switch to a local mirror provider. The bottom line is that if you migrate the package manager to a home mirror, you will not download updates from the Linux Mint central package server, which is further away and more heavily loaded, but from a home mirror server. This setting is not required, updates will run without this, but you may want to switch it once for faster updates.

If you don't want to mess with this, just press Gender option, and skip this section.

To set, select Yes opportunity. You will then be prompted for your password in a separate panel. Then another window will appear with the Software Sources configuration options:

Here is the Mirror servers There are two settings under. First click on Main (ulyana) next to it, another window will appear again:

Here is a list of optional mirror servers. In addition to the names of the mirrors, it also shows the baud rates. Here, wait a while for it to load the list and also measure the speeds of the servers. Of course, speeds can change at any time.

The name of the Hungarian mirror is "Quantum Mirror", next to which it is currently writing at a transmission speed of 3,4MB / s. There are some faster ones, but it is advisable to always choose the home mirror. Set the Hungarian, then click on it Apply button.

This will take you back to the previous window, where you can now click on it Fund (focal) next to.

Clicking on the field will bring up another window here:

As the Ubuntu distribution has a larger Hungarian community and support than Linux Mint, here we can see several Hungarian servers in the list, which are even faster. Here, too, wait a bit until you measure the speeds and choose the fastest among the Hungarians.

Here, it may already be relevant where we connect to the Internet and which mirror server, as these servers are in different locations, so this can also affect bandwidth, how close they are to us. If you have selected the fastest for us, press Apply button.

Then we return to the Software Sources panel, where the Hungarian mirrors are already configured:

The blue bar at the bottom of the panel notifies you that the system settings have changed, so press OK button.

Then update the APT package manager cache:

Wait for this to finish, then exit this window to return to the list of packages to upgrade.

Here, click on the menu bar above Update button to make sure you reload the list.

Updating packages

To update packages, click on in the menu bar above Installation Next:

A window will appear informing you what new packages will be installed on the machine. This example lists the Linux kernel files and their packages. Click on OK button. Then, if you are prompted for a password, enter it.

Then the package download starts:

and installation:

Once you're done, you'll be notified that the update is complete:

One of the rare times when a Linux system needs to be rebooted. This is now due to kernel packages, which is the most basic part of the system, but usually does not need to be rebooted after normal upgrades. Restart the machine.

Update from the command line

To update your packages from the command line, open a terminal and run the following apt-get commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

The first updates the package database first and the second updates the packages. The first one also asks for our password.

Now there was nothing to update as we have already done updating the packages in the GUI. Configuring mirrors in configuration files is no longer covered here, it can be configured in the graphical interface as described above. You will then update the packages from the home mirrors from the command line.

Here’s one more little thing: after the second command, it indicates that there is a package that is no longer needed. You can remove such packages with the following command:

sudo apt autoremove

This is always worth doing, because even now, only after removing this one package, nearly 74 MB of storage was freed up. Over time, if they come together, they can take up significant space.

Conclusion

So this would have been the installation of the Digital Prosperity Software Basic Package. We also touched on the Linux Mint distribution a bit, about which I will make separate tutorials later.

Installing the software package is as easy as it was written, so I made this description primarily for those who are new to Linux and / or don't want to spend on an operating system and other software, but would love a ready-made software package that they can use for home tasks right away. or even to work without having to sort out the necessary ingredients separately.