LinuxWorld has an interesting interview with the developer of Puppy Linux.
An obsession that involves Kauler travelling 350km to a friend’s house in Perth to upload Puppy files as he only has a 19,600bps dial-up connection.
Moving to Linux, Second Edition
The Linux Tutorial has a review of Moving to Linux Second Edition, a book based around learning Linux with a LiveCD.
The CD contained in the book is a somewhat modified (by Gagne’) version of a Knoppix Live CD. The best you can do is take Linux out for a test drive on your Windows box.
Damn Small Linux plus pendrive equals portable paradise
Today is apparently unofficial “Review a LiveCD” day, as Linux.com adds a favorable review of Damn Small Linux to the list.
I recently acquired a 256MB USB pendrive that I use for storing personal documents and work-related stuff. As a Linux fan who wanted to make the most of his new toy, I went looking for the simplest, smallest distro I could find that could boot from a pendrive. I found Debian-based Damn Small Linux, whose long list of bundled applications fits into a meager 50MB. The more I use it, the more I like it.
Mepuntu: Mepis 6.0 Alpha 1
Tuxmachines.org continues to give us good reviews of the latest releases in Linux, they’ve already reviewed (and posted screenshots) of the latest Ubuntu-based Mepis Alpha.
PCLinuxOS 0.92 Review
Gnuman.com has a review of PCLinuxOS 0.92 written for people looking to try out Linux.
One boring evening I was surfing around and jumped to PCLinuxOS web-site. Hmm, they have a live-cd and a statement saying that it works ‘out of the box’ on the most computers, and will not touch hard drive.
My desktop OS: Damn Small Linux
NewsForge has a new article in their series My desktop OS focusing on Damn Small Linux.
My machine has a 166MHz Pentium CPU with 32MB of RAM and a 1.2GB hard drive, and it runs extremely well with DSL.
SimplyMepis 6.0 alpha builds on Ubuntu bits
Desktop Linux is reporting on a new alpha release of SimplyMepis with a base from Ubuntu. Unlike the last release, this one appears to be downloadable by anyone.
Getting started with Knoppix Linux
Issue 11 of Free Software Magazine includes an introduction to Knoppix. While brief, it provides a good overview for those who are not familiar with this LiveCD.
Getting started with Knoppix Linux doesn’t have to be costly. Chances are you already have everything you need. The requirements are simple. Any computer newer than 5 years old with a working bootable CD or DVD drive should be able to run Knoppix.
Kororaa Xgl LiveCD v0.2 Screenshots
Phoronix has some screenshots of the updated Kororaa Xgl LiveCD.
Get your game on with SuperGamer-1
Tuxmachines.org is also reviewing SuperGamer-1, a PCLinuxOS based LiveDVD stuffed full of games and game demos (including the Doom3 and Quake 4 demos). Time to fire up bittorrent.
Kororaa XGL – Part 0.2: The Harddrive Installer
Tuxmachines.org reviews the latest Kororaa XGL LiveCD and uses the new hard drive installer and “XGL Cool” script which can be found on the desktop. Screenshots included.
Kororaa Xgl Live CD 0.2 Released!
The Kororaa Project has released the second version of their jaw dropping XGL LiveCD. This time it includes KDE along with Gnome, and is installable.
RR64 Linux – My new favorite home desktop distro!
The blog ClintandLisa.com has an extremely in depth review of RR64 Linux. Installation is performed off the 3.0b1 XGL LiveDVD.
It’s a liiiive – with XGL: Phaeronix .85 Beta 1
Tuxmachines.org has a short review, with lots of screenshots, of another impressive XGL LiveCD.
Live CDs for the Mac
Apple Matters has an opinion piece up asking: Where are all the Live CDs?
MultiLinux Live DVD
DistroWatch Weekly reports on one of the first (the first?) release of a premade LiveDVD which includes multiple Linux LiveCDs. Included on the 4+ GB ISO download is Knoppix, Ubuntu Dapper, Livux, PCLinuxOS, SimplyMEPIS, SystemRescueCD, Puppy Linux, Elive, and Damn Small Linux.
Ubuntu v6.06 Dapper Drake Flight 6 Screenshots
Phoronix has screenshots of the latest Ubuntu v6.06 Dapper Drake Flight 6 LiveCD. Network-Manager is visible in the top right corner.
Update: OSDir has them too.