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Subject:
Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD 4.8 has been released for i386 and x86_64
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Urs Beyerle <[log in to unmask]>
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Urs Beyerle <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:46:39 +0200
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Hi,

Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD 4.8 has been released for i386 and x86_64.

The Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD runs Scientific Linux 4.8 directly from
CD/DVD without installing. It can be downloaded from
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/livecd/48.

Public mirrors of Scientific Linux LiveCD/DVD can be found at the
Scientificlinux.org download page https://www.scientificlinux.org/download

Cheers,

	Urs



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       Scientific Linux 4.8 Live CD and DVD (32bit and 64bit)
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The Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD is a bootable CD/DVD that runs
Linux directly from CD/DVD without installing. It is based on
Scientific Linux 4.8 (SL48), which is recompiled from RedHat
Enterprise Linux 4 sources (RHEL4 AS Update 8).

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 2.6.9-89.0.9.EL
 - openAFS client 1.4.7
 - xorg 6.8.2
 - alsa sound lib 1.0.6
 - kde 3.3.1
 - icewm 1.2.37
 - 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)
 - unionfs and squashfs for w/r live system
 - ... and much more


Software added compared to standard Scientific Linux

 - ntfsprogs
 - fuse-ntfs-3g
 - qtparted
 - testdisk
 - dd_rescue
 - ddrescue
 - partimage
 - iperf
 - ms-sys


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More information can be found at http://www.livecd.ethz.ch
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