Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD 4.7 has been released for i386 and x86_64

The Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD runs Scientific Linux 4.7 directly from 
CD/DVD without installing. It can be downloaded from 
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/livecd/47. Public mirrors 
of Scientific Linux 4.7 LiveCD/DVD can be found at the 
Scientificlinux.org download page https://www.scientificlinux.org/download

The following versions of the Scientific Linux LiveCD/DVD are available 
for download:

- livecd:       CD-ROM for 32bit
- livecd64:     CD-ROM for 64bit
- livedvd:      DVD-ROM for 32bit
- livedvd64:    DVD-ROM for 64bit
- mini_livecd:  Mini CD-ROM for 32bit


Features

- LiveCD/DVD can be installed to local hard disk
- LiveCD runs from USB key
- Changes can be stored persistently on an external device
- LiveCD can be mounted over NFS (diskless client)


Software

- kernel 2.6.9-78.0.1.EL
- openAFS client 1.4.7
- xorg 6.8.2
- alsa sound lib 1.0.6
- kde 3.3.1
- icewm 1.2.35
- gnome 2.8.0 (only on LiveDVD)
- gimp 2.0.5
- openoffice.org 1.1.5 (CD) 2.0.4 (DVD)
- firefox 3.0
- thunderbird 1.5
- evolution 2.8.0 (only on LiveDVD)
- ... and much more


Software added compared to standard Scientific Linux

- ntfsprogs
- kernel-module-ntfs
- qtparted
- gparted
- testdisk
- dd_rescue, ddrescue
- partimage
- iperf
- tkcvs
- ms-sys
- unionfs and squashfs for w/r live system


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More information can be found at http://linux.web.psi.ch/livecd
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