LiveCD News

DistroWatch Weekly has some news that Morphix may release some new ISOs soon. They’ll definitely be welcome.

DistroWatch has a preview of the latest alpha release of Symphony OS. SymphonyOS provides a unique desktop environment that differs greatly from Windows, OS X, Gnome, KDE, or XFCE.

Debian-News.net has an article up about VMware, QEMU, and Linux. It includes several mentions of different LiveCDs, along with providing a free download of a Puppy Linux VM.

No more than 20 minutes after I started, I had a fully functioning Puppy VM up and running.

For the many changes, including upgrades to KDE 3.5 and X.org 7.0, check out the SLAX changelog page. Then go download it!

LinClips.com added a flash screencast of RR4 2.65.1. While the RR4 ISO comes as a LiveDVD, the desktop of this screencast looks different than the default boot, leading me to believe they either changed desktop settings, or installed it for the screencast.

DebCentral has a review of the Parsix GNU/Linux LiveCD based on Knoppix and Gnome.

Parsix GNU/Linux is a new twist on an old theme. It is one of a number of remixes of the Kanotix/Knoppix line, but with some very interesting differences.

DesktopLinux.com is reporting that PCLinuxOS has a new website. See it directly at http://pclinuxos.com.

NewsForge talks with Klaus Knopper about how different open source software licenses impact Knoppix derivatives.

Knoppix, one of the distributions specifically permitted to redistribute POV-Ray, doesn’t include the raytracer. Knoppix creator Klaus Knopper said he is concerned that either he, or someone who creates a Knoppix derivative, could run into trouble with the license.

The security section of Enterprise IT Planet has an article about seven useful tools for computer security. Coming in at number seven is WHAX.

And finally, every security practitioner should have a live CD of some sort. I prefer WHAX, but there are many, many live CD distros available tailored to specific purposes.

GParted’s 33 MB LiveCD whose only purpose is partitioning is now at versoin 0.1. This makes a nice business card sized utility CD.

DistroWatch Weekly has an interview with the creator of the Kanotix-based Parsix LiveCD.

MozillaQuest Magazine has part 4 of their Knoppix performance tweaking series posted.

PCWorld.com mentions Damn Small Linux and Puppy Linux in this article about thumb drives.

MozillaQuest Magazine has part 3 of their Cheat Knoppix 4 to Improve Performance article up.

Today, in Part 3, this tutorial shows you how to chain Knoppix cheat codes so that you can use several of them in the same Knoppix session. It also shows you how to find lots more Knoppix cheats.

Linux.com has a review of a LiveCD made for writers.

GhostWriter is a live CD that provides a small number of tools for writers of short stories, novels, and screenplays. But GhostWriter can be used by someone authoring works of non-fiction as well. It’s easy to use and has a small footprint. In fact, there’s nothing to install — you run GhostWriter off a CD.

ArsTechnica has their take on the Anonym.OS LiveCD. Slashdot has a posting with hundreds of comments too.

The third “flight” release of Ubuntu Dapper is upon us, and along with a multitude of interface tweaks, there are significant changes to the LiveCD.

The new Live CD is faster and persistent.

Hddsaver.com has a tutorial on creating a bootable USB device with a Puppy Linux LiveCD.

Booting a computer from your USB flash drive may seem like a daunting task, but it is actually quite easy.

Wired News is covering an OpenBSD-based LiveCD aimed at providing a secure desktop and browsing experience to the user.

To many privacy geeks, it’s the holy grail — a totally anonymous and secure computer so easy to use you can hand it to your grandmother and send her off on her own to the local Starbucks.

Linux.com reviews Grafpup, and ends up liking this lightweight LiveCD.

What would you get if you were to combine good graphic programs such as the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), Inkscape, and CinePaint with other open source biggies such as Scribus and Nvu? The answer: Grafpup Linux, a live CD heaven for all graphic designers.