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Picking a Launcher

Launchers allow you to open and switch between applications. Without them there is no way to run third party applications from the user interface. You would have to SSH into your device to launch them every time you wanted to use them.

After you've installed Toltec, you will need to install a launcher. Currently there are three launchers in toltec. Of which we only recommend two for use: Oxide and Remux. There is also AppLoad, but that will require manual installation until it's included in Toltec.

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Oxide

Oxide is a desktop environment for your device.

Screenshots

oxide lockscreen oxide splashscreen oxide launcher
oxide process manager oxide task switcher oxide screenshots

Features

  • Multitasking / Application switching.
  • Wifi management.
  • Optional system lockscreen.
  • Automatically suspend tablet after inactivity.
  • Pause backgrounded apps.
  • Homescreen for selecting applications.
  • Process manager.
  • Take, view, and manage screenshots.
  • Displaying notifications.
  • APIs that applications can use to interact with various portions of the environment.

Installation

opkg install oxide
launcherctl switch-launcher --start oxide

Remux

Remux is a launcher that does its best to stay out of your way.

Screenshots

remux lockscreen

Features

  • Multitasking / Application switching
  • Automatically suspends tablet after inactivity.
  • Pauses backgrounded apps.
  • Ability to stop running applications.

Installation

opkg install remux
launcherctl switch-launcher --start remux

AppLoad

AppLoad is a xovi extension that allows running applications directly in xochitl.

Screenshots

appload launcher appload launcher appload launcher

Features

  • Multitasking / Application switching.
  • Runs applications as windows inside the main UI application.

Installation

There is no way to install AppLoad with toltec currently.