Hi,
SL54 LiveCD/DVDs for i386 and x86_64 are ready for testing:
http://www.livecd.ethz.ch/download/testing/54/i386/http://www.livecd.ethz.ch/download/testing/54/x86_64/
Any feedback is welcome.
Cheers,
Urs
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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
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More information can be found at http://www.livecd.ethz.ch
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--- Urs Beyerle