On 03/29/2015 09:33 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> On 03/27/2015 01:23 PM, Alan Bartlett wrote:
>> On 27 March 2015 at 17:18, Urs Beyerle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> A first version of SL7.1 LiveCD and LiveDVDs is now available for testing:
>>>
>>> http://www.livecd.ethz.ch/download/testing/71/x86_64
>>>
>>> An easy way to test them is using a Live USB stick. Just "dd" the iso-file
>>> to your usb stick:
>>>
>>> dd if=SL-71-x86_64-2015-03-27-LiveCD.iso of=/dev/sdX
>>>
>>> where /dev/sdXis your USB device. Caution: ALL DATA on the stick will be
>>> DELETED !!!
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>      Urs
>>
>> I have performed some basic tests with the LiveCD ISO image and found
>> that it operates as expected.
>>
>> Alan.
>>
>
>
> Is the "extra" and the "gnome" edition the same thing?
>

The extra DVD has the EPEL repo enabled by default and the following packages were added compare to LiveDVDgnome:

dd_rescue
ddrescue
fuse-sshfs
gparted
iperf3
NetworkManager-openvpn-gnome
ntfs-3g
ntfsprogs

It's not yet decided, if the LiveDVDextra will be ever officially released by SL.

Cheers,

     Urs