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.
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.
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.
Damn Small Linux 2.3: 50mb of Penguin Power
Tuxmachines.org has a positive review of the new DSL 2.3. They include a good description of the changes since 2.2.
DSL Linux: Small distro that packs a big punch
IBM Developerworks has an overview of Damn Small Linux. Unfortunately, the author keeps referring to it as “DSL Linux”, which, I think, expands to Damn Small Linux Linux. But besides that minor annoyance, the article has quite a good summary of the packages on the DSL LiveCD, and a few tips for using it.
Need a teeny-tiny, business-card-sized, open source operating system that squeezes a lot of software into a little space? Take a look at DSL Linux®. This quick review shows you how to use the miniscule OS, highlights the on-board applications, details how to load and start it, and explains how to save between sessions when using a bootable CD.
First look at KNOPPIX 5.0
DistroWatch Weekly reviews the pre-release LiveDVD of Knoppix 5.0. After reading this review, it sounds like Knoppix 5.0 will be great.
If you are still using KNOPPIX 4.0.x, then prepare yourself for a major update when version 5.0 finally hits the public mirrors in the next few weeks. It’s good; in fact, it’s probably the best KNOPPIX release to-date.
PCLinuxOS: A bright, new, Live-Linux OS on the Horizons
MozillaQuest Magazine takes an in-depth look at PCLinuxOS .92.
Knoppix 5 Review
Gnuman.com is back with a review of the new Knoppix 5 release. Most likely this is the CeBit edition, as the final 5.0 release is not out yet.
Start Your Linux Experience Here – Kanotix 2006
Gnuman.com has a favorable review up of the Kanotix 2006 beta.
10 Best Security Live CD Distros (Pen-Test, Forensics & Recovery)
Darknet.org summarizes ten different security based LiveCDs and rates them. A good article for figuring out which security LiveCD to add to your toolbox.
Kororaa live CD has Linux quivering
My desktop OS: Kanotix
NewsForge brings us another installation in the series My desktop OS. This time the choice is Kanotix.
Simply put, Kanotix is Knoppix on steroids — lots of steroids:
First Look at SimplyMEPIS 3.4-3
Mad Penguin has a good review up of SimplyMEPIS 3.4-3. It includes lots of screenshots and even a flash video.
The thing that sets MEPIS apart from many of the live CDs in circulation today is its graphical installer. While I see this becoming more and more common, it’s rare to see an installer as well done as this particular one.
Kororaa XGL LiveCD
Tuxmachines.org is currently being slashdotted for their review of the new Kororaa XGL LiveCD. While several Thinkpad’s I’ve tried it on have had issues (ATI…), it ran beautifully at 1600×1200 resolution on an Athlon XP 2100+, 512 MB of RAM, and a GeForce 4600 video card. It was so nice, I didn’t want to move back to my regular computer.
More Reviews of Kororaa:
My desktop OS: GRML
NewsForge reviews GRML and tells why it makes a good desktop OS.
The best discoveries emerge from obscurity. My favorite discovery of last year was GRML Linux. You won’t find this gem in the top 100 at Distrowatch, but if you ask me, it works better than all the usual names.
MandrivaOne – a livecd
Tuxmachines.org has a review of MandrivaOne Beta 2.
The harddrive installer worked wonderfully. At first use it appears simple and lacking in options. One is asked their target partition(s) and boot loader information and off it goes. It took less than 15 minutes from start to finish to install Mandriva One onto my harddrive.
Book Review: Knoppix Hacks
InfoWorld has a short review of Knoppix Hacks, my personal favorite LiveCD book.
Four Flat Tires: Accelerated Knoppix
Tuxmachines.org reviews the new Accelerated Knoppix with poor results. I tried it today too, on a T43 Thinkpad with a 2.1 GHz Pentium-M and 512 MB of memory, and it took ~1:30 to boot, not much, if at all, better than regular Knoppix. I wonder if specific hardware is needed to take advantage of the boot optimizations.