News from the LiveCD World
Gnuman.com reviews the new Linux+Live DVD.
One thing I could honestly say about this distro is wow. I’ve seen programs that come as part of this live DVD that I never heard of, like kover to make cd covers, there are so many tools included in this one DVD that I could go on for pages talking about what is included.
OSDir has screenshots of the Kubuntu 5.10 preview release.
On a somewhat related note, I installed Ubuntu 5.10 preview and am thoroughly impressed. The one thing that has shocked me is the “Add Programs” application. In Ubuntu 5.04 Add Programs is not very useful, it has the names of some 20 extra programs not included by default. But now, it’s got hundreds, if not thousands, of apps. They’re all organized, with their own icons, and summaries of what everything does. I’m not sure how to describe it, the experience is something like viewing software boxes at a computer store, except everything is instantly, legally, and freely downloadable. This app should be in every distro and on every window manager. It’s going to have a huge impact on the acceptance of Linux as soon as people discover it.
Tom’s Hardware has a detailed article about installing Windows XP onto a USB flash drive using Bart PE Builder. Adding software like Firefox and Nero is also described in this article.
All it takes is a minor error in the Windows Registry or a virus infection, and your operating system can become unbootable. But with a properly configured USB flash drive on hand, you’ll always have a compatible replacement no further away than your pocket or keychain.
OSNews.com takes Gnome 2.12 for a test drive using the Gnome LiveCD and Foresight linux.
Prompt as always, OSDir has screenshots for the Gnome 2.12 LiveCD.
Linux Journal has an article about the use of open source software in Italian Schools. One teacher has tailored a LiveCD to focus on education, and is fighting to have open source mentioned alongside the teaching of proprietary software.
First of all, she notes, this is software that can be installed, modified and shared freely, without choosing between the risk of heavy fines and the use of expensive licenses that software companies use to lock in millions of end users.
Damn Small Linux 1.5 is out, check out the changes here.
The Gnome 2.12 LiveCD is out! Download and try out the latest Gnome release with minimal effort.
Flavio’s TechnoTalk reviews Elive 0.3. Good screenshots too.
OSDir has prompt screenshots of Ubuntu 5.10 Colony 4. Check out the new boot splash screen.
Ubuntu Colony 4, the “last Colony CD release before the Breezy preview, has been released. My Ubuntu Breezy install recently updated itself to include a spiffy framebuffer-using bootup, with a black and gold(?) theme. This is most likely the same theme they’re talking about at the bullet point which says “Many fixes to the live CD, including usplash integration”.
DistroWatch.com is featuring Elive as distro of the week. Check out this review, then go download it and make your OS X friends jealous.
tuxmachines.org reviews the recently free Linspire LiveCD. If you missed the giveaway, you can read about it and pretend like you got in.
I was quite surprised at what I found. …or more accurately, how I felt about what I found.
O’Reilly European Open Source Convention in the Netherlands is going to have a talk about m0n0wall. I won’t be going 🙁
Freespire is changing its name. Information on this page, along with links to input ideas for a new name, and instructions to download a free copy of Linspire.
OSDir.com has a review of Elive. If you like visual effects, you owe it to yourself to try Elive. The screenshots are good, but don’t come close to actually using this desktop.
In a few moments the Elive desktop was loaded. Unlike earlier versions of Enlightenment the vertical curtain effect was not present. Elive uses the ‘elive’ theme as opposed to the Enlightenment default. Wow, where do I start with this crazy desktop. Beautifully polished would be a fit description. It is truly only rivaled by OS X.
NewsForge reports that 20,000 LiveCDs will be distributed to students and teachers in Italy. Less than three weeks ago there was an announcement that 64,000 LiveCDs would be distributed to students in France. If only I was given a Linux CD while in school, I’m sure my first computing years in front of BASH would have had a better impact on me then all the time I spent in DOS.
about 20 thousand live-cd will be delivered to students and teachers, with the collaboration of Alpikom [7]. All the students and families will have, for free, the same software environment and all the applications used in the computer classes at school.
Capnkirby.com has a review of MepisLite.
MepisLite has a carefully selected assortment of applications that are lightweight, quick and powerfully.
DesktopLinux.com has highlights from the recent interview with the creator of MEPIS.
Read the announcement here.