Linux Live CDs

[Scott Ehrlich]

I can provide some _basic_ info to help you get started.  Do you have 
access to a PC (not Mac) and access to either CDs or people who can burn 
them for you?   If so, try and get a copy of each - the Live CDs are one 
disc each per distro.

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007, Nils Kassube wrote:

> Sameera Shaakunthala wrote:
>> Can anyboby please help me in the following matter? I need this
>> information for my homework.
>
> You want others to do YOUR homework?!??
>
>> * Compare and contrast the features of following Linux Live CDs:
>
> Google is your friend or try these URLs for a start (I hope they are
> correct -- didn't check them out):
>
>> 1. Ubuntu
>
> http://www.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu is simply Debian-based, but has their own repository.

>
>> 2. Knoppix
>
> http://www.knopper.net

A bunch of handy tools.

>
>> 3. Puppy Linux
>
> ???
>
>> 4. Kubuntu
>
> http://www.ubuntu.com
>

KDE Window Manager and application-based version of Ubuntu.   Never tried 
it.

>> 5. RedHat
>
> http://www.redhat.com
>
>

RedHat itself is commercial and won't provide RedHat for free without a 
paid subscription, but check out Fedora, their free, cutting-edge stuff. 
Fedora 7 offers a Live CD.  Nice stuff.  One very helpful feature I've 
found is Fedora 7's ability to access an LVM volume on a hard drive when 
other methods have failed.   Then again, I could also do this logging into 
the system in single-user mode from the bootable OS.  But in case the 
filesystem or OS became mangled, this CD is handy to have as a tool.

Hope that helps a bit.  Again, get a live copy of each and find a PC you 
can boot from.   I've found some PCs that simply won't accept a Live CD 
(like Knoppix), but will accept others.  My home Compaq Presario running 
an AMD 64-bit processor is simply unable to boot past looking for the 
Knoppix CD in the drive, but can boot most other OSes and Linux variants 
fine.

Good luck!

Scott

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