MakuluLinux Max Beta 2 Release Notes :
MakuluLinux Max is the first of its kind, an AI Integrated Operating system, Designed with Debian compatibility and running on the Cinnamon Backend Framework, Utilizing Multiple Desktop Layout features and offering a lot of flexibility in terms of theming and customizability options. It comes out of the box with a variety of options to style and theme and customize the OS. What makes the operating system unique is not only all the amazing theming and appearance features, instead its the Artificial Integration options that really stand out. You can communicate with AI using Voice, Widgets, Text, Web and Terminal interface, making it remarkably easy for anyone to communicate in their own preferred comfortable method, Not only to communicate with the AI, but you can also generate content like Images, Songs and Videos with great ease. To top that, the operating system also comes with a whole bunch of custom written AI applications, created by MakuluLinux to give that extra unique experience. This is really one of those very rare, very different releases that doesn’t come around very often. The future is changing quickly, and MakuluLinux has taken a bold step with Max to stay ahead and make sure its user base are out there on the front lines enjoying all that the new technology has to offer. Let’s take a look at some stand out features and some greater detail of what MakuluLinux Max is all about.
Some Stand out features (in no particular order) :
Built on a Debian Base and a Cinnamon Framework. It is designed to give plenty options in theming and customizations, the user can select from a variety of nicely designed colorful light and ark themes as well as mouse cursors, icon packs and wallpapers to match. Users can switch between panel and dock mode via a desktop manager and the distro sports some nice aesthetics all round with plenty of customizations, There are also some really cool animated effects included that the user can turn on/off at will.
Where the distro really shines is with the Widget and AI integration. Firstly it has llm studio, Desktop clients for Gemini, Bing and ChatGpt pre installed out of the Box, so any users that feel comfortable in a specific AI can simply open the desktop client log in and start working…. There is also a variety of Image generator apps available in the menu that really offer plenty options for Image generation.
Also included are Widgets that can be found in the bottom panel near the clock, a variety of widgets that run in little mini browser windows, these are great for anonymous use since they do not log anything, you can go onto twitter or facebook or youtube or wherever without anyone tracking you.
User will also find a little red “Clipper” Hollywood clipboard looking icon in the bottom panel, this loads up a widget where users can watch TV series and Movies directly on their desktop without much fuss at all. its easy to use and brings a factor to te Linux desktop thats been lacking for a while.
HOWEVER, and this is where things go to the next level… MakuluLinux also integrates It’s own AI called “Electra” into the Distro. Electra has been in the works now for around 2 years, She is capable of generating Text, Voice, Images, Videos and Songs. She is powerful and is built for speed.
You can access Electra Terminal interface via the shortcut on the desktop.
Electra :
- Electra is a Multi Modal AI
- She has a context token limit of 800,000 tokens. ( combined input and output )
- Her output limit is 8k (Output token limit )
- Response time – typically 1 to 3+ seconds depending on server load and users location to server.
- She is capable of reasoning, understanding, math, coding, writing, diagnostics, research, natural language, humor, defiance, curiosity, learning, generating content ( text, images, audio, video ).
- she can understand and respond in more than 40 languages.
- She was built to mimic human behavior in communication, She will ask questions, express interest, show emotions and sometimes even come across as extremely chatty. She has a “quirky” personality, almost like a female version of Dave Chapelle, she loves to throw irony and puns into her conversations and she finds humor in everything, she is truly unique in regards in her ability to just find the most unique way to approach any topic. And yes, she can even get angry and refuse to answer your questions.
- She s designed in such a way that memory storage is a 2 fold process, with one part on the server and the other on the client machine. This is done to ensure that she has a feature we call “automated history”. Users do not have to have history tabs or log into a account where their history can be saved and shared and seen by prying eyes. Electra works on much the same way a browser cookie works, she will save a hidden “cookie” on the users machine that links to her history buffer, so whenever a user opens up the terminal and starts chatting to her, she will remember the previous conversation, even if the user rebooted his computer. You can talk to her, closer your terminal, shutdown your computer, go on holiday for a month, come back, turn on your computer, open the terminal and continue the conversation as if no time has passed at all. this is why its called “automated history”. The history is locked to the PC where the conversation took place.
Electra supports a variety of Modes :
- Informational : In this Mode she s stripped of her emotions and personality, she purely gives information, she is pretty much like most ai’s out there in this mode, however she does give a lot of detailed information.
- Normal : In this mode she is her natural self, this is her default mode. She is capable of everything in this mode, there are no restrictions at all, This is the recommended mode.
- Anti Woke : In this mode she is more conservative in her views, sort of ‘center right’ leaning, this mode caters to conservative users. This is like the normal mode, but right leaning in her views.
- Imaginative : In this mode she will take any keyword, phrases or input you give her and she will brainstorm ideas. Think of this mode like a “anti writers block”, if you are a writer, composer, advertiser or publicist, this mode is a goldmine.
- Coder : Her coding skills are legendary, not only does she provide users with the requested code, but she will go beyond and polish the code and explain it in great detail. Even when not asked, she will often make things pretty in the code, when you ask for a gui app, she may add some background/foreground coloring, round the buttons, give it a theme and such, she really shines as a coder. She is also great at reasoning, so if you have a problem in your code its easy to submit your code to her and ask her for guidance, she is great at thinking out of the box and often will point you in the right direction or even better, write the code for you.
- Twitter/X : In this mode she will take any keyword, phrases or input you give her and she will write Tweets in a interesting and fun way while sticking to the character limit and even write the hashtags to match.
- Facebook : In this mode she will take any keyword, phrases or input you give her and she will essentially write facebook posts much like she writes tweets, however the key difference apart from no character limit is that unlike twitter, facebook is more personalized towards family and friends and debates n the comment sections, she takes this into consideration when writing facebook posts on topics.
- Blogger : In this mode she will take any keyword, phrases or input you give her and she will write detailed blog content, she will not only make sure the blog is factually correct, but also try and make it fun and interesting to read, she loves detail and will give you plenty of it. this mode is a bloggers dream.
- Objective : In this mode she will take any keyword, phrases or input you give her and she will try to object to any statement you make, her duty in this mode is to find ways in which your statement or view is factually incorrect, she will look for ways to object to anything your say. this is a fun mode, but it also has its uses.
- She also has a feature called “Interactive World” in this mode she lets the user describe a world, hs role and his name and then places the user into this virtual world she created, The user can then “role play” move around and interact with this world, Electra will also generate images to show the user as the world changes. this is truly an awesome feature for those dungeon and dragon type users that love to role play.
Electra Content Generation :
Electra is also capable of Generating content, you can ask her “Generate me a image of a dog wearing sunglasses and a hat, on the hat is written ‘Woof'” and she will generate you an image in about 6 to 10 seconds. You can ask her to “Generate me a song with piano, guitar and drums about a crazy cat that chases a laser” and she will generate you a fully composed song in around 60 to 120 seconds. You can ask her to “generate me a video of a dog named ‘Fido’ who loves to play with his ball, animated” and she will generate you a video in around 300 -400 seconds. Most of these generation features are only available in Pro mode.
Free mode users will have access to the majority of her features, however the free mode does run on an older 2023 model of Electra which is on par with most Gpt 3.5 models. To get access to her most awesome abilities it is recommended to use the Pro version of Makulu, in this mode everything is unlocked and unlimited. you can generate endless videos and images as many as you want. ( songs are limited to 70 per day at the moment ). In Pro mode the “automated history” feature is also activated, you also get access to her superior personality, reasoning and coding abilities.
Users can access Electra Via both Gui and Terminal interface, while both have their uses, the Terminal Interface is the more powerful of the two. Unlike a lot of other AI’s, Electra has an excellent memory, You can debate with her for hours on end and she will remember every word. She uses a “Conversation ID” to keep track of all conversations. The conversation ID gets reset if you relog, refresh the page, exit the browser/widget/terminal interface.
Virtual Cam :
MakuluLinux has Designed from scratch a Virtual Camera. This is not simply any camera application, This is specifically focused on being a “One Click” option where you click the shortcut in the menu and the camera app opens and works out of the box. No scripts to run, no commands to issue, no guides to follow, “click the shortcut, and the app starts running out of the box”. Once the Virtual cam is launched, it will be available to use in any third party conference application like Zoom, or Web browsers that have streaming features. This cam is perfect for live video conferencing, streaming, teaching online or any streaming situation where others see you live onscreen. What makes this Camera app so special is that it supports some really nice features out of the box :
- Blurring the Background – it separates the background and the subject, allowing you to blur the background using a slider. Like a greenscreen effect, without the green screen.
- Fading the Background to white – If you prefer to remove the background instead of blurring it, it separates the background and the subject, allowing you to fade the background using a slider. Again Like a green screen effect, without the green screen.
- Skin Smoothing – You can use the Skin smoothing slider to simulate a “De Aging” effect, remove wrinkles or beard stubble and just give it that slight beautifying effect.
- Various Lighting controls – “Brightness / Contrast / Gamma / Saturation / Sharpen” that help with making you look great onscreen.
- Adding a Fake Background Image or video – Users can select to add a fake image or video for their background without needing to use a greenscreen.
Makulu Virtual Cam is the perfect tool for anyone doing any kind of live streaming or video conferencing while wanting to Blur their background. Essentially this lets you sit at home and not have to worry about people seeing your room for whatever reasons, maybe because it is messy, maybe you don’t want something classified to be seen by prying eyes. Whatever the reason, you can now simply Blur or fade the background easily with the virtual cam. Video conferencing and controlling what others see has never been easier.
AI – Text to Image Generator :
Apart from Electra being able to generate images that you ask for, MakuluLinux has also built various custom A.I – Text to Image generators. These Custom Generators lets you generate images with many parameters that can be tweaked to give the user great power over what exactly is generated. The generators range from basic features to extremely advanced features with a range of models supported, you can even generate ‘Text’ on your images
Electra AI Terminal Interface :
Electra Terminal Mode let’s you communicate with the AI using various modes directly from the Terminal, You can access Electra using Voice or Text and some people are just more comfortable in a terminal. Electra has web access, so you can ask her anything about anything, even current affairs, she has an excellent memory so you can really have full fledged conversations and debates with her that can last hours… However she also has Read Mode : Read mode let’s you type words or phrases and the A.I reads these back in AI Voice, this is perfect if you want something recorded in AI voice. simply start your voice recorder, enter read mode, type a phrase and record the A.I saying the words. now you can attach this voice to anything… Electra Terminal also has a multi Line tool, since you can only type 1 line at a time in the terminal we designed a “multi line” interface that allows you to paste or type as you normally would in any input box with no line limitations and send to the AI. perfect if you want to paste large sections of code or text. Electra Terminal is a very well designed interface for communicating with the AI.
Electra can also be accessed from the panel Widget or from the menu, both these shortcuts open a desktop GUI widget client that can be used to communicate directly with the AI via a web like interface. It uses a bubble chat scroll type chat that makes it nice and comfortable to use.
ChatGPT and Other AI interfaces :
MakuluLinux Max provides Desktop GUI Clients for Chatgpt / Bard / Bing and Other A.I systems, allowing users to easily connect to their Favorite AI without needing to leave their desktop. You can now easily log into your chatgpt account directly from the desktop client, it fully supports all the chatgpt features including the Plus features and chat history.
Chromium Browser integration :
We have also added various Web extensions to access AI features from within the Chromium Browser as well as some well placed Favorite tiles to quickly access your favorite search engine or AI generator tool.
Widgets :
MakuluLinux Max has a Flexible Widget system that lets uses run “Widgets”, these widgets run in their own containers, like little browser windows that are draggable & resizable . Currently we support 24 Widgets, Widgets range from AI to Maps, to Social media, to Movie / Tv Series. The Widgets system lets users access these applications/websites with total privacy, there is no history stored, no cookie, no cache. Complete privacy. Perfect for anyone who prefers their privacy. The other major advantage about widgets is that they sit in the panel and can be popped open with a single click whenever a user needs to access them. The widget system is forever expanding. We will continue to make new widgets in the future.
Desktop Manager :
The MakuluLinux Max Desktop Manager let’s you customize and theme your Desktop. You can select from System Layouts, Constructing tools, Special Effects, Cursors, Icon Sets, wallpaper management and Theme colors. All changes are almost instant, no scripts required, no commands, no reboot required. Simply click what you want to change and its done.
Desktop Theming features :
- 155 wallpapers
- 20 cursors
- 10 Icon sets ( each set sports multiple color variations )
- 12 Light themes and 7 Dark themes for a total of 19 theme color variations.
- 3 Layouts ( Dock layout and 2 Panel Layouts )
Software Center :
MakuluLinux uses the Default Gnome Software Center ( With some tweaks to improve performance ), The Software Center in Makulu Shift fully supports both Flathub and Snaps, Users can install from a selection of Thousands & Thousands of great software and games with a few easy clicks.
Gaming :
MakuluLinux Max comes with Steam pre installed, it’s so easy to game on Max. Simply open steam, login and play. Any additional gaming platforms you may want to install you can grab from the Software center. MakuluLinux Max is game ready.
Constructor Tool:
Constructor Tool allows users to recompile your operating system back into an ISO, so you can reinstall it on other computers. It takes a system snapshot of your computer, after you have made customizations and changes. and this snapshot is carried over into the ISO it creates. it is the perfect tool for re-spinning Makulu into your own distro, or simply making a backup to re install at a later date.
Base Specifications of MakuluLinux Max :
- Code Name : Max
- Base : MakuluLinux Hybrid Base
- Life Cycle : Semi Rolling
- Main Repository : MakuluLinux
- Secondary Repository : Debian Testing
- Desktop Environment : Gnome Framework.
- Kernel : 6.xxxx ( upgradeable )
- Architecture : 64Bit with 32Bit support ( 64Bit CPU is required )
- Package system : Debian
- 3 Unique Desktop layouts.
- 1 Click Automated Switch between Layouts.
- 155 Wallpapers.
- 10 Icon sets
- 20 cursors
- 19 GTK Theme Variations
- Huge Driver Support
- Some Software Pre-installed and Pre-configured out of the box.
- Required Disk Space : 15Gb+ minimum / 20GB+ more recommended
- Required Ram : at least 2GB ( 4GB+ recommended )
- Live username / password : makulu / makulu
- Release Date : October 2024
- Download size : 4.9xxxGB
Designed for Speed and stability
We spent a Lot of time optimizing MakuluLinux Max. While our main objective was not the lowest ram consumption, Speed, Snappiness and Stability however was high up on our list of goals. You will feel right out of the Box how fast Max feels, it runs so well that you may just forget it is running on a Gnome Framework. It certainly doesn’t feel like it, and it feels very very stable, When we got to that point we knew we had just the right balance. I’m quite sure many reviewers may end up commenting on how snappy the system feels considering what’s all under the hood.
Important Warnings :
We have built a Great OS here, But the AI is considered both in “Beta” and “Experimental”. We have spent a lot of time and delayed many of these releases, making sure the OS + AI runs well and stable, and while we don’t expect any major issues, There are some concerns about the AI :
- We have no idea how many people will download and what strain it will put on the server load on our AI system as it has never been tested with Mass Use.
We do not know how many people will download this release and thus we cannot speculate the AI server load or how it will handle that load. We have tried to prepare for this. however there is always this fact :
While we offer many of our AI integration features in our Free build so that everyone can enjoy the fruits of our labor, there is NO guarantee that we always keep the AI features in the free build, if we find the server load too much to bare, we may at any point in time disable some AI features on our free Builds.
The Good news ? – We will of course keep these features running on the Pro builds. So keep this in mind when choosing which build to use when running MakuluLinux Max.
Final words :
Please remember, this is a Beta 2 release, not a final build. it may feel like a final build because we spent such a long time on this Beta and its running so stable, and can be used safely as a daily runner. Any issues you encounter please report them in our bug reporting section.
Also Remember this is a FREE project, We do not get paid for making these releases, it is very important for community to support the project if you are happy with our work. Community support will be used to pay the running costs which are not exactly cheap…
If you like our work, support us by upgrading to the Pro build or donating to the project via the donation links above. Alternatively you can become a Patreon member and get perks while supporting us.
We hope you enjoy this release, We really enjoyed making it, We wanted to make something truly Unique in every sense of the word, and this was the result.