Hi,

Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD 5.4 has been released for i386 and x86_64.

The Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD 5.4 can be downloaded from
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/livecd/54.
Public mirrors of Scientific Linux 5.4 LiveCD/DVD can be found at the
Scientificlinux.org download page https://www.scientificlinux.org/download

- Urs Beyerle


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       Scientific Linux 5.4 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 5.4 (SL54), which is recompiled from RedHat
Enterprise Linux 5 sources (RHEL5).

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 2.6.18-164.6.1.el5
 - openAFS client 1.4.11
 - xorg 7.1
 - 3D desktop with compiz and AIGLX
   (must be enabled first: System -> Preferences -> Desktop Effects)
 - alsa sound lib 1.0.17
 - gnome 2.16.0 (standard desktop)
 - gimp 2.2.13
 - openoffice.org 2.3.0
 - firefox 3.0.15
 - thunderbird 2.0.0.22
 - kde 3.5.4 (only on LiveDVD)
 - evolution 2.12.3 (only on LiveDVD)
 - ... and much more


Software added compared to standard Scientific Linux

 - ntfs-3g (read/write NTFS support)
 - ntfsprogs
 - gparted
 - reiserfs-utils, progsreiserfs
 - ms-sys
 - testdisk
 - dd_rescue
 - ddrescue
 - partimage
 - iperf
 - xdialog
 - xfe, rxvt-unicode (only on Mini LiveCD)


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