Puppy Linux update the “fastest and friendliest” yet
The Puppy Linux development team has released version 5.2.8 of its minimal Linux distribution.
Linux on a Fingernail
Linux Journal checks out UNetbootin and usb-creator, two great tools for easily creating LiveUSB devices.
This issue of Linux Journal is all about how to get Linux in your pocket. In this article, I go one better and tell you how to get Linux on your fingernail. Now, before you get too excited, I won't be discussing some new nano-computer being used by James Bond, unfortunately. Instead, I discuss how to put Linux on a micro-SD card (or any other USB drive, for that matter). Using this, you can run Linux on any machine that can boot off a USB device.
via Linux Journal.
Ubuntu 11.04 Released with a New Interface
Ubuntu 11.04 is out, grab the live Desktop CD in order to check out Canonical's new GUI.
Canonical has announced the official release of Ubuntu 11.04, codenamed Natty Narwhal. This major update introduces the new Unity desktop shell, which is designed to improve ease of use and deliver a more modern user experience.
via Ubuntu 11.04 released, a Natty Narwhal rises from the depths.
Remaster Knoppix without Remastering
Kyle Rankin, author of Knoppix Hacks, has a Google Tech Talk presentation video detailing tricks for customizing Knoppix without going through the lengthy remastering process.
openSUSE 11.3 LiveCD with MeeGo desktop
The H has news that an openSUSE 11.3 LiveCD with the MeeGo desktop is available for download.
Daily 5: Five uses for an Ubuntu LiveCD
OMG! Ubuntu! has an article covering additional uses for the Ubuntu LiveCD besides installation.
MultiBootISOs Boots Multiple Operating Systems from a USB Drive
Can't decide whether you should commit your spare thumb drive to Windows recovery, Ubuntu, or some other live-booting OS? Run MultiBootISOs on your USB drive, and you won't have to choose—you'll just choose between them at start-up.
via Lifehacker
Top 10 USB Thumb Drive Tricks
Lifehacker has a Top 10 list of cool stuff to do with a USB flash drive. Numbers 9, 7, and 1 involve Live booting operating systems from them.
Make your own Custom LiveCD/distro easily Using Novo Builder
OMG! Ubuntu! is featuring Novo Builder, an easy to use LiveCD/DVD creation tool.
via OMG! Ubuntu!
Puppy Linux 5.0 Released
Puppy Linux 5.0 is out!
Lucid Puppy 5.0 consists of the popular Puppy Linux architecture that Puppy founder Barry Kauler has been refining through 4 editions of Puppy Linux. But this time Puppy is built with binary packages from the latest Ubuntu release Lucid Lynx, hence Lucid Puppy 5.0. The Puppy architecture is well known to be lean and fast, and friendly and fun, and Lucid Puppy is no exception.
Knoppix 6.0: Perfect Distro also for Netbooks
Linux Magazine Online reviews Knoppix 6.0.
Knoppix has always been regarded as one of the most versatile Linux distros out there, but the latest version of the venerable Live CD Linux distribution has got yet another trick up its sleeve. Thanks to its excellent hardware detection, blazingly fast boot process, and the lightweight LXDE desktop environment, Knoppix 6.0 makes a perfect distro for netbooks.
Knoppix 6.0 LiveCD Released
It's been two years and a few days since the last CD release of Knoppix, but the wait is over, and Knoppix 6.0 is out!
Klaus Knopper has released KNOPPIX 6.0, a brand new version of the popular Debian-based live CD, now with LXDE as the default desktop and ADRIANE, an audio desktop for the visually impaired.
How to run Linux from a USB drive
TechRadar takes Fedora 9 and Ubuntu 8.10 and installs them on USB flash drives.
You'll need a flash drive with at least 1GB of free space, and ISO images of either Ubuntu 8.10 or Fedora 9. It's likely there are other distros out there that work with similar or perhaps even identical instructions, but Ubuntu and Fedora are the big two so we stuck with them.
Battle of the Thumb Drive Linux Systems
Lifehacker took four Linux distros, put them on USB flash drives, and ran a Lifehacker Faceoff.
Today we're detailing four no-install distributions—Damn Small Linux, Puppy Linux, Xubuntu, and Fedora—and helping you decide which might work for that spare thumb drive you've got lying around, or as just a part of your multi-gig monster stick.
Minisys Linux: Puppy on steroids
Linux.com has a review of Minisys Linux.
Unlike Puppy Linux, which is available in a single 96MB edition, Minisys Linux comes in four versions: Live, Mini, Server, and Embryo. The Live version uses 690MB and is stocked to the gills with applications for every task imaginable.
Debian Lenny with Blu-Ray Images and Live CD
Linux Magazine Online lets us know that Debian will have official LiveCDs with the 5.0 release.
More news about Lenny is that the Debian-Live team headed by Daniel Baumann is working on official live images. With these distributions users can employ Linux off the CD without needing to install it.
Why you want a Linux Live CD
The Defensive Computing blog at CNET News has a great introduction to LiveCDs and their practical uses.
Now, another emphatic endorsement - all Windows users should have a Linux Live CD, and, know how to use it.
Puppy Linux 4 gets new bite
Tectonic takes a look at the new release of Puppy Linux.
Its been been six months since Puppy Linux 3.01 was released and today Barry Kauler announced Puppy 4.00, aka Dingo. Clocking in at a minimal 87MB download, Puppy 4.00 is a lightweight desktop Linux alternative ideal for low-end machines, or for users who want a little less clutter and more speed from their desktop.
OpenSolaris 2008.05 LiveCD Released
Sun has released the free OpenSolaris LiveCD. Includes all the interesting parts of Solaris, including ZFS, DTrace, containers, etc. Also, you can sign up to have them ship you a CD for free.
How to make a live CD/DVD from your harddisk installation
Highlighted by the latest Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter (#88), there's a great tutorial in the Ubuntu forums for transforming an Ubuntu install into a custom LiveCD/DVD.
This HOWTO is about making a live CD/DVD from the main system on your hard drive. This might be desired if you have customized your system and want to have it on CD. It can be useful also if you want to create a recovery CD from scratch, as you can make a minimal system using debootstrap and transform it into a live CD.