Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD 4.6 has been released for i386 and x86_64. The Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD runs Scientific Linux directly from CD/DVD without installing. It can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/livecd/46 Public mirrors of Scientific Linux 4.6 LiveCD/DVD can be found at the Scientificlinux.org download page (https://www.scientificlinux.org/download). The Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD is based on Scientific Linux 4.6 (SL46), which is recompiled from RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 sources (RHEL4 AS Update 6). The following versions of the Scientific Linux LiveCD/DVD are available for download - livecd: fits on a normal CD-ROM - livecd64: CD-ROM for 64bit - livedvd: only fits on a DVD - livedvd64: DVD-ROM for 64bit - mini_livecd: rescue system (about 230MB) Install LiveCD/DVD locally - LiveCD/DVD can be installed to local hard disk, run livecd-install or livecd-install-gui Software added compared to standard Scientific Linux - 915resolution - ntfsprogs - kernel-module-ntfs - qtparted - gparted - testdisk - dd_rescue - partimage (only i386) - iperf - tkcvs - ms-sys - unionfs and squashfs for w/r live system Additional features: - LiveCD can be installed on USB key - LiveCD can be mounted over NFS (diskless client) --------------------------------------------------------------------- More information can be found at http://linux.web.psi.ch/livecd --------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Urs Beyerle