Comments on: Your favorite Linux Live CD? http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:47:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: NIghthawk http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-640186 NIghthawk Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:20:15 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-640186 After using Knoppix, Ubuntu, Xubuntu and Mandriva my favorite thus far is SimplyMepis, I started using the live cd a couple weeks ago and have been using it almost exclusivly since, keeping my desktop and files on a 2 gig USB drive. Everything worked out of the box, and it quickly gives me access to hard drives when I need to grab something from a Widnwos partition. I'm running a Pentium 4 - 2ghz., 1.5 gb of ram, nVidia graphics and a wired network. For diagnostics, older system or Windows repair I still heavily rely on Knoppix only because it seems faster for slower processors. I plan to install Mepis on a hard drive eventually, but for now the system runs nice and smooth and boot-up is not slow. After using Knoppix, Ubuntu, Xubuntu and Mandriva my favorite thus far is SimplyMepis, I started using the live cd a couple weeks ago and have been using it almost exclusivly since, keeping my desktop and files on a 2 gig USB drive. Everything worked out of the box, and it quickly gives me access to hard drives when I need to grab something from a Widnwos partition. I’m running a Pentium 4 - 2ghz., 1.5 gb of ram, nVidia graphics and a wired network.

For diagnostics, older system or Windows repair I still heavily rely on Knoppix only because it seems faster for slower processors. I plan to install Mepis on a hard drive eventually, but for now the system runs nice and smooth and boot-up is not slow.

]]> By: Scattershot http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-373216 Scattershot Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:28:22 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-373216 For a lightweight distribution designed to serve well on old hardware, you are invited to check out my SLAX variant LiveCD called SimpleSlax! Xfce and Fluxbox as window manager options with basic desktop utility. 117MB ISO file, screenshot, and support notes can be found at: scattershot.wickedtribe.org For a lightweight distribution designed to serve well on old hardware,
you are invited to check out my SLAX variant LiveCD called SimpleSlax!
Xfce and Fluxbox as window manager options with basic desktop utility.

117MB ISO file, screenshot, and support notes can be found at:
scattershot.wickedtribe.org

]]> By: thatedeguy http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299921 thatedeguy Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:17:25 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299921 Exactly, TDavid. The idea is that there are those that either don't have the bandwidth to download their own or don't want the hassle. There are also some that like to try a new distro every once in a while and rather than doing research to find a new and interesting distro, we take care of it for them. The last 5 months worth of history of distro's we've mailed out is on our blog here: http://www.distroofthemonth.com/blog/category/this-months-distro/ The first 6 months was listed on our main page at one time, but we found it took too much room up and removed it. At some point we really should add it to the blog though. Each month, we add a new post about a week or so after the subscribers get their disc's that lists the new distro of the month. Exactly, TDavid. The idea is that there are those that either don’t have the bandwidth to download their own or don’t want the hassle. There are also some that like to try a new distro every once in a while and rather than doing research to find a new and interesting distro, we take care of it for them.

The last 5 months worth of history of distro’s we’ve mailed out is on our blog here: http://www.distroofthemonth.com/blog/category/this-months-distro/

The first 6 months was listed on our main page at one time, but we found it took too much room up and removed it. At some point we really should add it to the blog though. Each month, we add a new post about a week or so after the subscribers get their disc’s that lists the new distro of the month.

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299802 TDavid Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:31:16 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299802 $3/month seems like a fair price for those who want to be physically mailed the disc, good idea there. However, I don't mind downloading, labeling and burning the ISOs. Do you guys publish a list of all the distros you've mailed out (for non-subscribers), thatedeguy? $3/month seems like a fair price for those who want to be physically mailed the disc, good idea there. However, I don’t mind downloading, labeling and burning the ISOs. Do you guys publish a list of all the distros you’ve mailed out (for non-subscribers), thatedeguy?

]]> By: thatedeguy http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299717 thatedeguy Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:41:22 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299717 If you like trying out different Distro's, take a look at Distro of the Month. http://www.distroofthemonth.com I run it with three other partners, October will be our one year anniversary and we just keep on growing. We ship a new Distro each month along with email newsletter that "briefs" you on the distro that we shipped. If you like trying out different Distro’s, take a look at Distro of the Month. http://www.distroofthemonth.com

I run it with three other partners, October will be our one year anniversary and we just keep on growing. We ship a new Distro each month along with email newsletter that “briefs” you on the distro that we shipped.

]]> By: darkmoon http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299272 darkmoon Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:37:01 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299272 RH and Mandriva have always seemed to be bloated linux distributions. Although, I suppose anything with XGL is pretty sweet. For a while at least. I'm more for Debian + fluxbox install. Short and sweet and good on memory. Couple guys at the local linux user group swear by SUSE. I haven't used it in a while, but that might be a good one too. If you have an old Mac, YellowDog is great. Really just depends on what you're looking to do. It's a lot easier to actually have someone describe what they want, and then tell them what distribution would be right for that. LiveCDs are only good for Windows recovery and testing linux without dual boot. I actually prefer not to dual boot. ACTUALLY.... now that I think about it, this is a good one: <a href="http://www.colinux.org/">Cooperative Linux</a>. Run linux within Windows. Boo-yah. RH and Mandriva have always seemed to be bloated linux distributions. Although, I suppose anything with XGL is pretty sweet. For a while at least.

I’m more for Debian + fluxbox install. Short and sweet and good on memory.

Couple guys at the local linux user group swear by SUSE. I haven’t used it in a while, but that might be a good one too. If you have an old Mac, YellowDog is great. Really just depends on what you’re looking to do.

It’s a lot easier to actually have someone describe what they want, and then tell them what distribution would be right for that. LiveCDs are only good for Windows recovery and testing linux without dual boot. I actually prefer not to dual boot.

ACTUALLY…. now that I think about it, this is a good one: Cooperative Linux. Run linux within Windows. Boo-yah.

]]> By: Chris Pirillo http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299268 Chris Pirillo Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:22:03 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299268 Try Mandriva's 2007 RC1 (Gnome). Very, very impressive... though I couldn't get the USB copy to work. Try Mandriva’s 2007 RC1 (Gnome). Very, very impressive… though I couldn’t get the USB copy to work.

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299160 TDavid Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:17:37 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299160 ahh yes, <a href="http://www.knoppix.com/">Knoppix</a>, a good selection. ahh yes, Knoppix, a good selection.

]]> By: darkmoon http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299051 darkmoon Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060911/3771/#comment-299051 Kororaa is probably the most interesting livecd. I personally have a copy of knoppix always on hand somewhere since it's probably one of the best Windows saver cds that I can carry. That and a Debian netinstall cd. I'd probably carry a gparted one too for partitioning. Don't particularly care for livecds, but Kororaa definitely was an eye candy teaser. Got bored with it after 5 minutes. :) Kororaa is probably the most interesting livecd. I personally have a copy of knoppix always on hand somewhere since it’s probably one of the best Windows saver cds that I can carry. That and a Debian netinstall cd. I’d probably carry a gparted one too for partitioning.

Don’t particularly care for livecds, but Kororaa definitely was an eye candy teaser. Got bored with it after 5 minutes. :)

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