Hi,

Scientific Linux 4.9 LiveCD/DVD are released.

The iso images available at

http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/livecd/49/i386/
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/livecd/49/x86_64/


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        Scientific Linux 4.9 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 4.9 (SL49), which is recompiled from RedHat
Enterprise Linux 4 sources (RHEL4 AS Update 9).

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 2.6.9-100.EL
  - openAFS client 1.4.14
  - 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 3.6.15
  - thunderbird 1.5.0.12
  - 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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Urs Beyerle