Puredyne

Development has now ceased, as announced to the community on Feb 05, 2012, although the latest stable release should still work effectively on a wide range of hardware. Puredyne is a Linux distribution specialised for real-time audio and video art. It has lots of tools for generation and streaming built right in, runs well on old or low-spec hardware, and can run live from a CD/DVD or a USB stick! (More about Puredyne at Wikipedia.) This is The Puredyne Book - whether you're just getting started, developing a specific project using Puredyne, or remixing it to make your own custom operating system, this book will help you find your way.

Table of contents
Getting started:


 * /System Requirements/
 * /QuickStart/ (downloading and burning to booting)
 * /Getting Puredyne/
 * /Burning and Booting the live CD or DVD/
 * /Creating a live USB stick/
 * /Booting a live USB stick/
 * /Live distro/ - run it from CD/DVD/USB without overwriting anything on your hard drive!

Installing Puredyne
 * Running Puredyne live system from Hard Disk
 * Installing a full Puredyne system onto Hard Disk
 * Using the Puredyne Repository - access Puredyne goodness from a standard Ubuntu install
 * Installing Puredyne on a mac

Configuring Puredyne
 * /Wireless/ - some notes on wi-fi
 * /Ethernet/
 * /Video Cards/
 * /Sound Configuration/
 * /Keyboard/
 * /Mouse Pointer/
 * /Printer Setup/
 * /Date and Timezone/
 * /DPI Configuration/ (font sizes)
 * /Color Calibration/

Puredyne Desktop
 * Logging In and Out, starting X
 * Opening a Terminal
 * /Terminal Shortcuts/
 * /Workspaces/
 * /Starting Applications/
 * /Locking Your Screen/
 * List of bundled Applications: on the CD on the DVD

Getting started with...
 * /Making audio/ (Puredata, SuperCollider, Mixxx)
 * /Making video/ (Processing, Fluxus)
 * /Streaming/
 * /JACK/ The guts of linux sound applications.
 * IRC chat: /Irssi/ or /XChat/

How To...
 * /Mount Local Partitions/
 * Report bugs, defects or suggest enhancements
 * /Play Music/
 * /Play Video/
 * /Burn CDs and DVDs/
 * /Connect to Internet/
 * /Use IRC/
 * /Share File across local network/
 * /Print/
 * /Stream Audio and Video/
 * /SSH into your Puredyne system/
 * Create screenshots
 * Create screencasts
 * Miscellaneous tips

Case studies:
 * /RDEX gallery installation/
 * /Live music from a netbook/
 * /Live DJ and Visuals/
 * /Stop-Motion Animation Workshops/

Customising:
 * /Adding Users and Groups/
 * /Installing New Software/
 * /Install Skype/
 * /Install Flash-plugin/
 * /Add Applications to the menu/
 * /Autoboot into your preferred setup/

Making a custom operating system:
 * /How to broth/

Community
 * /Mailing list and IRC/
 * /FAQ/
 * /Whois Puredyne/
 * /Getting involved/

Dev Lounge
 * /Stress Testing/
 * /Coding Style/

Troubleshooting
 * /Repair grub2/

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