Hi,

I've just rebuilt the SL54 LiveCD/DVDs (date 2009-11-20). There are
still in the testing area

http://www.livecd.ethz.ch/download/testing/54/i386/
http://www.livecd.ethz.ch/download/testing/54/x86_64/

If no serious bug is found, they will be released soon.

Cheers,

    Urs




Urs Beyerle wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>        Scientific Linux 5.4 Live CD and DVD (32bit and 64bit)
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> --- Urs Beyerle