| Live CD Linux distro borrows Ubuntu, Knoppix bits |
Nov. 22, 2006
X-Evian, a Linux distribution in English and Spanish that draws from Ubuntu and Knoppix code, last month released a live CD -- version 0.7 -- that features a 2.6.17 kernel and the XFce desktop environment.
X-Evian is a compilation which has been carefully chosen and configured for activist users, for liberated cultural, technological and social production, the Spain-based project team said. It is the team's first new release since 2003 -- it was originally built upon Debian GNU/Linux and Knoppix, the team said.
Key software packages, as listed by the team, include:- GIMP 2.2.13 graphics editor
- Firefox 2.0 beta browser
- GAIM 2.0.0beta3 messenger
- OpenOffice.org 2.0.4rc3 office suite
- GNOME Partition Editor
- Xarchiver
- Bluefish
The live CD also includes a small program that will automatically install the software on the hard disk, if desired. The regular X-Evian v.07 is a installs automatically from a CD-ROM in RAM by means of a process of automatic hardware detection.
You can download the X-Evian live CD from Sourceforge, here.
If you decide to test it out, the team asks that you report your experience at the project site, here.
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